 Eric M. Armstrong, critic at The Moving Arts Film Journal, placed "Goodbye Solo" at #5 on his list of the best films of the decade (2000–2009).FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award - Best Film, Venice Film Festival 2008.On December 1, 2009 it was announced that Souleymane Sy Savane was nominated for Best Male Lead for the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards.