My Brilliant Career Directed by Gillian Armstrong, 1979

A story charting the developing self-awareness of Sybylla Melvyn as she grows from an insecure tomboy to a self-assured woman. Sybylla wants to be a writer and stuns her family and friends by her insistence on following her dream. Despite the objections of her family acquaintances, she rejects the marriage proposal from the rich Harry Beecham to continue going her own way, in spite of the odds stacked against her in a repressive Victorian environment.

Awards:

1981 Academy Awards: Best Costume Design Oscar Nomination; 1981 Australian Cinematographers Society: Cinematographer of the Year Winner; 1981 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress Winner, Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Winner; 1979 Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm Nomination; 1981 Golden Globes: Best Foreign Film Nomination;