awards for Breaking the Waves on AllMovie

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Nominated

Best Actress Emily Watson

1996

Cannes Film Festival

Won

Grand Jury Prize

1996

European Film Academy

Won	Best Actress Emily Watson	1996
Won	Best European Film	1996
Won	Critics Award	1996

French Academy of Cinema

Won

Best Foreign Language Film

1996

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Won

New Generation Award Emily Watson

1996

National Board of Review

Nominated

Best Picture

1996

National Society of Film Critics

Won	Best Actress Emily Watson	1996
Won	Best Cinematography Robby Müller	1996
Won	Best Director Lars von Trier	1996
Won	Best Picture	1996

New York Film Critics Circle

Won	Best Actress Emily Watson	1996
Won	Best Cinematography Robby Müller	1996
Won	Best Director Lars von Trier	1996

Telluride Film Festival

Presented

Film Presented

1996