Rampungake ukara ing ngisor iki: Film kasebut nampa pujian kritis kanthi pujian kanggo skenario, arah, editing film, campuran swara, lan kinerja Teller lan Simmons. Kanggo perané minangka Terence Fletcher, Simmons menangaké pirang-pirang penghargaan kanggo kategori Aktor Pendukung Paling Apik ing 87th Academy Awards, 68th British Academy Film Awards, 72nd Golden Globe Awards,
Screen Actors Guild Awards kaping 21, lan Critics' Choice Awards kaping 20. "Whiplash" uga menang Best Film Editing, lan Best Sound Mixing, lan uga dicalonaké kanggo Best Adapted Screenplay lan Best Picture.