 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Birdy akagamuchira mibayiro inoverengeka nokukudzwa, nokuzivikanwa chaiko kwefirimu rimene. National Board of Review yakaidana kuti imwe yemabhuku anokosha a1984. Mushure mokubudiswa kwayo, firimu racho rakatanga kuratidzwa pa 1985 Cannes Film Festival, uye musi waMay 20, 1985, yakawana mubayiro weGrand Prix Spécial du Jury. Muna 1987, firimu racho rakagamuchira Mubayiro weVateereri paWarsaw International Film Festival. 