Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival | My Brilliant Career | Nominated |
| 1979 | Australian Film Institute(AFI) Best Director | My Brilliant Career | Won |
| 1981 | Special Achievement Award at the London Critics Circle Film Awards | My Brilliant Career | Won |
| 1985 | Golden Berlin Bear at Berlin Film Festival | Mrs. Soffel | Nominated |
| 1987 | Australian Film Institute (AFI) Best Director | High Tide | Nominated |
| 1992 | Australian Film Institute (AFI) Best Director | The Last Days of Chez Nous | Nominated |
| 1992 | Golden Berlin Bear at Berlin Film Festival | The Last Days of Chez Nous | Nominated |
| 1995 | Chauvel Award at Brisbane International Film Festival | Won | |
| 1995 | Dorothy Arzner Directors Award at Women in Film Crystal Awards | Won | |
| 1996 | Australian Film Institute (AFI) Best Documentary | Not Fourteen Again | Won |
| 2006 | Australian Film Institute (AFI) Best Direction in a Documentary | Not Fourteen Again | Nominated |
| 2006 | Grand Jury Prize at Sundance | Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst | Nominated |
| 2007 | Australian Directors Guild Outstanding Achievement Award | Won | |
| 2010 | Australian Directors Guild Award | Love, Lust & Lies | Won |
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