Missoula Independents Molly Laich compared the realism to being "drilled at the dentist". Accolades The film was entered into competition for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. It had four nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Film, winning Best First Screenplay. Fisher received her first Golden Globe nomination for the film, but the film was not nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy despite reporter Kyle Buchanan considering it to be A24's best candidate for the category. Burnham and Fisher each won Breakthrough awards at the Gotham Awards. Eighth Grade additionally won two National Board of Review Awards, including being named in the Top Ten Films of 2018; the American Film Institute also included it in its annual top 10. The film was nominated for three Satellite Awards, including Best Independent Film, and three Critics' Choice Awards, winning Best Young Performer for Fisher. Additionally, Burnham won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding First-Time Feature and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. References External links 2018 films 2018 directorial debut films 2010s coming-of-age comedy-drama films A24 (company) films American coming-of-age comedy-drama films 2018 independent films American independent films 2010s English-language films Films about children Films about social media Films directed by Bo Burnham Films set in 2017 Films set in New York (state) Films shot in New York (state) Films with screenplays by Bo Burnham Middle school films Films about father–daughter relationships Films about puberty 2010s American films