Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Iyo firimu yakagamuchira kurumbidzwa kwakakomba nekurumbidzwa kwechinyorwa chayo, kutungamira, kugadzirisa firimu, kusanganisa ruzha, uye kuita kwaTeller naSimmons. Nokuda kwebasa rake raTerence Fletcher, Simmons akahwina mibairo yakawanda yeBest Supporting Actor category pa 87th Academy Awards, 68th British Academy Film Awards, 72nd Golden Globe Awards, 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards
, uye 20th Critics' Choice Awards. "Whiplash" yakahwinawo mubairo weBest Film Editing, uye Best Sound Mixing, uye yakasarudzwawo nokuda kweBest Adapted Screenplay uye Best Picture.