Awards
| Year | Award |
| 2012 |
National Board of Review
Best Original Screenplay - Won |
| 2012 |
Washington D.C. Film Critics Association
Best Original Screenplay - Won |
| 2012 |
Writers Guild of America
Best Original Screenplay - Nominated |
| 2006 |
Toronto Film Critics Association
Best First Feature - Nominated |
| 2006 |
Austin Film Critics
Best First Film - Won |
| 2006 |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Original Screenplay - Won |
| 2006 |
Utah Film Critics
Best Screenplay - Won |
| 2006 |
Online Film Critics Association
Breakthrough Filmmaker - Nominated |
| 2006 |
Chicago Film Critics Association
Most Promising Director - Won |
| 2005 |
Sundance Film Festival
Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision - Won |
