Release Schedule
Canada: September 12, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 19, 2002 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
United States: January 2003 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: April 29, 2003 (Boston Irish Film Festival)
United States: May 8, 2003 (Tribeca Film Festival)
United Kingdom: August 14, 2003 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Canada: September 13, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Germany: September 22, 2003 (Hamburg Film Festival)
United States: October 2003 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Poland: October 3, 2003 (Warsaw Film Festival)
France: October 4, 2003 (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)
United States: October 9, 2003 (Austin Film Festival)
United States: October 24, 2003 (Deep Ellum Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 31, 2003
Ireland: October 31, 2003
Japan: November 3, 2003 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Belgium: November 12, 2003
South Korea: November 14, 2003
Mexico: November 16, 2003 (Muestra Internacional de Cine)
United States: November 26, 2003 (Los Angeles, California)
Canada: November 28, 2003 (limited)
Greece: November 29, 2003 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Spain: December 5, 2003
Germany: December 11, 2003
Netherlands: December 11, 2003
Austria: December 12, 2003
Japan: December 13, 2003 (Tokyo)
Estonia: December 19, 2003
South Africa: December 24, 2003
Israel: December 25, 2003
Portugal: January 1, 2004
Latvia: January 2, 2004
Greece: January 9, 2004
Romania: January 9, 2004
Switzerland: January 15, 2004 (German speaking region)
Denmark: January 16, 2004
Sweden: January 16, 2004
New Zealand: January 22, 2004
Czech Republic: January 28, 2004 (Febio Film Festival)
Thailand: January 28, 2004 (Bangkok International Film Festival)
Australia: January 29, 2004
Czech Republic: January 29, 2004
Hungary: January 29, 2004
Norway: January 30, 2004
Poland: January 30, 2004
Mexico: February 4, 2004 (limited)
Brazil: February 6, 2004
Italy: February 6, 2004
Turkey: February 6, 2004
United States: February 6, 2004
Colombia: February 13, 2004
Thailand: February 13, 2004 (limited)
Philippines: February 18, 2004 (Manila)
Argentina: February 19, 2004
Finland: February 20, 2004
France: February 25, 2004
Luxembourg: February 27, 2004
Taiwan: February 27, 2004
Serbia: February 29, 2004 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Chile: March 12, 2004
Iceland: April 7, 2004 (video premiere)
Panama: June 4, 2004
China: June 9, 2004 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Venezuela: July 30, 2004
Philippines: December 8, 2004 (Davao)
Ukraine: July 16, 2015 (Odessa International Film Festival)
Ecuador: August 6, 2021 (DVD premiere)
Awards
Nominee | 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Picture | In America
Winner | 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female | Sarah Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female | Emma Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Director | Jim Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Screenplay, Original | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Original Song | In America | For the song "Time Enough for Tears".
Nominee | 2004 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | CFCA Award | Most Promising Performer | Emma Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | CFCA Award | Most Promising Performer | Sarah Bolger, In America
Winner | 2003 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | SDFCS Award | Best Supporting Actor | Djimon Hounsou, In America
Nominee | 2004 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | British Actor of the Year | Paddy Considine, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Picture | In America
Nominee | 2004 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Actress | Samantha Morton, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Young Actor/Actress | Emma Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Young Actor/Actress | Sarah Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Director | Jim Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2004 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Writer | Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Song | Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer, In America | For the song "Time Enough for Tears".
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | OFCS Award | Best Original Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2003 | National Board of Review, USA | NBR Award | Best Original Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Samantha Morton, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Djimon Hounsou, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer, In America | Song: "Time Enough for Tears"
Nominee | 2003 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | WAFCA Award | Best Supporting Actress | Sarah Bolger, In America
Winner | 2004 | PGA Awards | Stanley Kramer Award | Jim Sheridan, Arthur Lappin, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Actor Awards | Actor | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Emma Bolger, Sarah Bolger, Paddy Considine, Djimon Hounsou, Samantha Morton, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Writers Guild of America, USA | WGA Award (Screen) | Best Original Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2004 | Bangkok International Film Festival | Golden Kinnaree Award | Best Director | Jim Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Bangkok International Film Festival | Golden Kinnaree Award | Best Film | Jim Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2003 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Sundance Film Category | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Satellite Awards | Golden Satellite Award | Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Samantha Morton, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Satellite Awards | Golden Satellite Award | Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Paddy Considine, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Satellite Awards | Golden Satellite Award | Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama | Sarah Bolger, In America
Winner | 2004 | Satellite Awards | Golden Satellite Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama | Djimon Hounsou, In America
Winner | 2004 | Satellite Awards | Golden Satellite Award | Best Motion Picture, Drama | In America
Winner | 2004 | Satellite Awards | Golden Satellite Award | Best Director | Jim Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Djimon Hounsou, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Golden Trailer Awards | Golden Trailer | Best Drama | In America
Nominee | 2004 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award | Best Feature | Jim Sheridan, Arthur Lappin, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award | Best Director | Jim Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award | Best Female Lead | Samantha Morton, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award | Best Supporting Female | Sarah Bolger, In America
Winner | 2004 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award | Best Supporting Male | Djimon Hounsou, In America
Winner | 2004 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award | Best Cinematography | Declan Quinn, In America
Winner | 2003 | AFI Fest | Audience Award | Best Feature Film | Jim Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2003 | High Falls Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Feature | Jim Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2004 | Black Reel Awards | Black Reel | Film: Best Supporting Actor | Djimon Hounsou, In America
Winner | 2004 | Young Artist Awards | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Emma Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Young Artist Awards | Young Artist Award | Best Family Feature Film - Drama | In America
Nominee | 2003 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Best Actor | Paddy Considine, In America
Nominee | 2003 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Best Actress | Samantha Morton, In America
Nominee | 2003 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Best Director | Jim Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2003 | Ghent International Film Festival | Grand Prix | Jim Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2003 | National Board of Review, USA | NBR Award | Top Ten Films | In America
Winner | 2004 | AFI Awards, USA | AFI Award | Movie of the Year | In America | IN AMERICA is a spellbinding fable that captures the modern day immigrant experience and retells it through the eyes of a child. Jim Sheridan's heartfelt tale struggles between the thrill of a new life and the longing to escape the ghosts that follow us there. Real-life sisters Sarah and Emma Bolger bring a sense of wonder and excitement to a film that overflows with joy for the adventure of tomorrow.
Nominee | 2004 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | COFCA Award | Best Screenplay, Original | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2003 | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | SEFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Sierra Award | Best Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Sierra Award | Youth in Film | Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | COFCA Award | Best Supporting Actor | Djimon Hounsou, In America
Winner | 2004 | Iowa Film Critics Awards | IFC Award | Best Supporting Actress | Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, In America
Winner | 2003 | New York Film Critics, Online | NYFCO Award | Best Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2003 | New York Film Critics, Online | NYFCO Award | Top Films of the Year | In America
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Picture | Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Actor | Paddy Considine, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Youth Performance | Sarah Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Breakthrough Performance: Female | Sarah Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Casting | Joyce Gallie, Avy Kaufman, Frank Moiselle, Sally Osoba, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kristin Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Music, Original Song | Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer, Andrea Corr, In America | For the song "Time Enough for Tears".
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Music, Adapted Song | Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Sarah Bolger, In America | For the song "Desperado".
Winner | 2004 | German Dubbing Awards | German Dubbing Award | Outstanding Newcomer Performance | In America | To Saskia Schikora for dubbing Sarah Bolger as Christy.
Winner | 2004 | German Dubbing Awards | German Dubbing Award | Outstanding Screenplay for a Synchronization | In America, 21 Grams | To Marianne Groß.
Nominee | 2003 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | ACCA | Best Original Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2003 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders) | Honorable Mentions | In America
Nominee | 2003 | African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) | AAFCA Award | Best Picture | In America | 3rd place
Nominee | 2003 | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | SEFCA Award | Best Picture | In America | 10th place
Nominee | 2004 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Original Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Breakthrough Performance | Emma Bolger, In America | As Ariel
Nominee | 2004 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Breakthrough Performance | Sarah Bolger, In America | As Christy
Nominee | 2003 | Village Voice Film Poll | VVFP Award | Best Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America | 3rd place. Tied with City of God (2002) and Lost in Translation (2003).
Nominee | 2004 | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Movies for Grownups Award | Best Director | Jim Sheridan, In America
Winner | 2004 | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Movies for Grownups Award | Best Screenwriter | Jim Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | DFWFCA Award | Best Picture | In America
Nominee | 2004 | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Movies for Grownups Award | Best Intergenerational Film | In America
Nominee | 2004 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Actor | Paddy Considine, In America
Nominee | 2004 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Original Screenplay | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Nominee | 2004 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Breakthrough | Sarah Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Breakthrough | Emma Bolger, In America
Nominee | 2004 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Original Song | Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer, In America | Song: "Time Enough for Tears"
Nominee | 2009 | Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards | DFCC | Best Irish Film of the Decade | In America | 6th place
Box Office
Argentina: USD 62206
Australia: USD 488227
Chile: USD 19644
Czech Republic: USD 3093
Germany: USD 295871
Spain: USD 868169
France: USD 233926
United Kingdom: USD 3155076
Italy: USD 176396
Mexico: USD 696059
Netherlands: USD 43162
Norway: USD 50892
New Zealand: USD 47131
Domestic: USD 15539656
Period: Jun 4 – 6, 2004 | Rank: 118 | Weeks in release: 28 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 15539266 | Interval gross: USD 1741 | Per theater average: USD 348
Period: May 28 – 30, 2004 | Rank: 86 | Weeks in release: 27 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 15536176 | Interval gross: USD 2543 | Per theater average: USD 635
Period: May 28 – 31, 2004 | Rank: 127 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 15537013 | Interval gross: USD 3380 | Per theater average: USD 845
Period: May 21 – 23, 2004 | Rank: 110 | Weeks in release: 26 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 15531968 | Interval gross: USD 5440 | Per theater average: USD 680
Period: May 14 – 16, 2004 | Rank: 110 | Weeks in release: 25 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 15524576 | Interval gross: USD 6061 | Per theater average: USD 606
Period: May 7 – 9, 2004 | Rank: 109 | Weeks in release: 24 | Theaters: 22 | Gross to date: USD 15512566 | Interval gross: USD 6890 | Per theater average: USD 313
Period: Apr 30 – May 2, 2004 | Rank: 99 | Weeks in release: 23 | Theaters: 19 | Gross to date: USD 15502057 | Interval gross: USD 8731 | Per theater average: USD 459
Period: Apr 23 – 25, 2004 | Rank: 76 | Weeks in release: 22 | Theaters: 32 | Gross to date: USD 15487960 | Interval gross: USD 14132 | Per theater average: USD 441
Period: Apr 16 – 18, 2004 | Rank: 77 | Weeks in release: 21 | Theaters: 22 | Gross to date: USD 15465752 | Interval gross: USD 15915 | Per theater average: USD 723
Period: Apr 9 – 11, 2004 | Rank: 68 | Weeks in release: 20 | Theaters: 34 | Gross to date: USD 15436796 | Interval gross: USD 21978 | Per theater average: USD 646
Period: Apr 9 – 12, 2004 | Rank: 36 | Theaters: 34 | Gross to date: USD 15441251 | Interval gross: USD 26433 | Per theater average: USD 777
Period: Apr 2 – 4, 2004 | Rank: 58 | Weeks in release: 19 | Theaters: 58 | Gross to date: USD 15399490 | Interval gross: USD 43908 | Per theater average: USD 757
Period: Mar 26 – 28, 2004 | Rank: 44 | Weeks in release: 18 | Theaters: 85 | Gross to date: USD 15323959 | Interval gross: USD 79856 | Per theater average: USD 939
Period: Mar 19 – 21, 2004 | Rank: 36 | Weeks in release: 17 | Theaters: 119 | Gross to date: USD 15192296 | Interval gross: USD 139039 | Per theater average: USD 1168
Period: Mar 12 – 14, 2004 | Rank: 30 | Weeks in release: 16 | Theaters: 171 | Gross to date: USD 14955863 | Interval gross: USD 266019 | Per theater average: USD 1555
Period: Mar 5 – 7, 2004 | Rank: 25 | Weeks in release: 15 | Theaters: 184 | Gross to date: USD 14580899 | Interval gross: USD 361861 | Per theater average: USD 1966
Period: Feb 27 – 29, 2004 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 202 | Gross to date: USD 14058905 | Interval gross: USD 514012 | Per theater average: USD 2544
Period: Feb 20 – 22, 2004 | Rank: 21 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 261 | Gross to date: USD 13324075 | Interval gross: USD 676117 | Per theater average: USD 2590
Period: Feb 13 – 15, 2004 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 334 | Gross to date: USD 12263556 | Interval gross: USD 796833 | Per theater average: USD 2385
Period: Feb 13 – 16, 2004 | Rank: 20 | Theaters: 334 | Gross to date: USD 12431391 | Interval gross: USD 964668 | Per theater average: USD 2888
Period: Feb 6 – 8, 2004 | Rank: 21 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 403 | Gross to date: USD 11186500 | Interval gross: USD 875232 | Per theater average: USD 2171
Period: Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2004 | Rank: 21 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 292 | Gross to date: USD 10049016 | Interval gross: USD 758775 | Per theater average: USD 2598
Period: Jan 23 – 25, 2004 | Rank: 21 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 306 | Gross to date: USD 9005655 | Interval gross: USD 792684 | Per theater average: USD 2590
Period: Jan 16 – 18, 2004 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 286 | Gross to date: USD 7836544 | Interval gross: USD 861905 | Per theater average: USD 3013
Period: Jan 16 – 19, 2004 | Rank: 20 | Theaters: 286 | Gross to date: USD 8001848 | Interval gross: USD 1027209 | Per theater average: USD 3591
Period: Jan 9 – 11, 2004 | Rank: 18 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 305 | Gross to date: USD 6637216 | Interval gross: USD 914429 | Per theater average: USD 2998
Period: Jan 2 – 4, 2004 | Rank: 18 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 327 | Gross to date: USD 5305891 | Interval gross: USD 1229445 | Per theater average: USD 3759
Period: Dec 26 – 28, 2003 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 325 | Gross to date: USD 2992911 | Interval gross: USD 1070721 | Per theater average: USD 3294
Period: Dec 19 – 21, 2003 | Rank: 15 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 146 | Gross to date: USD 1422980 | Interval gross: USD 505989 | Per theater average: USD 3465
Period: Dec 12 – 14, 2003 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 47 | Gross to date: USD 803254 | Interval gross: USD 275435 | Per theater average: USD 5860
Period: Dec 5 – 7, 2003 | Rank: 31 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 471347 | Interval gross: USD 143380 | Per theater average: USD 13034
Period: Nov 28 – 30, 2003 | Rank: 32 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 260353 | Interval gross: USD 205229 | Per theater average: USD 18657
Period: Nov 27 – 30, 2003 | Rank: 23 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 260353 | Interval gross: USD 237735 | Per theater average: USD 21612
Period: Nov 26 – 30, 2003 | Rank: 23 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 260353 | Interval gross: USD 260353 | Per theater average: USD 23668