 Izzat was nominated for five nominations after its release in the 2006 Amanda Award (Amandaprisen), which is held annually at the Norwegian international film festival in Haugesund.The movie got nominated for
The film did receive two Kanonprisen awards (the canon prize) from Kosmorama the international film festival held annually in Trondheim in 2006.The film was nominated and awarded 


Izzat received a sequel in 2014 with the film Haram, also made by Ulrik Imtaiz Rolfsen.