'' Margarita with a Straw '' premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival , and was also screened at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival , BFI London Film Festival , 19th Busan International Film Festival , and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival . The film garnered positive reviews , and Koechlin widespread attention and universal acclaim for her portrayal of a disabled person . While Leslie Felperin of '' The Hollywood Reporter '' made a detailed note of her " bravura performance in both physical and emotional terms " , while Saibal Chatterjee deemed her " simply brilliant " . '' Firstpost '' 's Deepanjana Pal ascribed her screen appeal to her lack of acting pretense , and wrote " Koechlin has done a good job of miming the physicality ... but what is truly remarkable is the lack of artifice in her expressions " . John Beifuss compared her performance to Eddie Redmayne 's act as Stephen Hawking in the biographical drama , '' The Theory of Everything '' , in his review for '' The Commercial Appeal . '' He gave Koechlin the highest praise writing that her performance would have attracted Academy Award notice in a major film studio production . The view was echoed by '' Variety '' critic Guy Lodge , who was particularly impressed by her range . Koechlin won several accolades for the film , including the Best Actress Award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival , the Screen Award for Best Actress , and the Jury Award at the 63rd National Film Awards . Additionally , she had garnered nominations for Best Actress at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Asian Film Awards
19th Busan International Film Festival
19th Busan International Film Festival
Kalki Koechlin