The Movies

It Was Just an Accident

Updated February 15, 2026

Directed by Jafar Panahi

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Neon

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10/15/2025

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103 mins.

What the Letterboxd Community Thinks

Jafar Panahi’s thriller won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Oscar Nominations

2

Best International Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay

What Our Experts Think

How many of The Ankler’s pundits predict It Was Just an Accident will win?

Best
International
Feature

23%

What the Letterboxd Community Thinks

Other Awards

So far …

7

Other Award Wins

Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or, Gotham Awards - Best Director, Gotham Awards - Best International Feature, Gotham Awards - Best Original Screenplay, L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Film Not in the English Language (Runner-up), L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay, New York Film Critics Circle - Best Director

10

Other Award Nominations

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards - Best Foreign-Language Film, BAFTA - Film Not in the English Language, Critics Choice Film Awards - Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes - Best Director — Motion Picture, Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language, Golden Globes - Best Screenplay – Motion Picture, Gotham Awards - Best Director, Gotham Awards - Best International Feature, Gotham Awards - Best Original Screenplay

On the Oscar Shortlist for …

International Feature Film

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