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Whale Rider
Film (Trailer and Excerpts) – 2002
2004 Academy Awards (United States)
Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Keisha Castle-Hughes
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards (United States)
Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Keisha Castle-Hughes
2004 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
Best Young Actor/Actress: Keisha Castle-Hughes
Nominated for Best Family Film - Live Action
2004 Chlotrudis Awards (for Independent Films & World Cinema, United States)
Nominated for Best Actress (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and Adapted Screenplay
2004 Satellite Awards (International Press Academy)
Nominated for Best Motion Picture - Drama, Director, Adapted Screenplay and Art Direction
2003 Bafta Awards (British Academy of Film and Television Awards)
Best Children's Feature Film
2003 Sundance Film Festival (United States)
Audience Award - World Cinema
2003 New Zealand Film Awards
Best Film
Director: Niki Caro
Screenplay: Niki Caro
Actress: Keisha Castle-Hughes
Supporting Actor: Cliff Curtis
Supporting Actress: Vicky Haughton
Juvenile Performer: Mana Taumaunu
Costume Design: Kristy Cameron
Original Music: Lisa Gerrard
Nominated for Best Actor (Rawiri Paratene), Supporting Actor (Grant Roa), Cinematography, Editing, Design and Makeup
2003 Australian Film Institute Awards
Nominated for Best Foreign Film
2003 British Independent Film Awards
Nominated for Best Foreign Independent Film
2003 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Nominated for Best Foreign Film - English Language
2003 National Board of Review (United States)
Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking
2003 Rotterdam International Film Festival (Holland)
Audience Award
2002 Toronto International Film Festival (Canada)
People's Choice Award
2002 San Sebastián International Film Festival (Spain)
Nominated for the Golden Seashell for Best Film
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