At the 26th Montréal World Film Festival, Friend was nominated for the Grand Prix of the Americas award for best film, but lost to the Hungarian film Torzók and the Iranian film Baran.
Dalam 26th Montréal World Film Festival, Friend was dinominasikan untuk Grand Prix of the Americas award melalui kategori Film Terbaik, namun kalah dengan film Hungarian Torzók dan film Iran, Baran.