æt ðə kˈænz fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, dˈʌnmoːɹ wˈʌn ɐ kˈænz lˈaɪən, ænd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks æt ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt fˈɪlm ɐwˈɔːɹdz, hiː wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɔːɹ bˈɛst dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ əvə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt fˈɪlm.
At the Cannes Film Festival in 2002, Dunmore won a Cannes Lion, and in 2006 at the British Independent Film Awards, he was nominated for Best Director of a British Independent Film.