WINNER - Ashland Independent Film Festival - Best Acting Ensemble
WINNER - XicanIndie Film Festival - Best Film
WINNER - XicanIndie Film Festival - Best Performance (Harmony Santana)
WINNER - Philly QFest - Audience Award - Best Film
WINNER - Outflix 2011 of Memphis - Audience Favorite – Best Domestic Feature
WINNER - Louisville LGBT Film Festival - 2011 Audience Award for Best Feature
WINNER - Dallas QFest - Best Overall Feature
WINNER - IMAGEN Award - Best Film
WINNER - IMAGEN Award - Best Performance (Esai Morales)
WINNER - National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts - Horizon Award
FINALIST - HUMANITAS Award - Best Sundance Film
FINALIST - NALIP Estela Award
NOMINATION - IFP Gotham Awards - Best Breakout Performance (Harmony Santana)
NOMINATION - Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Supporting Actress (Harmony Santana)

FIPRESCI Award for Best American Feature, Night Catches Us
2010 African-American Film Critics Association:
Best Picture (Top 10 Finalist), Winner, Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original): Tanya Hamilton

2010 Black Reel Awards:
Winner, Best Film
Winner, Best Actress (Kerry Washington)
Winner, Best Actor (Anthony Mackie)
Winner, Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original (Tanya Hamilton) Winner, Best Original Score (The Roots)

2010 New Orleans Film Festival (Best Narrative Feature-Audience award)

Official Selection:
2010 Sundance Film Festival
2010 New Directors / New Films
2010 Los Angeles Film Festival
2010 San Francisco Film Festival
2010 Seattle International Film Festival
2010 American Black Film Festival