The film was nominated for six awards at five different Film Festivals in 1999 and 2000, winning a total of five awards: • Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1999 :Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actress (Inge Keller); tied with Serra Yilmaz for
Harem Suarѐ • Istanbul International Film Festival, 1999 :People’s Choice Award for International Competition (Kulug Ataman) • Torino International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 1999 :Best Feature Film (Kutlug Ataman) • Ankara international Film Festival, 2000 :Best Cinematography (Christopher Squires) :Best Director (Kutlug Ataman) The film was also nominated at the Stockholm Film Festival of 1999 for a Bronze Horse, losing to
Benoît Mariage’s
Les Convoyeurs Attendent. Lola and Billy the Kid was also one of five films which won the Jury Award at the 1999 Berlin Festival in recognition of the exceptional quality and diversity of gay and lesbian German films in that year's Berlinale. On
Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 40% based on reviews from 5 critics. ==Production==