Golden Shell
Jeff Bridges was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male but lost to Paul Giamatti for "Sideways". Tod Williams was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay but lost to Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor for "Sideways", and was nominated for the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival but lost to Bahman Ghobadi for "Turtles Can Fly". The film received the National Board of Review Award for Excellence In Filmmaking.