| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Silver Scream Award |
for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
Best Film for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Shared with: Edward Saxon Kenneth Utt Ronald M. Bozman |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Philadelphia (1993) |
| 1991 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Director for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Tied with Ultrà (1990). |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
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| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Director for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Director for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Deauville Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Nominated | Critics Award |
for: Swimming to Cambodia (1987) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Shared with: Kenneth Utt (unit production manager) (plaque) Ronald M. Bozman (first assistant director) (plaque) Kyle McCarthy (second assistant director) (plaque) |
| Flanders International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Grand Prix |
for: Stop Making Sense (1984) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Gotham Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Best Documentary |
for: The Agronomist (2003) |
| 1991 | Won | Filmmaker Award | |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Music Video, Long Form for: Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid (1986) (V) Shared with: Kevin Godley (video director) Lol Creme (video director) Hart Perry (video director) unknown (video producer) |
| Hochi Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Hochi Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Rachel Getting Married (2008) |
Best Feature for: Rachel Getting Married (2008) Shared with: Neda Armian Marc E. Platt |
| 1988 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Swimming to Cambodia (1987) |
| International Documentary Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Pare Lorentz Award |
for: Mandela (1996) Shared with: Edward Saxon Jo Menell |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Director for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Billy Wilder Award | |
| 1991 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| 1980 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director for: Melvin and Howard (1980) |
| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Edward Saxon Vincent Landay |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | TFCA Award |
Best Director for: Rachel Getting Married (2008) |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Rachel Getting Married (2008) |
| 2007 | Won | Biografilm Award |
for: Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) |
| EIUC Award |
for: Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) |
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| FIPRESCI Prize |
Horizons and International Critics' Week for: Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) |
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