Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mortensen akasarudzwawo nokuda kweAcademy Award nokuda kweMutambi Akanakisisa pa80th Academy Awards, asi akaudza Associated Press kuti: "Kana pane kurova handisi kuenda".
Chikwata cheVanyori veAmerica chinorova. Musi waFebruary 12, 2008, kurova kwakapera, uye akapinda mumhemberero, kunyange zvazvo akarasikirwa nemubairo kuna Daniel Day-Lewis nokuda kwe "Pachava Neropa". "Eastern Promises" yakagamuchira mazita gumi nemaviri pa 28th Genie Awards, yakasungirirwa nefirimu "Shake Hands with the Devil" nokuda kwezvinonyanya kusarudzwa, uye yakakunda manomwe, Best Supporting Actor (Mueller-Stahl), Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Musical Score, Overall Sound, Sound Editing.