 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akaonekwazve muna 1987 achitamba achipesana nemurume wake, Bryan Brown waakasangana naye pa The Thorn Birds, mu The Umbrella Woman. Muna 2001, akasarudzwazveMubairo weGolden Globe nokuda kweMutambi Akanakisisa Miniseries kana Firimu reTerevhizheni nokuda kwebasa rake mu On the Beach 2000. Uyewo muna 2001, Ward akahwina mubairo weAustralia Film Institute weBest Short Fiction Film ye The Big House, uye Best Australian Film paFlickerfest. Firimu racho rakakundawo mubairo weFilm Critics Circle yeAustralia, sezvakaita firimu rake ra2003 Marthas New Coat. Firimu iroro rakakundawo mubayiro weATOM Award wa2003. 