| BAFTA Awards, Scotland | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | BAFTA Scotland Award |
Best Screenplay for: Hallam Foe (2007) Shared with: Ed Whitmore |
| 2004 | Won | BAFTA Scotland Award |
Best Director for: Young Adam (2003) |
| 1997 | Nominated | BAFTA Scotland Award |
Best Short Film for: California Sunshine (1997) Shared with: Gillian Berrie (producer/writer) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas |
for: Hallam Foe (2007) |
| Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Film Music for: Hallam Foe (2007) |
||
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Hallam Foe (2007) |
|
| 2005 | Won | Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas |
for: Asylum (2005) |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Asylum (2005) |
|
| Brest European Short Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Marcie's Dowry (1999) |
| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Director of a British Independent Film for: Hallam Foe (2007) |
Best Screenplay for: Hallam Foe (2007) Shared with: Ed Whitmore |
Best Technical Achievement for: Hallam Foe (2007) Shared with: Colin Monie For music. |
| Canadian Comedy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Canadian Comedy Award |
Television - Pretty Funny Writing - Special or Episode for: Brigitte Gall: Joan of Montréal (1999) (TV) Shared with: Brigitte Gall Blair Packham Arlene Bishop |
| Dinard British Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Golden Hitchcock |
for: Hallam Foe (2007) |
| Dresden Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | 2nd place | Best Short Film |
International Competition for: Somersault (1999) Tied with Life (1999/II). |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Best New British Feature |
for: Young Adam (2003) |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | European Discovery of the Year |
for: Young Adam (2003) |
| Gijón International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Grand Prix Asturias |
Best Feature for: Hallam Foe (2007) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Newcomer of the Year for: Young Adam (2003) |
| Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: Young Adam (2003) |
British Screenwriter of the Year for: Young Adam (2003) |
| Metz European Meeting of Short Film | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Grand Prix |
for: Somersault (1999) |
| Motovun Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for: Hallam Foe (2007) |
| Palm Springs International Short Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | 2nd place | Festival Prize |
Live Action Short Documentary Over 15 Minutes for: California Sunshine (1997) |
| São Paulo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | International Jury Award |
for: Young Adam (2003) |
| Verona Love Screens Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Critics Award |
for: Hallam Foe (2007) Tied with Mejor de mí, Lo (2007). |