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.
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.