National Board of Review Best Director (Phillip Noyce) - Won Top Ten Films - Won National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actor (Michael Caine) - 2nd place Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture, Drama (Phillip Noyce) - Nominated Best Director (Phillip Noyce) - Nominated Best Actor - Motion Picture, Drama (Michael Caine) - Won Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture, Drama (Đỗ Thị Hải Yến) - Nominated See also List of historical drama films of Asia References External links "By the Bombs' Early Light" - essay by H. Bruce Franklin on the historical context of the novel and the 2002 film "Michael Caine Makes Noise: He dismisses claims that The Quiet American is somehow anti-American" - Interview with film critic Joe Leydon on controversies surrounding the film 2002 films 2002 thriller drama films American thriller drama films American political thriller films British thriller drama films French thriller drama films German thriller drama films English-language French films English-language German films 2000s French-language films Cold War films Films about war correspondents Films based on British novels Films based on works by Graham Greene Films scored by Craig Armstrong (composer) Films directed by Phillip Noyce Films set in 1952 Films set in the French colonial empire Films set in French Indochina Films set in Vietnam Films shot in Vietnam Political thriller films Vietnam War films 2002 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s British films 2000s French films 2000s German films