The film received ubiquitously positive reviews and adjudged the best film at the Cairo International Film Festival and Sivaji received the prize for best actor from Col. Nasser, the then president of Egypt
Azmeh won three awards in three different occasions in the Cairo International Film Festival for his role in Maraya, in addition to an honorary award from the Arab Actor's Guild.
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In 2001, the movie was nominated for the Golden Pyramid award from the Cairo International Film Festival, and won the award for Best Artistic Contribution, as well as being nominated for the PFS award from the Political Film Society in 2002.