 For that film, Barclay won Most Promising Newcomer at the 2005 British Independent Film Awards.She followed by moving to Australia – while continuing part-time with her degree in English and gender studies at the University of Auckland – for a role in the critically acclaimed 2006 black comedy "Suburban Mayhem" directed by Paul Goldman, for which she collected an AFI Award for Best Actress.Barclay's performance also lead to an invitation to her first stage performance, on Neil Armfield's 2009 production of "Gethsemane" in Sydney.