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Awards & Festivals
Sundance Film Festival
2024
Sundance Film Festival
2014
Village Voice Film Poll
2014 | Winner: Best First Feature
Village Voice Film Poll
2014 | Nominee: Best Actress
Village Voice Film Poll
2014 | Nominee: Best Supporting Actor
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2014 | Winner: Best First Feature
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2014 | Nominee: Best Lead Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2014 | Winner: Best First Film
Chicago International Film Festival
2014
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2014 | Nominee: Best Actress
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2015 | Nominee: Actress of the Year
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2014 | Nominee: Most Promising Filmmaker
British Independent Film Awards
2014 | Nominee: Best International Independent Film
Seattle International Film Festival
2014
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Director
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Actress
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Performance by a Young Actor
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Cinematography
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Screenplay
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Production Design
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Editing
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Film
Sydney Film Festival
2019
Austin Film Critics Association
2014 | Winner: Breakthrough Artist Award
CPH:PIX
2014
Jerusalem Film Festival
2014
Hawaii International Film Festival
2014
Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
2014
Fright Meter Awards
2014 | Winner: Best Actress
Fright Meter Awards
2014 | Nominee: Best Screenplay
Fright Meter Awards
2014 | Nominee: Best Editing
Fright Meter Awards
2014 | Nominee: Best Cinematography
Fright Meter Awards
2014 | Winner: Best Horror Movie
Fright Meter Awards
2014 | Nominee: Best Score
Fright Meter Awards
2014 | Winner: Best Director
Torino Film Festival
2014
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2014 | Winner: Best Actress
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2014 | Winner: Special Prize of the Jury
Empire Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Female Newcomer
Empire Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Horror
AACTA International Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Lead Actress
Reykjavik International Film Festival
2014
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Film
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Director
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Actress
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Cinematography
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Screenplay
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2014 | Nominee: Best Movie by a Woman
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2014 | Nominee: Best Woman Storyteller
New Directors New Films
2014
Beyond Fest
2021 | FC Midnight 10th Anniversary Celebration