National Board of Review Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking Movieline Awards 2004 Breakthrough of the Year Award to Nicole Kassell London Film Festival 2004 Satyajit Ray Award Deauville Film Festival 2004 Jury Special Prize Cannes Film Festival 2004 GRAS SAVOYE Award for Original Score Slamdance Film Festival 2001 Best Script - Nicole Kassell and Steven Fechter IFP Independent Spirit Awards 2004 Best First Feature - Nicole Kassell (Director), Lee Daniels (Producer) Best Debut Performance - Hannah Pilkes Best Male Lead - Kevin Bacon IFP/New York's Gotham Awards 2004 Breakthrough Actor, Mos Def Breakthrough Director, Nicole Kassell