Awards and Honors
Wins
- Australian Film Institute (1980)
- Best Achievement in Cinematography, Donald McAlpine
- Best Achievement in Costume Design, Anna Senior
- Best Achievement in Editing, William M. Anderson
- Best Achievement in Production Design, David Copping
- Best Achievement in Sound, Gary Wilkins, William Anderson, Jeanine Chiavlo, and Phil Judd.
- Best Actor in a Lead Role, Jack Thompson
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Bryan Brown
- Best Director, Bruce Beresford
- Best Film, Matt Carroll
- Best Original Screenplay, Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, and Bruce Beresford
- 1980 Cannes Film Festival
- Best Supporting Actor, Jack Thompson
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1982)
- Best Foreign Film
Nominations
- Academy Awards (1981)
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, and Bruce Beresford
- Golden Globes (1981)
- Best Foreign Film
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