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Distinctions & Récompenses

Academy Awards, USA 2009

Nominated Oscar	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Melissa Leo
	Best Writing, Original Screenplay Courtney Hunt

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2009

Nominated Actor

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Melissa Leo

AFI Awards, USA 2009

Won AFI Award

Movie of the Year Chip Hourihan Heather Rae FROZEN RIVER challenges audiences to witness the strength and the character of America's underclass... More FROZEN RIVER challenges audiences to witness the strength and the character of America's underclass - and, ultimately, asks if they have what it takes to endure such hardship. First-time feature filmmaker Courtney Hunt tells the story of two women from different worlds who stand together in an astoundingly bleak landscape - unlikely partners on economic thin ice. Their struggle unfolds with such authenticity - free from the comfort endemic to most American films - that the pain and power of the story are palpable. The performances of Melissa Leo and Misty Upham stand among this year's finest.

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2008

Won EDA Female Focus Award	Best Woman Director Courtney Hunt
	Best Newcomer Misty Upham
	Hanging in There Award for Persistence Melissa Leo (actress)
Nominated EDA Award	Best Writing, Original Screenplay Courtney Hunt
Nominated EDA Female Focus Award	Best Woman Screenwriter Courtney Hunt
	Best Breakthrough Performance Melissa Leo
	Hanging in There Award for Persistence Courtney Hunt (director/writer)
Nominated EDA Special Mention Award	Bravest Performance Award Melissa Leo

American Indian Film Festival 2008

Won American Indian Movie Award

Best Supporting Actress Misty Upham

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2009

Nominated Critics Choice Award

Best Actress Melissa Leo

Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2009

Won COFCA Award	Best Actress Melissa Leo
	Breakthrough Film Artist Melissa Leo
2nd place COFCA Award	Best Supporting Actress Misty Upham
	Best Screenplay - Original Courtney Hunt
	Breakthrough Film Artist Courtney Hunt For Directing and Screenwriting
3rd place COFCA Award	Best Picture

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008

Nominated CFCA Award	Best Actress Melissa Leo
	Most Promising Filmmaker Courtney Hunt

Detroit Film Critic Society, US 2008

Nominated DFCS Award

Best Actress Melissa Leo

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2008

Won FFCC Award

Best Actress Melissa Leo

Galway Film Fleadh 2009

Won Feature Film Award

Best First Feature Film Courtney Hunt

Geneva International Film Festival - Tous Écrans 2008

Won FIPRESCI Prize

Courtney Hunt

Gotham Awards 2008

Won Best Film	Courtney Hunt (director) Chip Hourihan (producer) Heather Rae (producer)
Won Breakthrough Award	Melissa Leo

Hamburg Film Festival 2008

Won Critics Award

Best Film Courtney Hunt

Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2008

Nominated HFCS Award

Best Actress Melissa Leo

Independent Spirit Awards 2009

Won Independent Spirit Award	Best Female Lead Melissa Leo
Won Producers Award	Heather Rae For Ibid
Nominated Independent Spirit Award	Best Feature Chip Hourihan Heather Rae
	Best Supporting Male Charlie McDermott
	Best Supporting Female Misty Upham
	Best Director Courtney Hunt
	Best First Screenplay Courtney Hunt