Laal Kabootar won the Best Feature Film Award at the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2019. Director Kamal Khan received the award on the Closing Night & Awards Ceremony held at Surrey City Hall in Surrey, British Columbia on 17th November 2019.

Pakistan’s official submission for the 92nd Academy Awards in the 'International Feature Film Award’ category, Laal Kabootar also won the Archana Soy Audience Award for 'Best Feature Film' at the Tasveer South Asian Film Festival 2019 in Seattle. In addition to this, Laal Kabootar was screened, as an official selection, at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2019 and at the prestigious Washington DC South Asian Film Festival 2019, where the dynamic talented lead, Ahmed Ali Akbar, won the 'Best Actor Male' Award for his outstanding performance.