| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: A Passage to India (1984) |
Best Film Editing for: A Passage to India (1984) |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: A Passage to India (1984) |
| 1966 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Doctor Zhivago (1965) |
| 1963 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
| 1958 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) |
| 1956 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Summertime (1955) |
| 1948 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Great Expectations (1946) |
Best Writing, Screenplay for: Great Expectations (1946) Shared with: Ronald Neame Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| 1947 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Brief Encounter (1945) |
Best Writing, Screenplay for: Brief Encounter (1945) Shared with: Anthony Havelock-Allan Ronald Neame |
| American Film Institute, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | - | Life Achievement Award | |
| Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1944 | Won | Silver Condor |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: In Which We Serve (1942) Shared with: Noel Coward UK. |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film for: A Passage to India (1984) Shared with: John Brabourne Richard B. Goodwin |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: A Passage to India (1984) |
| 1971 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Ryan's Daughter (1970) |
| 1967 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film from any Source for: Doctor Zhivago (1965) |
| 1955 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best British Screenplay for: Hobson's Choice (1954) Shared with: Norman Spencer Wynyard Browne |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1954 | Won | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Hobson's Choice (1954) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1966 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Doctor Zhivago (1965) |
| 1946 | Won | Grand Prize of the Festival |
for: Brief Encounter (1945) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1967 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regia Straniero) for: Doctor Zhivago (1965) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: A Passage to India (1984) |
| 1973 | - | DGA Honorary Life Member Award | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | |||
| 1971 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Ryan's Daughter (1970) |
| 1963 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Shared with: Roy Stevens (assistant director) (plaque) |
| 1958 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Shared with: Gus Agosti (assistant director) (plaque) Ted Sturgis (assistant director) (plaque) |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Film for: Ryan's Daughter (1970) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: A Passage to India (1984) |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: A Passage to India (1984) |
| 1966 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Director for: Doctor Zhivago (1965) |
| 1963 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Director for: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
| 1958 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Director for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Director for: A Passage to India (1984) |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | 2nd place | Golden Laurel |
Best Director |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Director 5th place. |
| 1967 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Director 8th place. |
| 1966 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Director |
| 1963 | 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Top Director |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: A Passage to India (1984) |
| 1962 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
| 1957 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) |
| 1952 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: The Sound Barrier (1952) |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director for: A Passage to India (1984) |
| 1957 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) |
| 1955 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director for: Summertime (1955) |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1948 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Oliver Twist (1948) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: A Passage to India (1984) |