Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: Na maua e le "Whiplash" ni faailoga ma ni filifiliga i vaega eseese, ma na matuā viia ai le tusiga ma le faatonuga a Chazelle, le faatinoga a Simmons, ma le faasaʻoina a Tom Cross. I le 87th Academy Awards, na maua ai e le ata tifaga ni filifiliga se lima ma manumalo ai Simmons mo le Best Supporting Actor, Cross mo le Best Film Editing, ma le Academy Award mo le Best Sound Mixing. Na maua e le "Whiplash" ni filifiliga se lima i le British Academy Film Awards ma manumalo ai Simmons mo le Best Supporting Actor, Cross mo le Best Editing, ma le BAFTA Award mo le Best Sound. Na maua foʻi e Simmons faʻailoga i le vaega o le "Best Supporting Actor" i le 72nd Golden Globe Awards,
O le 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, ma le 20th Critics' Choice Awards. O le American Film Institute na aofia ai le ata i le latou lisi o ata e sefulu sili ona lelei o le tausaga.