 Writing for "USA Today", Brian Truitt labelled the film as "brutally intense and elegantly crafted"; he thought that the central role allowed Garfield to bring depth to his career and praised him for portraying Doss with both "simple sweetness" and "steadfast mettle".He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Hacksaw Ridge".Garfield played the role of Prior Walter in Tony Kushner's two-part play "" at the National Theatre, London in the Lyttelton Theatre from April to August 2017, and the performance was broadcast live to cinemas around the world in summer 2017 through the National Theatre Live series.