Movie: Awards
2004 Heartland Film Festival (USA)
Heartland Award of Excellence (Marc Forster)
Truly Moving Sound Award
According to IMDb, "The Heartland Film Festival was founded in 1991 to positively effect change in the film industry, awarding cash prizes and the Crystal Heart Award to independent filmmakers whose entries best combine production and artistic quality while meeting the Festival's statement of purpose: 'to recognize and honor filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life.'"
2004 National Board of Review Awards (USA)
Best Picture
Outstanding Film Music Composition (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
News item from IMDb, Dec 1: "Clap if you believe in movie awards! This year's awards season got underway today with the National Board of Review's announcement of Finding Neverland as their choice for Best Film. However, it was the only award that the J.M. Barrie biopic picked up, as the erstwhile awards group, made up of film historians, students and educators, spread the wealth around generously …" I'm not sure why the Music award is not mentioned in that item.
2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male (Freddie Highmore)
2004 Venice Film Festival
Laterna Magica Prize (Marc Forster)
According to the lovely Sere, this prize is awarded to the movie that does most for the imagination. The judges are 40 boys and girls who come to the Venice Film Festival from all around Italy.
2005 Academy Awards (USA)
Best Original Score (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
Finding Neverland's only Oscar out of seven nominations. Check the nominations page for further information.
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (USA)
Best Family Film (Live Action)
Best Younger Actor (Freddie Highmore)
2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Best Actress (Kate Winslet - also for Eternal Sunshine)
Best Family Film
Youth in Film (Freddie Highmore)
IMDb says: "The Las Vegas Film Critics Society is a non-profit, progressive organization dedicated to the advancement and preservation of film and is composed of selected print, television and internet film critics in the Las Vegas area."
Thanks to Meaghan!