2003 - Cannes Film Festival
   · Grand Prix du Jury
   · Best Actor
   (Muzaffer Özdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak)

2003 - Cinemaya Film Festival, India
   · Best Film

2003 - FIPRESCI Grand Prix
                    for Best Film of the year

2003 - Cinemanila Film Festival, Philippines
   · Grand Prize for Best Film
            (Lino Brocka Award)

2003 - Film Camera Festival
           “MANAKI BROTHERS”, Macedonia
   · Special Jury Prize (as DoP)

2003 - Mid East Film Festival, Beirut
   · Best Film
   · Best Screenplay

2003 - Chicago Film Festival, USA
   · Silver Hugo

2003 - Montpellier Film Festival, France
   · Golden Antigone (for Best Film)
   · Critics' Prize

2003 - Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
   · Estonian Critics' Prize

2004 - Trieste Film Festival, Italy
   · Premio Trieste (for Best Film)

2004 - Film Festival of Mexico City
   · Best Director
   · Best Cinematography
   
2004 - Singapore International Film Festival
   · Best Film
   · Best Director
   · Best Actor (Mehmet Emin Toprak)

2004 - Awards of Radio 'France Culture'
   · Best Director of the year

2004 - Durban Int. Film Festival, South Africa
   · Special Jury Prize

2004 - Indiewire's Foreign-Language Film Poll (USA)
   · Second Best Film
   · Second Best Director

2004 - Time Out Critic's poll (UK)
   · Best Film of the year

2002 - Antalya Film Festival
   · Best Film
   · Best Director
   · Best Screenplay
   · Best Supporting Actor (M. E. Toprak)
   · Best Lab

2002 - Ankara Film Festival
   · Best Film
   · Best Director
   · Best Editing
   · Best Cinematography
   · Best Supporting Actress (Zuhal Gencer)
   · Special Price for the Actors
        (M. Özdemir, M.E. Toprak)

2002 - Ariburnu Awards
   · Best Film
   · Best Director
   · Best Actor (M. Özdemir)

2003 - SIYAD Turkish Critic's Awards
   · Best Film
   · Best Director
   · Best Cinematography

2003 - CASOD Contemporary Actors'
    Assosiation. Acting Awards of 2002
   · Best Actor (Mehmet Emin Toprak)

2003 -Istanbul Film Festival
   · Best Film
   · Best Director
   · Fipresci Prize

2003 - Antalya Film Festival
  · One of Best 5 Films of 40 years of Festival

2004 - Ankara Cinema Association' Poll
  · One of 10 Best Turkish Films of all times

2004 - Turkish Cinema Platform
  · Selected as Turkey’s official Oscar entry