Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
It won the Critic's Award at the 4th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1993 which Tarantino attended. The film was also nominated for the Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics. Steve Buscemi won the 1992 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. "Reservoir Dogs" ranks at 97 in "Empire" magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Films of All Time.