Mudlarks was nominated for 7 awards at the British Short Film Awards in 2021, winning Best Acting Ensemble. It won Best Film About Women at the Toronto International Women's Film Festival, Best Editing at London Rocks and screened as part of the Official Selection at the Cannes Métrage, London LiftOff, Manchester LiftOff, Liverpool International Film Festival, First Time Filmmakers New York as well as BAFTA Cymru qualifying Carmarthen Bay Film Festival.