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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Won | Honorary Award |
|
| 1983 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: The Verdict (1982). |
| 1982 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Prince of the City (1981). Shared with: Jay Presson Allen |
| 1977 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Network (1976). |
| 1976 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Dog Day Afternoon (1975). |
| 1958 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: 12 Angry Men (1957). |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Network (1976). |
| 1976 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Dog Day Afternoon (1975). |
| 1975 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and Serpico (1973). |
| 1968 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best British Film for: The Deadly Affair (1966). |
| 1967 | Nominated | UN Award |
for:
The Pawnbroker (1964). |
| 1966 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best British Film for: The Hill (1965). |
Best Film from any Source for: The Hill (1965). |
| UN Award |
for:
Fail-Safe (1964). USA. |
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| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
Find Me Guilty (2006). |
| 1966 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
The Group (1966). |
| 1964 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize - Honorable Mention |
for:
The Pawnbroker (1964). |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
The Pawnbroker (1964). |
|
| 1959 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
That Kind of Woman (1959). |
| 1957 | Won | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
12 Angry Men (1957). |
| OCIC Award |
for:
12 Angry Men (1957). |
||
| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: 12 Angry Men (1957). |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1966 | Won | Bodil |
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film) for: The Pawnbroker (1964). |
| 1960 | Won | Bodil |
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) for: 12 Angry Men (1957). |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Director for: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Palme d'Or |
for:
A Stranger Among Us (1992). |
| 1969 | Nominated | Palme d'Or |
for:
The Appointment (1969). |
| 1965 | Nominated | Palme d'Or |
for:
The Hill (1965). |
| 1962 | Nominated | Palme d'Or |
for:
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962). |
| Director's View Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Joseph L. Mankiewicz Excellence in Filmmaking Award |
|
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
| 1989 | Won | DGA Honorary Life Member Award |
|
| 1977 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Network (1976). |
| 1976 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Dog Day Afternoon (1975). |
| 1975 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Murder on the Orient Express (1974). |
| 1974 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Serpico (1973). |
| 1966 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Pawnbroker (1964). |
| 1963 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962). |
| 1958 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: 12 Angry Men (1957). |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Motion Picture for: Prince of the City (1981). Shared with: Jay Presson Allen |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1976 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Film for: Murder on the Orient Express (1974). |
| Fantasporto | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Nominated | International Fantasy Film Award |
Best Film for: A Stranger Among Us (1992). |
| Fotogramas de Plata | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Fotogramas de Plata |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Running on Empty (1988). |
| 1983 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Verdict (1982). |
| 1982 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Prince of the City (1981). |
| 1977 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Network (1976). |
| 1976 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Dog Day Afternoon (1975). |
| 1958 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Director for: 12 Angry Men (1957). |
| Gotham Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo) for: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). |
| 1958 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) for: 12 Angry Men (1957). |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Director for: Prince of the City (1981). |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Film Director for: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). Tied with Sean Penn for Into the Wild (2007). |
| 1960 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: 12 Angry Men (1957). |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1966 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Director 8th place. |
| Locarno International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1957 | Won | Special Mention |
for:
12 Angry Men (1957). |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Career Achievement Award |
|
| 1976 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Director for: Network (1976). |
| 1975 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Director for: Dog Day Afternoon (1975). |
| Mystfest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Nominated | Best Film |
for:
Deathtrap (1982). |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Billy Wilder Award |
|
| 1982 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: The Verdict (1982). |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
| 1981 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director for: Prince of the City (1981). |
| 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Screenplay for: Prince of the City (1981). Shared with: Jay Presson Allen |
|
| 1957 | 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Director for: 12 Angry Men (1957). |
| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | New Technology Award |
|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Nominated | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama for: "Sunday Showcase" (1959). (NBC). For episode "The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1". |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Won | Silver Seashell |
for:
The Fugitive Kind (1959). |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Director for: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). |
| Turia Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Pasinetti Award |
Best Film for: Prince of the City (1981). |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Evelyn F. Burkey Award |
|
| 1982 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium for: Prince of the City (1981). Shared with: Jay Presson Allen |
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