Following on from a runner-up People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, LION has taken home Audience Awards from film festivals across the USA in recent weeks.

LION is the inspiring true story of a man’s search for a life forgotten and opens in select theatres in the USA on November 25. It will open in cinemas around Australia on 19 January, 2017.

 

 

Below is a table of the current Awards status for LION;

Asia Pacific Screen Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Dev Patel	Nominated
Austin Film Festival	Marquee Audience Award	Lion	Won
Chicago International Film Festival	Audience Award	Lion	Won
Hamilton Behind The Camera Awards	Breakthrough Screenwriter Award	Luke Davies	Won
Hollywood Film Awards	Hollywood Supporting Actress Award	Nicole Kidman	Won
Middleburg Film Festival	Audience Award/Best Narrative Feature	Lion	Won
Mill Valley Film Festival	Overall Audience Favorite	Lion	Won
Toronto International Film Festival	People’s Choice Award	Lion	1st Runner-up