The Sleeping Warrior has been nominated for 'Golden Pegasus' Award in the competition section of Peloponnesian International Film Festival 2012 Corinthia Greece,premiered there on Dec 4, 2012. The film has also been selected for screening by Cyprus International Film Festival, Cyprus, Greece and Chico Independent Film Festival, Chico, California in 2013.
The Sleeping Warrior won 'Best feature film', 'Best Director' and 'Best in show' awards in Chico Independent Film Festival 2013 at Chico, California, USA.
The Sleeping Warrior is the first drama feature in the world that suggested a perceived spiritual link between Indian spirituality( Hinduism, Kundalini etc.) with Australian Indigenous spirituality through its characters' experience in this movie.
The Sleeping Warrior is the third movie by National Award Winning Indigenous Australian actor Crusoe Kurddal who previously acted in Ten Canoes and Australia.