The film received three Jutra Award nominations at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012, for Best Supporting Actor (Canuel), Best Screenplay (Demian Fuica, Léonardo Fuica and Martin Poirier), and Best Editing (Demian Fuica).Julie Marcil, "Nominations des Jutra 2012: Monsieur Lazhar dans la course, mais Café de Flore boudé comme meilleur film". Huffington Post Québec, January 31, 2012.
