Awards
- At the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, Exotica was nominated for the Palme d'or, and won the FIPRESCI Prize.
- Exotica won the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics.
- Don McKellar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1996 Chlotrudis Awards for independent film.
- Exotica won Best Foreign Film from the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics in 1995.
- At the 1994 Genie Awards for Canadian cinema, Exotica won Best Motion Picture, as well as awards for the best screenplay, direction, music, costume design, cinematography and production design. Don McKellar won the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
- Exotica was named Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- To judge from his own account, Egoyan was quite amused by an unlikely award that this film won: the Adult Video News award for Best Alternative Adult Film of 1996.
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