| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) Shared with: Robert E. Thompson |
| 1964 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Lilies of the Field (1963) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Shared with: Richard Brooks |
| 1957 | Won | Oscar |
Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) Shared with: John Farrow S.J. Perelman |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay for: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) Shared with: Robert E. Thompson |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Original Teleplay for: The Gathering (1977) (TV) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | - | Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement | |
| 1970 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium for: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) Shared with: Robert E. Thompson |
| 1964 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy for: Lilies of the Field (1963) |
| 1959 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Drama for: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Shared with: Richard Brooks |
| 1957 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy for: Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) Shared with: John Farrow S.J. Perelman |