Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mortensen akasarudzwawo kuti awane mubairo weAcademy weBest Actor pa80th Academy Awards, asi akaudza Associated Press kuti: "Kana paine kurova handisi kuenda". <unk> kutaura nezvekurova kweVanyori veAmerica kuri kuitika. Musi waFebruary 12, 2008,
kurova kwakapera, 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.