Independent Spirit Awards
| Nominated | Best Actress | 1996 |
| Nominated | Best First Screenplay | 1996 |
National Society of Film Critics
| Won | Best Actor - Runner-up | 1996 |
- editor rating
-
3.5
- user rating
- mpaa rating
- flags
-
- Adult Situations
- genres
- sub-genres
- category
- Feature
- directed by
- countries
- USA
- released
- 1996
- run time
- 106 min.
- produced by
- Kushner-Locke Productions
 - Movie and Film Awards - AllMovie &p[summary]= &p[url]=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmovie.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-whole-wide-world-v135473%2Fawards &p[images][0]=http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/2/Open/Sony%20Pictures/The%20Whole%20Wide%20World/_derived_jpg_q90_116x177_m0/wwwrl_stl_17_h.jpg?partner=allrovi.com){kind=link}