| Australian Film Institute | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | AFI Award |
Best Direction in a Documentary for: Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2006) |
| 1996 | Won | AFI Award |
Best Documentary for: Not Fourteen Again (1996) |
| 1992 | Nominated | AFI Award |
Best Director for: The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) |
| 1987 | Nominated | AFI Award |
Best Director for: High Tide (1987) |
| 1979 | Won | AFI Award |
Best Director for: My Brilliant Career (1979) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) |
| 1985 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Mrs. Soffel (1984) |
| Brisbane International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | - | Chauvel Award | |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: My Brilliant Career (1979) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Special Achievement Award |
for: My Brilliant Career (1979) For her directing debut. |
| Sundance Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
World Cinema - Documentary for: Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2006) |
| Women in Film Crystal Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Dorothy Arzner Directors Award | |