Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Mortensen akasarudzwawo kuAcademy Award yeBest Actor pa80th Academy Awards, asi akaudza Associated Press kuti: "Kana paine kurova handisi kuenda". <unk> kutaura nezvekurova kuri kuitika kweVanyori veAmerica. Musi waFebruary 12, 2008, kuramwa basa
yakapera, uye akapinda mhemberero yacho, kunyange zvazvo akarasikirwa nechipo kuna Daniel Day-Lewis nokuda kwe"Kuchava 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.