Faatumu le fuaiupu o loo mulimuli mai: Na maua e le ata tifaga le viiga mai i le ʻaufaitio ona o lana tala, le faatonuina, le faasaʻoina o le ata, le tuufaatasia o leo, ma le faatinoga a Teller ma Simmons. Mo lana matafaioi o Terence Fletcher, na manumalo ai Simmons i le tele o faailoga mo le vaega o le Best Supporting Actor i le 87th Academy Awards, 68th British Academy Film Awards, 72nd Golden Globe Awards,
O le 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, ma le 20th Critics' Choice Awards. O le "Whiplash" na manumalo foʻi i le Best Film Editing, ma le Best Sound Mixing, ma na filifilia foʻi mo le Best Adapted Screenplay ma le Best Picture.