| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominiert | Oscar |
Best Writing, Original Screenplay for: In America (2002) Shared with: Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan |
| Algarve International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Adriano Morais Award |
for: Patterns (1998) |
| Best European Film |
for: Patterns (1998) |
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| International Jury Award |
Best Fiction for: Patterns (1998) |
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| Nominiert | Grand Prize of the City of Portimão |
for: Patterns (1998) |
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| Aspen Shortsfest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Jury Award |
Drama - Best of Category for: Patterns (1998) Tied with Mots magiques, Les (1998). |
| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominiert | Douglas Hickox Award |
for: Disco Pigs (2001) |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Preisträger | Critics Choice Award |
Best Writer for: In America (2002) Shared with: Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan |
| Castellinaria International Festival of Young Cinema | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Preisträger | Three Castles |
for: Disco Pigs (2001) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Audience Award |
Short Film for: Patterns (1998) |
| Celtic Film and Television Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Preisträger | Honorable Mention |
for: Patterns (1998) |
| Chicago International Children's Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Montgomery Prize |
for: Patterns (1998) Shared with: Miriam Cahill |
| 2. Platz | Adult's Jury Award |
Short Film and Video - Live-Action for: Patterns (1998) |
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| Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Grand Prix |
International Competition for: Patterns (1998) |
| Cork International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | National Jury Award |
Best Irish Short Film for: The Case of Majella McGinty (1999) |
| 1998 | Preisträger | National Jury Award |
Best Irish Short Film for: Patterns (1998) |
| Dresden Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Best Short Film |
International Competition for: Patterns (1998) |
| Foyle Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Festival Prize |
Best Short Film for: The Case of Majella McGinty (1999) |
| Galway Film Fleadh | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Preisträger | Tiernan McBride Award |
for: Patterns (1998) |
| Giffoni Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Preisträger | ANEC Gold Medal |
for: Disco Pigs (2001) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominiert | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: In America (2002) Shared with: Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan |
| Hannover Up and Coming Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Special Mention |
International Competition for: Patterns (1998) |
| Humanitas Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominiert | Humanitas Prize |
Sundance Film Category for: In America (2002) Shared with: Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan |
| Incurt | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Best New Talent |
for: Patterns (1998) |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominiert | IFTA Award |
Best Director of a Feature Film for: Disco Pigs (2001) |
| 2000 | Nominiert | IFTA Award |
Best Short Film for: The Case of Majella McGinty (1999) Shared with: Siobhan Bourke (producer) Kate Lennon (producer) |
| Jesuit Film & Video Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Preisträger | Jesuit Film & Video Award |
Best Drama for: Patterns (1998) |
Best Overall Entry for: Patterns (1998) |
| Molodist International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominiert | Best Film Award |
Best Full-Length Fiction Film for: Disco Pigs (2001) |
| Nashville Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Preisträger | Best of Festival Award - Honorable Mention |
Best Short Film - College Student for: Patterns (1998) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Preisträger | NBR Award |
Best Screenplay - Original for: In America (2002) Shared with: Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan |
| Odense International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Grand Prix |
for: Patterns (1998) Tied with Silence (1998/I). |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominiert | OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: In America (2002) Shared with: Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan |
| Ourense Independent Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Preisträger | Calpúrnia Grand Prize |
for: Disco Pigs (2001) |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Preisträger | PFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: In America (2002) Shared with: Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Preisträger | Silver Spire |
Film & Video - Short Narrative for: The Case of Majella McGinty (1999) Tied with Hungry (2000). |
| Santa Clarita International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Preisträger | Film Award |
Best Foreign Short for: The Case of Majella McGinty (1999) |
| WorldFest Flagstaff | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Gold Special Jury Award |
Short Subject Films and Videos - Narrative for: Patterns (1998) |
| WorldFest Houston | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Preisträger | Gold Award |
Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Family/Children for: The Case of Majella McGinty (1999) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominiert | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Original Screenplay for: In America (2002) Shared with: Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan |
| Århus Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Preisträger | Audience Award |
Best Short Fiction Film for: Patterns (1998) |