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1/11/2026 // SUBJECT: Awards and nominations for the film Cuckoo (2024) Processing: 1m 36.1s
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#Q ORIGINAL QUESTION

Regarding the film Cuckoo (2024), what awards were associated with the film, including foreign awards and film festival awards?

What a correct answer would look like:

As of early 2026, Cuckoo (2024) has received several high-profile nominations but has not won the major festival awards claimed in the AI summary.

Corrected Awards Status:

  • Sitges Film Festival (2024): The film was in the Official Competition but did not win Best European Fantastic Feature Film (that award went to Animale). The top prize (Best Feature) went to The Devil's Bath.
  • Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF 2024): Nominated for the Narcisse Award (Best Feature) and received an Honorable Mention.
  • Raindance Film Festival (2024): Nominated for Best International Feature (lost to The Strangers' Case). It was the Opening Night film.
  • Berlin International Film Festival (2024): Premiered in the Berlinale Special Gala; eligible/contender for the Teddy Award.

Major Nominations:

  • Independent Spirit Awards (2025): Best Lead Performance (Hunter Schafer).
  • GLAAD Media Awards (2025): Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release.
  • Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (2025): Best Lead Performance (Schafer), Best Supporting Performance (Dan Stevens).
  • German Film Critics Association (2024): Best Cinematography (Paul Faltz).
  • Hessen Film Award (2024): Best Feature Film (Nominee).

What the LLM said (errors and omissions annotated)

I'll search for information about awards associated with the 2024 film Cuckoo.

Based on my search results, I found detailed information about the awards associated with Cuckoo (2024). Here's a comprehensive overview:

Awards Won

Cuckoo won Best European Fantastic Feature Film at the Sitges Film Festival (2024), with director Tilman Singer receiving the award

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Hunter Schafer won the Queerty Film Performance award in 2024

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Film Festival Recognition

The film had its world premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in the Berlinale Special Gala section on February 16, 2024

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At the Berlin Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film

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Major Award Nominations

Hunter Schafer received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in 2024

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The film also received nominations for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film - Wide Theatrical Release in 2025

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Additional Festival Awards and Nominations

Tilman Singer was nominated for the Narcisse Award for Best Feature Film in 2024

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Hunter Schafer received nominations for the Chainsaw Award for Best Lead Performance and Dan Stevens for Best Supporting Performance, both in 2025

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Paul Faltz, the cinematographer, received a Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik (Award of the German Film Critics) nomination for Best Cinematography in 2024

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The film received a Raindance Award nomination for Best International Feature in 2025

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#F CORRECTION FEED (CLICK TO SEARCH)

[1] Cuckoo was in competition at the Sitges Film Festival 2024 but did not win Best European Fantastic Feature Film. That award (Méliès d'Argent) went to 'Animale'. The Best Feature Film award went to 'The Devil's Bath'.
[2] Hunter Schafer was nominated for a Queerty Award in 2024 in the 'Badass' category, but there is no record of her winning a 'Film Performance' award for Cuckoo in 2024.
[3] The film premiered at the Berlinale on February 16, 2024.
[4] The film was eligible and listed as a contender for the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
[5] Hunter Schafer was nominated for Best Lead Performance at the 40th Independent Spirit Awards (announced in 2024 for the 2025 ceremony).
[6] The film was nominated for Outstanding Film - Wide Theatrical Release at the 36th GLAAD Media Awards (2025).
[7] The film was nominated (in competition) for the Narcisse Award at NIFFF 2024 and received an Honorable Mention.
[8] Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens were nominated for Fangoria Chainsaw Awards in 2025.
[9] Paul Faltz was nominated for the German Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography.
[10] The Raindance Film Festival nomination occurred in 2024 (June), not 2025.

#O MISSED POINTS & OVERSIGHTS

Medium
Honorable Mention at NIFFF

The summary mentions the nomination but omits that the film actually received an Honorable Mention from the jury.

Low
Hessen Film Award Nomination

The film was also nominated for the Hessen Film Award (Best Feature Film), which was omitted.

#C RELATED QUERIES

#01 Did Cuckoo win any awards at the 2024 Raindance Film Festival?
#02 Who won the Narcisse Award at NIFFF 2024?

#S SOURCES

sitgesfilmfestival.com

#R ORIGINAL AI RESPONSE