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The Babadook
Awards & Festivals
Sundance Film Festival
2014 | Official Selection
Sundance Film Festival
2024 | Official Selection
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 | Nominee: Best Lead Actress
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2014 | Winner: Best First Feature
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2014 | Winner: Best First Film
Chicago International Film Festival
2014 | Official Selection
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 | Official Selection
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
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Director
Sydney Film Festival
2019 | Official Selection
Austin Film Critics Association
2014 | Winner: Breakthrough Artist Award
CPH:PIX
2014 | Official Selection
Jerusalem Film Festival
2014 | Official Selection
Hawaii International Film Festival
2014 | Official Selection
Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
2014 | Official Selection
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
Fright Meter Awards
2014 | Winner: Best Actress
Torino Film Festival
2014 | Official Selection
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2014 | Winner: Best Actress
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2014 | Winner: Special Prize of the Jury
Empire Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Horror
Empire Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Female Newcomer
AACTA International Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Lead Actress
Reykjavik International Film Festival
2014 | Official Selection
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
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Winner: Best Film
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 | Official Selection
Beyond Fest
2024 | Official Selection
Beyond Fest
2021 | Official Selection: FC Midnight 10th Anniversary Celebration
