Sissy Spacek gathered many praises for her performance in the movie . She was nominated for one Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of " Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries " , but lost for Halle Berry and her performances in Monster 's Ball . Spacek was also nominated for a Satellite Awards in the category of " Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television " , but eventually lost for Judy Davis in Life with Judy Garland : Me and My Shadows
Satellite Awards
6th Golden Satellite Awards
Midwives (film)