"The Violet Seller" and "Miracles of Thursday" represented Spain at the special onetime World Film Festival organized within the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. Montiel received the Medal for Best Actress and Alarcón received the Medal for Best Set Decoration at the 1958 Cinema Writers Circle Awards. The film received the Award for Best Spanish Picture and Montiel received the Award for Best Spanish Actress at the 1958 Triunfo magazine annual vox populi poll. The film received the 2nd place Award for Best Picture, endowed with 250,000 pesetas, and Montiel received the Award for Best Actress at the 1959 National Syndicate of Spectacle Awards.