| Awards: |
| Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award (Dramatic); Special Jury Prize for Acting (Clarkson; also cited for All the Real Girls and Pieces of April) |
| Independent Spirit Awards: John Cassavetes Award; Best First Screenplay; Producers Award (Mary Jane Skalski; also cited for The Jimmy Show) |
| National Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actress (Clarkson; also cited for Pieces of April) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actress (Clarkson; also cited for Pieces of April) |
| National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actress (Clarkson; also cited for Pieces of April) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Original Screenplay |