| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: On Golden Pond (1981) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: On Golden Pond (1981) |
| Bearfest - Big Bear Lake International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: The Rose (1979) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for: James Dean (2001) (TV) |
| 1982 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: On Golden Pond (1981) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special for: James Dean (2001) (TV) |
Outstanding Made for Television Movie for: James Dean (2001) (TV) Shared with: Bill Gerber (executive producer) George W. Perkins (produced by) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special for: Crime of the Century (1996) (TV) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: On Golden Pond (1981) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Director for: The Fox (1967) |
| Western Heritage Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1972 | Won | Bronze Wrangler |
Theatrical Motion Picture for: The Cowboys (1972) Shared with: Tim Zinnemann (producer) Harriet Frank Jr. (writer) William Dale Jennings (writer) Irving Ravetch (writer) Charles Tyner (actor) Lonny Chapman (actor) Roscoe Lee Browne (actor) Colleen Dewhurst (actor) Bruce Dern (actor) |
| 1967 | Won | Bronze Wrangler |
Fictional Television Drama for: "Gunsmoke" (1955) Shared with: Calvin Clements Sr. (writer) Philip Leacock (producer) John Mantley (producer) Albert Salmi (actor) Amanda Blake (actor) Ken Curtis (actor) Milburn Stone (actor) James Arness (actor) For episode "Death Watch". Tied with "The Monroes" (1966), episode "The Intruders". |