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''How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies'' won its first award, the Audience Award, at the [[23rd New York Asian Film Festival]], in July 2024.<ref name="awards:variety">{{Cite news |author=Frater |first=Patrick |date=July 29, 2023 |title=Thai Hit 'How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies' Wins Audience Award at New York Asian Film Festival |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/new-york-asian-film-festival-award-how-to-make-millions-before-grandma-dies-1236088563/ |access-date=July 29, 2023 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en}}</ref> That October, the film was selected by the [[National Federation of Motion Pictures and Contents Associations]] as Thailand's [[List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film|submission]] for [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best International Feature Film]] at the [[97th Academy Awards]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |last2=Barraclough |first2=Leo |last3=Lang |first3=Jamie |last4=Keslassy |first4=Elsa |last5=Ritman |first5=Alex |last6=Shafer |first6=Ellise |last7=Vivarelli |first7=Nick |last8=Ramachandran |first8=Naman |last9=Hopewell |first9=John |date=2024-10-03 |title=International Oscars Race: Hit Comedy 'How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies' Selected by Thailand |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/international-feature-oscar-submissions-1236103822/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> It became Thailand's first submission to advance to the 15-film shortlist, announced on December 17,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lui |first1=John |title=Thai film How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies makes Best International Feature Oscar shortlist |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/thai-film-how-to-make-millions-before-grandma-dies-makes-best-international-feature-oscar-shortlist |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=18 December 2024 |language=en-SG}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bunnag |first1=Tatat |title=Shaking up the Oscars |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/2939220/shaking-up-the-oscars |access-date=25 January 2025 |work=Bangkok Post |date=14 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> but the film or the cast failed to receive any nominations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hit Thai film fails to be nominated for Oscar |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/life/entertainment/40045507 |access-date=25 January 2025 |work=The Nation |date=24 January 2025}}</ref> Writing for ''Collider'', Sara Resende argued Usha's performance was [[Snub#In_awards_and_lists|snubbed]] at Western film awards, stating, "[her] stunning [film] debut is nothing short of extraordinary and should [have gotten] award buzz".<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://collider.com/2024-best-performances-snubbed-awards-season/|title=The 12 Best 2024 Performances Snubbed This Awards Season|publisher=Collider|date=January 23, 20242025|accessdate=January 27, 20242025|first=Sara|last=Resende}}</ref>