Academy Awards, USA

2023	Nominee Oscar	Best Achievement in Directing The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Motion Picture of the Year The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Kristie Macosko Krieger (producer) Tony Kushner (producer)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year West Side Story (2021) Shared with: Kristie Macosko Krieger (producer)
		Best Achievement in Directing West Side Story (2021)
2018	Nominee Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year The Post (2017) Shared with: Amy Pascal Kristie Macosko Krieger
2016	Nominee Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year Bridge of Spies (2015) Shared with: Marc Platt Kristie Macosko Krieger
2013	Nominee Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year Lincoln (2012) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
		Best Achievement in Directing Lincoln (2012)
2012	Nominee Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year War Horse (2011) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
2007	Nominee Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Shared with: Clint Eastwood Robert Lorenz
2006	Nominee Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year Munich (2005) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy Barry Mendel
		Best Achievement in Directing Munich (2005)
1999	Winner Oscar	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)
	Nominee Oscar	Best Picture Saving Private Ryan (1998) Shared with: Ian Bryce Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn
1994	Winner Oscar	Best Picture Schindler's List (1993) Shared with: Gerald R. Molen Branko Lustig
		Best Director Schindler's List (1993)
1987	Winner Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1986	Nominee Oscar	Best Picture The Color Purple (1985) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Quincy Jones
1983	Nominee Oscar	Best Picture E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
		Best Director E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1982	Nominee Oscar	Best Director Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
1978	Nominee Oscar	Best Director Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Primetime Emmy Awards

2021	Nominee Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Television Movie Oslo (2021) Shared with: Marc Platt (executive producer) Kristie Macosko Krieger (executive producer) David Litvak (executive producer) Jared LeBoff (executive producer) Adam Siegel (executive producer) Cambra Overend (executive producer) Bartlett Sher (executive producer) J.T. Rogers (executive producer) Holly Bario (co-executive producer) Matthew Stillman (co-executive producer) David Minkowski (co-executive producer) Gary Michael Walters (producer) Michel Litvak (producer) Svetlana Metkina (producer) Mark Taylor (produced by)
2016	Nominee Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Television Movie All the Way (2016) Shared with: Robert Schenkkan (executive producer) Bryan Cranston (executive producer) Jay Roach (executive producer) Justin Falvey (executive producer) Darryl Frank (executive producer) James Degus (co-executive producer) Michelle Graham (co-executive producer) Scott Ferguson (produced by)
2010	Winner Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Miniseries The Pacific (2010) Shared with: Gary Goetzman (co-executive producer) Tom Hanks (executive producer) Tony To (co-executive producer) Eugene Kelly (co-executive producer) Bruce C. McKenna (co-executive producer) Cherylanne Martin (producer) Todd London (producer) Steve Shareshian (producer) Graham Yost (co-executive producer) Timothy Van Patten (supervising producer)
2006	Nominee Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Miniseries Into the West (2005) Shared with: Justin Falvey (co-executive producer) Darryl Frank (co-executive producer) William Mastrosimone (co-executive producer) Kirk Ellis (supervising producer) Larry Rapaport (producer) David A. Rosemont (produced by)
2003	Winner Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Miniseries Taken (2002) Shared with: Leslie Bohem (executive producer) Steve Beers (co-executive producer) Darryl Frank (co-executive producer) Joe M. Aguilar (co-executive producer) Richard Heus (produced by)
2002	Winner Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) Shared with: Tom Hanks (executive producer) Stephen Ambrose (co-executive producer) Gary Goetzman (co-executive producer) Tony To (co-executive producer) Erik Bork (supervising producer) Erik Jendresen (supervising producer) Mary Richards (producer)
	Nominee Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) We Stand Alone Together (2001) Shared with: Tom Hanks (executive producer) Gary Goetzman (co-executive producer) Tony To (co-executive producer) Mark Cowen (producer/director) William Richter (producer/writer)
1996	Winner Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) Pinky and the Brain (1995) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Peter Hastings (producer/writer) Rusty Mills (producer/director) For Pinky and the Brain: A Pinky & the Brain Christmas (1995)
1995	Nominee Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery (1995) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Michael Gerard (producer/director) Peter Hastings (producer/writer) Rich Arons (director/writer) Paul Dini (writer) Paul Rugg (writer) Rusty Mills (director) Greg Reyna (director)
1991	Nominee Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (writer/producer) Paul Dini (writer) Sherri Stoner (writer) David Marshall (director) Glen Kennedy (director) Rich Arons (director) For Tiny Toon Adventures: The Looney Beginning (1990).
1986	Nominee Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Amazing Stories (1985) For Amazing Stories: The Mission (1985)

BAFTA Awards

2023	Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Screenplay (Original) The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2016	Nominee David Lean Award for Direction	Bridge of Spies (2015)
	Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Film Bridge of Spies (2015) Shared with: Kristie Macosko Krieger Marc Platt
	Nominee BAFTA Children's Award	BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film The BFG (2016) Shared with: Melissa Mathison Frank Marshall Sam Mercer
2013	Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Film Lincoln (2012) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
2012	Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Animated Film The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
2009	Winner BAFTA Games Award	Best Casual Game Boom Blox (2008) Shared with: Louis Castle Amir Rahimi
1999	Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Film Saving Private Ryan (1998) Shared with: Ian Bryce Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn
	Nominee David Lean Award for Direction	Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1994	Winner David Lean Award for Direction	Schindler's List (1993)
	Winner BAFTA Film Award	Best Film Schindler's List (1993) Shared with: Gerald R. Molen Branko Lustig
1986	Winner Academy Fellowship
1983	Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Direction E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
		Best Film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
1979	Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Direction Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
		Best Screenplay Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1976	Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Direction Jaws (1975)

20/20 Awards

2014

Winner Felix

Best Director Schindler's List (1993)

AACTA International Awards

2023	Nominee AACTA International Award	Best Direction The Fabelmans (2022)
2013	Nominee AACTA International Award	Best Direction Lincoln (2012)
		Best Film Lincoln (2012) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

2023	Nominee Movies for Grownups Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Screenwriter The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee Movies for Grownups Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2018	Nominee Movies for Grownups Award	Best Director The Post (2017)
2016	Nominee Movies for Grownups Award	Best Director Bridge of Spies (2015)
2013	Winner Movies for Grownups Award	Best Director Lincoln (2012)
2006	Winner Movies for Grownups Award	Best Director Munich (2005)
2003	Nominee Movies for Grownups Award	Best Director Minority Report (2002) Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2022	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2019	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director Ready Player One (2018)
2017	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director The BFG (2016)
2012	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
2009	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
2006	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director War of the Worlds (2005)
2003	Winner Saturn Award	Best Director Minority Report (2002)
2002	Winner Saturn Award	Best Writing A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
1998	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
1994	Winner Saturn Award	Best Director Jurassic Park (1993)
	Winner President's Award
1985	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
1983	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Director E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1982	Winner Saturn Award	Best Director Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
1978	Winner Saturn Award	Best Director Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Tied with George Lucas for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
	Nominee Saturn Award	Best Writing Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

2023	Nominee EDA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2013	Nominee EDA Award	Best Picture Lincoln (2012) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
		Best Director Lincoln (2012)
2012	Nominee EDA Award	Best Animated Feature Film The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Amanda Awards, Norway

1999	Nominee Amanda	Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1994	Winner Amanda	Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) Schindler's List (1993)

American Cinema Editors, USA

2013	Winner Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award
1990	Winner Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award

American Cinematheque Gala Tribute

1989

Winner American Cinematheque Award

American Film Institute, USA

1995

Winner Life Achievement Award

American Movie Awards

1982

Winner Marquee

Best Director Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

American Society of Cinematographers, USA

1994

Winner Board of the Governors Award

Annie Awards

2014

Winner Winsor McCay Award

Art Directors Guild

2006

Winner Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award

ASECAN

2003	Nominee ASECAN Award	Best Foreign Film Minority Report (2002)
1995	Winner ASECAN Award	Best Foreign Film Schindler's List (1993)

Atlanta Film Festival

1968

Winner Jury Award

Best Short Film Amblin' (1968)

Austin Film Critics Association

2023

Nominee AFCA Award

Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner

Australian Film Institute

1994

Nominee Best Foreign Film Award

Schindler's List (1993)

Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival

1973

Winner Grand Prize

Duel (1971)

Awards Circuit Community Awards

2017	Winner Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)	Honorable Mentions The Post (2017)
2012	Nominee ACCA	Best Motion Picture Lincoln (2012) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
		Best Director Lincoln (2012)
2005	Nominee ACCA	Best Director Munich (2005) Runner-Up
1998	Winner ACCA	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)
	Nominee ACCA	Best Motion Picture Saving Private Ryan (1998) Shared with: Ian Bryce Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn
1993	Winner ACCA	Best Achievement in Directing Jurassic Park (1993)
	Nominee ACCA	Best Achievement in Directing Schindler's List (1993)
	Nominee ACCA	Best Motion Picture Schindler's List (1993) Shared with: Gerald R. Molen Branko Lustig

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards

2001

Winner Britannia Award

Excellence in Film

Berlin International Film Festival

2023

Winner Honorary Golden Berlin Bear

Black Reel Awards

2022

Nominee Black Reel

Outstanding Motion Picture West Side Story (2021) Shared with: Kristie Macosko Krieger Kevin McCollum

Blue Ribbon Awards

1994	Winner Blue Ribbon Award	Best Foreign Language Film Jurassic Park (1993)
1987	Winner Blue Ribbon Award	Best Foreign Language Film The Color Purple (1985)
1983	Winner Blue Ribbon Award	Best Foreign Language Film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

2005	Nominee BSFC Award	Best Director Munich (2005)
1993	Winner BSFC Award	Best Director Schindler's List (1993)
1983	Winner BSFC Award	Best Director E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1982	Winner BSFC Award	Best Director Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Cahiers du Cinéma

2018	Nominee Top 10 Film Award	Best Film The Post (2017) Sixth Place
2013	Nominee Top 10 Film Award	Best Film Lincoln (2012) Sixth Place
2010	Nominee Best Film of the 2000s	Best Film War of the Worlds (2005) Eighth Place

Cannes Film Festival

1974	Winner Best Screenplay	The Sugarland Express (1974) Shared with: Hal Barwood Matthew Robbins
	Nominee Palme d'Or	The Sugarland Express (1974)

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

2013

Nominee COFCA Award

Best Director Lincoln (2012)

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2022	Nominee CFCA Award	Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2021	Nominee CFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2012	Nominee CFCA Award	Best Director Lincoln (2012)
2006	Nominee CFCA Award	Best Director Munich (2005)
1999	Nominee CFCA Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1994	Winner CFCA Award	Best Director Schindler's List (1993)

Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)

2023	Nominee Windie	Best Studio Film The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Kristie Macosko Krieger Tony Kushner
		Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee Impact Award

Chicago International Film Festival

2006

Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Christopher Awards

2013	Winner Christopher Award	Feature Films Lincoln (2012) Shared with: Tony Kushner (screenwriter) Kathleen Kennedy (producer) Kristie Macosko Krieger (co-producer) Adam Somner (co-producer) Jonathan King (executive producer) Daniel Lupi (executive producer) Jeff Skoll (executive producer)
2012	Winner Christopher Award	Feature Films War Horse (2011) Shared with: Lee Hall (screenplay) Richard Curtis (screenplay) Revel Guest (executive producer) Kathleen Kennedy (producer) Frank Marshall (executive producer) Tracey Seaward (co-producer) Adam Somner (co-producer)
2003	Winner Christopher Award	Television & Cable Broken Silence (2002) Shared with: Pavel Chukhray (director, writer) Andrzej Wajda (director) János Szász (director, writer) Vojtech Jasný (director, writer) Luis Puenzo (director) Marcel Lozinski (director) James Moll (producer) Anya Verkhovskaya (co-producer) John Ballon (co-producer) Christopher Pavlick (co-producer) Lew Rywin (executive producer) Andrew G. Vajna (executive producer) Sheila Nevins (Cinemax Reel Life executive producer)
2002	Winner Christopher Award	Television & Cable Band of Brothers (2001) Shared with: Phil Alden Robinson (director) Richard Loncraine (director) Mikael Salomon (director) David Nutter (director) Tom Hanks (director/writer/executive producer) David Leland (director) David Frankel (director) Tony To (director/co-executive producer) Erik Jendresen (writer) John Orloff (writer) E. Max Frye (writer) Graham Yost (writer) Bruce C. McKenna (writer) Erik Bork (writer) Mary Richards (producer) Stephen Ambrose (co-executive producer) Gary Goetzman (co-executive producer)
1987	Winner Christopher Award	Best Picture Empire of the Sun (1987) Shared with: Robert Shapiro (producer) Kathleen Kennedy (producer) Frank Marshall (producer)

CINE Competition

1969

Winner CINE Golden Eagle

Short Films Amblin' (1968)

Cinema Audio Society, USA

2019

Winner Filmmaker Award

Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal

2016

Nominee Cinema Bloggers Award

Best North American Film Bridge of Spies (2015)

Cinema for Peace Awards

2023	Nominee Cinema for Peace Award	Most Valuable Film of the Year The Fabelmans (2022)
2018	Winner Cinema for Peace Award	Most Valuable Film of the Year The Post (2017)
2016	Nominee Cinema for Peace Award	Most Valuable Film of the Year Bridge of Spies (2015)
2013	Winner Cinema for Peace Award	Most Valuable Film of the Year Lincoln (2012)
2012	Nominee Cinema for Peace Award	Most Valuable Film of the Year War Horse (2011)

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

2022	Nominee CEC Award	Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) West Side Story (2021)
2016	Nominee CEC Award	Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Bridge of Spies (2015)
2003	Nominee CEC Award	Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Minority Report (2002)
1995	Winner CEC Award	Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Schindler's List (1993)

CinEuphoria Awards

2023	Winner CinEuphoria	Best Director - International Competition The Fabelmans (2022)
		Top Ten of the Year - International Competition The Fabelmans (2022)
	Nominee CinEuphoria	Best Film - International Competition The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner (producer) Kristie Macosko Krieger (producer)
		Best Screenplay - International Competition The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Winner CinEuphoria	Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award West Side Story (2021)
2019	Winner CinEuphoria	Career - Honorary Award
2016	Nominee CinEuphoria	Best Film - International Competition Bridge of Spies (2015)

Columbus Film Critics Association

2023	Nominee COFCA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee COFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021) 2nd place

Critics Association of Central Florida Awards

2023

Nominee CACF Award

Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)

Critics Choice Awards

2023	Nominee Critics Choice Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee Critics Choice Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2018	Nominee Critics Choice Award	Best Director The Post (2017)
2016	Nominee Critics Choice Award	Best Director Bridge of Spies (2015)
2013	Nominee Critics Choice Award	Best Director Lincoln (2012)
2012	Nominee Critics Choice Award	Best Director War Horse (2011)
2006	Nominee Critics Choice Award	Best Director Munich (2005)
2003	Winner Critics Choice Award	Best Director Catch Me If You Can (2002) Minority Report (2002)
1999	Winner Critics Choice Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Czech Lions

1999	Winner Czech Lion	Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1994	Winner Czech Lion	Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) Jurassic Park (1993)

César Awards, France

2003	Nominee César	Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Minority Report (2002) USA.
1999	Nominee César	Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Saving Private Ryan (1998) USA.
1995	Winner Honorary César
	Nominee César	Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Schindler's List (1993)
1983	Nominee César	Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1982	Nominee César	Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2022	Nominee DFWFCA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022) 2nd place
2021	Nominee DFWFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021) 2nd place
2017	Nominee DFWFCA Award	Best Director The Post (2017) 4th place
2012	Nominee DFWFCA Award	Best Director Lincoln (2012)
1999	Winner DFWFCA Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1994	Winner DFWFCA Award	Best Director Schindler's List (1993)

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

2012

Nominee Robert

Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

David di Donatello Awards

2018	Winner Special David
2016	Winner David	Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) Bridge of Spies (2015)
2013	Nominee David	Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) Lincoln (2012)
2004	Winner Special David
1998	Nominee David	Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) Amistad (1997)
1994	Nominee David	Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) Schindler's List (1993)
1988	Nominee David	Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero) Empire of the Sun (1987)
1986	Winner David	Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero) Back to the Future (1985)
1983	Winner David	Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
	Nominee David	Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
1978	Winner David	Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Daytime Emmy Awards

2000	Winner Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Animated Program Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (1998) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Rusty Mills (supervising producer) John P. McCann (producer/writer) Charles M. Howell IV (producer) Tom Sheppard (writer) Wendell Morris (writer) Gordon Bressack (writer) Earl Kress (writer) Andrea Romano (director) Bob Davies (director) Nelson Recinos (director)
1999	Winner Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Pinky and the Brain (1995) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Rusty Mills (supervising producer/director) Liz Holzman (producer/director) Charles M. Howell IV (producer/writer) Gordon Bressack (writer) Jed Spingarn (writer) Wendell Morris (writer) Tom Sheppard (writer) Earl Kress (writer) Andrea Romano (director) Russell Calabrese (director) Kirk Tingblad (director) Mike Milo (director) Nelson Recinos (director) Charles Visser (director)
	Nominee Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Animated Program Animaniacs (1993) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer/writer) Rusty Mills (supervising producer/director) Liz Holzman (producer/writer) Randy Rogel (writer) Kevin Hopps (writer) Nick DuBois (writer) Charles M. Howell IV (writer) Earl Kress (writer) Wendell Morris (writer) Tom Sheppard (writer) Andrea Romano (director) Stephen Lewis (director) Kirk Tingblad (director) Mike Milo (director) Nelson Recinos (director) Russell Calabrese (director) Herb Moore (director) Dave Pryor (director)
		Outstanding Children's Animated Program Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (1998) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Rusty Mills (supervising producer/director) Liz Holzman (producer/director) Charles M. Howell IV (producer/writer) John P. McCann (producer/writer) Wendell Morris (writer) Tom Sheppard (writer) Gordon Bressack (writer) Doug Langdale (writer) Kate Donahue (writer) Scott Kreamer (writer) Andrea Romano (director) Nelson Recinos (director) Russell Calabrese (director) Bob Davies (director)
1998	Nominee Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Animated Program Animaniacs (1993) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer/writer) Rusty Mills (supervising producer/director) Liz Holzman (producer/director) Andrea Romano (director) Mike Milo (director) Jon McClenahan (director) Charles M. Howell IV (writer) Randy Rogel (writer) Kevin Hopps (writer) Gordon Bressack (writer) Nick DuBois (writer) Tom Minton (writer)
		Outstanding Children's Animated Program Pinky and the Brain (1995) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Rusty Mills (supervising producer/director) Liz Holzman (producer) Charles M. Howell IV (producer) Kirk Tingblad (director) Charles Visser (director) Andrea Romano (voice director) Russell Calabrese (director) Mike Milo (director) Nelson Recinos (director) Jed Spingarn (writer) Tom Sheppard (writer) Earl Kress (writer) Wendell Morris (writer)
1997	Winner Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Animated Program Animaniacs (1993) Shared with: Liz Holzman (producer/director) Rusty Mills (producer/director) Peter Hastings (producer/writer) Tom Ruegger (senior producer/writer) Charles Visser (director) Andrea Romano (director) Audu Paden (director) Jon McClenahan (director) Randy Rogel (writer) John P. McCann (writer) Paul Rugg (writer) Nick DuBois (writer)
		Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Freakazoid! (1995) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Rich Arons (producer) John P. McCann (producer) Paul Rugg (producer) Mitch Schauer (producer) Ronnie Del Carmen (director) Jack Heiter (director) Scott Jeralds (director) Eric Radomski (director) Dan Riba (director) Andrea Romano (voice director) Peter Shin (director)
	Nominee Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Animated Program Pinky and the Brain (1995) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Peter Hastings (producer) Liz Holzman (producer/director) Rusty Mills (producer/director) Andrea Romano (director) Kirk Tingblad (director) Charles Visser (director) Brett Baer (writer) Dave Finkel (writer) Earl Kress (writer) Wendell Morris (writer) Tom Sheppard (writer) Charles M. Howell IV (writer)
1996	Winner Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Animated Program Animaniacs (1993) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Peter Hastings (producer) Rusty Mills (producer)
1995	Nominee Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Children's Program Animaniacs (1993) Shared with: Rich Arons (producer) Sherri Stoner (producer) Tom Ruegger (senior producer)
1994	Nominee Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Children's Program Animaniacs (1993) Shared with: Sherri Stoner (producer) Rich Arons (producer/animation director) Tom Ruegger (coordinating producer) Michael Gerard (animation director) Alfred Gimeno (animation director) Bob Kline (animation director) Jenny Lerew (animation director) Rusty Mills (animation director) Audu Paden (animation director) Greg Reyna (animation director) Lenord Robinson (animation director) Barry Caldwell (animation director)
1993	Winner Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Program Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Sherri Stoner Rich Arons (director) Byron Vaughns (director) Ken Boyer (director) Alfred Gimeno (director) David West (director)
1992	Nominee Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Program Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (senior producer) Sherri Stoner (producer) Rich Arons (director) Art Leonardi (director) Byron Vaughns (director)
1991	Winner Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Program Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) Shared with: Tom Ruegger (producer) Ken Boyer (director) Art Leonardi (director) Art Vitello (director) Paul Dini (story editor) Sherri Stoner (writer)

Directors Guild of America, USA

2023	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film The Fabelmans (2022)
2022	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film West Side Story (2021)
2013	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Lincoln (2012)
2006	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Munich (2005)
2000	Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
1999	Winner DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Saving Private Ryan (1998) Shared with: Mark Huffam (production manager) (plaque) Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (first assistant director) (plaque) Adam Goodman (second assistant director) (plaque) Karen Richards (second second assistant director) (plaque)
1998	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Amistad (1997)
1994	Winner DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Schindler's List (1993) Shared with: Branko Lustig (unit production manager) (plaque) Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (first assistant director) (plaque) Michael Helfand (second assistant director) (plaque)
1988	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Empire of the Sun (1987)
1986	Winner DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures The Color Purple (1985) Shared with: Gerald R. Molen (unit production manager) (plaque) Pat Kehoe (first assistant director) (plaque) Richard A. Wells (first assistant director) (plaque) Victoria E. Rhodes (second assistant director) (plaque)
1983	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1982	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
1978	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1976	Nominee DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Jaws (1975)

DiscussingFilm Critics Awards

2023	Nominee Jury Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2022	Nominee Jury Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)

Dragon Awards

2018

Nominee Dragon Award

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie Ready Player One (2018) Shared with: Zak Penn Ernest Cline

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

2021

Nominee DFCC

Best Director West Side Story (2021) 5th place

Empire Awards, UK

2018	Winner Legend Award
2012	Nominee Empire Award	Best Director War Horse (2011)
2006	Nominee Empire Award	Best Director War of the Worlds (2005)
2003	Winner Empire Award	Best Director Minority Report (2002)
2002	Nominee Empire Award	Best Director A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
1999	Winner Empire Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)

European Film Awards

2002	Nominee Screen International Award	Minority Report (2002) USA
1998	Nominee Screen International Award	Saving Private Ryan (1998) USA

Fantasporto

1984

Nominee International Fantasy Film Award

Best Film Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Shared with: Joe Dante John Landis George Miller

Film by the Sea International Film Festival

2017

Nominee The Pearl

Best Feature Film The BFG (2016)

Film Comment Magazine, USA

2022

Nominee Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll

Best Film The Fabelmans (2022) 14th place

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2022	Nominee FFCC Award	Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
	Nominee FFCC Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)

Fotogramas de Plata

1983

Winner Fotogramas de Plata

Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

2022

Nominee Dorian Award

Director of the Year West Side Story (2021)

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

2023	Nominee GAFCA Award	Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
	Nominee GAFCA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022) 2nd place
2022	Nominee GAFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2012	Nominee GAFCA Award	Best Director War Horse (2011)

Giffoni Film Festival

1984

Winner Nocciola d'Oro

Gold Derby Awards

2023	Nominee Gold Derby Film Award	Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
		Motion Picture The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner Kristie Macosko Krieger
2022	Nominee Gold Derby Film Award	Motion Picture West Side Story (2021) Shared with: Kristie Macosko Krieger Kevin McCollum
		Director West Side Story (2021)
2013	Nominee Gold Derby Film Award	Director Lincoln (2012)
		Motion Picture Lincoln (2012) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
2012	Nominee Gold Derby Film Award	Animated Feature The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Golden Camera, Germany

1999

Winner Golden Camera

Millennium Award

Golden Eagle Awards, Russia

2017	Nominee Golden Eagle	Best Foreign Film Bridge of Spies (2015)
2007	Nominee Golden Eagle	Best Foreign Film Munich (2005)

Golden Globes, USA

2023	Winner Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture The Fabelmans (2022)
	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture West Side Story (2021)
2018	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture The Post (2017)
2013	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture Lincoln (2012)
2008	Winner Cecil B. DeMille Award	Due to the ceremony being canceled in 2008, the award was handed out during the 2009 ceremony.
2006	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture Munich (2005)
2002	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
1999	Winner Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1998	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture Amistad (1997)
1994	Winner Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture Schindler's List (1993)
1986	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture The Color Purple (1985)
1983	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1982	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
1978	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
		Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1976	Nominee Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture Jaws (1975)

Golden Schmoes Awards

2022	Nominee Golden Schmoes	Best Director of the Year West Side Story (2021)
2005	Nominee Golden Schmoes	Best Director of the Year Munich (2005)
2002	Nominee Golden Schmoes	Favorite Celebrity of the Year
		Best Director of the Year Minority Report (2002)

Guinness World Record Award

2015	Winner Guinness World Record	Fastest time for a movie to gross $1bn at the global box office Jurassic World (2015) Shared with: Colin Trevorrow The Dinosaur action sequel has achieved the record in a remarkable 13 days between 10 - 22 June, ... More The Dinosaur action sequel has achieved the record in a remarkable 13 days between 10 - 22 June, replacing Fast & Furious 7 which previously held the record at 17 days.
		Highest Saturday gross for a movie Jurassic World (2015) Shared with: Colin Trevorrow Highest Saturday gross for a movie (domestic - USA): $69,644,830 on 13 June 2015
		Highest Sunday gross Jurassic World (2015) Shared with: Colin Trevorrow Highest Sunday gross (domestic - USA): $57,207,490 on 14 June 2015
		Highest average gross per cinema Jurassic World (2015) Shared with: Colin Trevorrow Highest average gross per cinema (domestic - USA): $48,855 in 4,247 cinemas
		Fastest movie to gross $100 million Jurassic World (2015) Shared with: Colin Trevorrow Fastest movie to gross $100 million: $151,598,780 in 2 days
		Fastest movie to gross $200 million Jurassic World (2015) Shared with: Colin Trevorrow Fastest movie to gross $200 million: $208,806,270 in 3 days
		Highest-grossing domestic opening weekend of all time Jurassic World (2015) Shared with: Colin Trevorrow Between the 12-14 June, the film took $208,806,270 (£134,105,000) in US cinemas across the three ... More Between the 12-14 June, the film took $208,806,270 (£134,105,000) in US cinemas across the three days .
2005	Winner Guinness World Record	First multi-game deal between a Hollywood director and a videogame publisher
		First summer blockbuster film Jaws (1975)

Guldbagge Awards

1995

Nominee Guldbagge

Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film) Schindler's List (1993)

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA

1983

Winner Man of the Year

Hawaii Film Critics Society

2023	Nominee HFCS Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner

Heartland Film

2022	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	Truly Moving Picture Award The Fabelmans (2022)
2016	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	The BFG (2016)
2015	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	Bridge of Spies (2015)
2012	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	Lincoln (2012)
2011	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	War Horse (2011)
1998	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1997	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	Amistad (1997)
1993	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	Schindler's List (1993)
1985	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	The Color Purple (1985)
1982	Winner Truly Moving Picture Award	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Hochi Film Awards

1994

Winner Hochi Film Award

Best Foreign Language Film Schindler's List (1993)

Hollywood Critics Association

2023	Nominee HCA Award	Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
		Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2022	Nominee HCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)

Hollywood Film Awards

2002

Winner Hollywood Movie of the Year

Minority Report (2002)

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

2023	Nominee HFCS Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2018	Nominee HFCS Award	Best Director The Post (2017)
2013	Nominee HFCS Award	Best Director Lincoln (2012)

Hugo Awards

2003	Nominee Hugo	Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form Minority Report (2002) Shared with: Scott Frank (screenplay) Jon Cohen (screenplay) Philip K. Dick
1994	Winner Hugo	Best Dramatic Presentation Jurassic Park (1993) Shared with: David Koepp (screenplay) Michael Crichton (screenplay, novel)
1990	Winner Hugo	Best Dramatic Presentation Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Shared with: Jeffrey Boam (screenplay) George Lucas (story, characters) Menno Meyjes (story) Philip Kaufman (characters)
1983	Nominee Hugo	Best Dramatic Presentation E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Shared with: Melissa Mathison (screenplay)
1982	Winner Hugo	Best Dramatic Presentation Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Shared with: Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay) George Lucas (story) Philip Kaufman (story)
1978	Nominee Hugo	Best Dramatic Presentation Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1972	Nominee Hugo	Best Dramatic Presentation The Name of the Game (1968) Shared with: Philip Wylie (teleplay) For The Name of the Game: LA 2017 (1971).

ICG Publicists Awards

1985

Winner Showmanship Award

Motion Picture

Image Awards (NAACP)

2000

Winner Vanguard Award

Imagen Foundation Awards

2022

Nominee Imagen Award

Best Director - Feature Film West Side Story (2021)

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

2022	Nominee IFJA Award	Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
		Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2021	Nominee IFJA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)

Indiewire Critics' Poll

2021

Nominee ICP Award

Best Director West Side Story (2021)

International Emmy Awards

2006

Winner Founders Award

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

2023	Nominee INOCA	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2022	Nominee INOCA	Best Picture West Side Story (2021) Shared with: Kristie Macosko Krieger Kevin McCollum
		Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2012	Winner INOCA	Best Animated Feature The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Shared with: Peter Jackson Kathleen Kennedy Tied with Rango (2011).
2003	Nominee INOCA	Best Director Minority Report (2002)

International Online Film Critics' Poll

2012

Nominee IOFCP Award

Best Director Lincoln (2012)

Internet Film Critic Society

2023

Winner IFCS Award

Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)

Iowa Film Critics Awards

2023	Nominee IFC Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2013	Winner IFC Award	Best Director Lincoln (2012)

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

2003	Nominee Silver Ribbon	Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) Minority Report (2002)
1999	Winner Silver Ribbon	Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1995	Nominee Silver Ribbon	Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) Schindler's List (1993)

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

2012	Nominee IOMA	Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione) The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
2006	Nominee IOMA	Best Director (Miglior regia) Munich (2005)
2003	Nominee IOMA	Best Director (Miglior regia) Minority Report (2002)

Jupiter Award

1994	Winner Jupiter Award	Best International Film Schindler's List (1993)
		Best International Director Schindler's List (1993)
1993	Winner Jupiter Award	Best International Film Jurassic Park (1993)
		Best International Director Jurassic Park (1993)
1984	Winner Jupiter Award	Best International Film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
1982	Winner Jupiter Award	Best International Film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1981	Winner Jupiter Award	Best International Film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2023	Nominee KCFCC Award	Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
	Nominee KCFCC Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022) 2nd place
2022	Nominee KCFCC Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2005	Winner KCFCC Award	Best Director Munich (2005)
1998	Winner KCFCC Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1993	Winner KCFCC Award	Best Director Schindler's List (1993)
1987	Winner KCFCC Award	Best Director Empire of the Sun (1987)
1985	Winner KCFCC Award	Best Director The Color Purple (1985)
1982	Winner KCFCC Award	Best Director E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Kinema Junpo Awards

2017	Nominee Kinema Junpo Award	Best Foreign Language Film Bridge of Spies (2015) (USA)
	Nominee Readers' Choice Award	Best Foreign Language Film Bridge of Spies (2015) (USA)
2012	Nominee Kinema Junpo Award	Best Foreign Language Film War Horse (2011)
1995	Winner Readers' Choice Award	Best Foreign Language Film Schindler's List (1993)
1983	Winner Kinema Junpo Award	Best Foreign Language Film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
	Winner Readers' Choice Award	Best Foreign Language Film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1982	Winner Readers' Choice Award	Best Foreign Language Film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

1983

Winner Korean Association of Film Critics Award

Best Foreign Film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2022	Nominee Sierra Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2021	Winner Sierra Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
	Winner William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award
1998	Winner Sierra Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998) Tied with Roberto Benigni for Life Is Beautiful (1997).

Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards

2023	Nominee LEJA Award	Best Picture The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner Kristie Macosko Krieger
		Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee LEJA Award	Best Picture West Side Story (2021) Shared with: Kristie Macosko Krieger
		Best Director West Side Story (2021)

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2023	Nominee ALFS Award	Screenwriter of the Year The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
1999	Nominee ALFS Award	Director of the Year Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1995	Winner ALFS Award	Director of the Year Schindler's List (1993)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1998	Winner LAFCA Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1982	Winner LAFCA Award	Best Director E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards

2017

Nominee LAOFCS Award

Best Male Director The Post (2017)

Mainichi Film Concours

2002	Winner Readers' Choice Award	Best Foreign Language Film A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
1995	Winner Readers' Choice Award	Best Foreign Language Film Schindler's List (1993)
1994	Winner Readers' Choice Award	Best Foreign Language Film Jurassic Park (1993)

Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards

2022

Nominee MNFCA Award

Best Director West Side Story (2021) 2nd place

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

2010

Winner Filmmaker's Award

Music City Film Critics' Association Awards

2023	Nominee MCFCA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee MCFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)

National Board of Review, USA

2022	Winner NBR Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2001	Winner Billy Wilder Award
1987	Winner NBR Award	Best Director Empire of the Sun (1987)

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

1999	Nominee NSFC Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998) Tied with Terrence Malick for The Thin Red Line (1998) in 2nd place.
1994	Winner NSFC Award	Best Director Schindler's List (1993)
1983	Winner NSFC Award	Best Director E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1977	Nominee NSFC Award	Best Director Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

New England Film & Video Festival

2022

Winner Director's Choice Award

West Side Story (2021)

New Mexico Film Critics

2022	Winner NMFC Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2021	Winner NMFC Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2005	Nominee NYFCC Award	Best Director Munich (2005)
1998	Nominee NYFCC Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1993	Nominee NYFCC Award	Best Director Schindler's List (1993)
1982	Nominee NYFCC Award	Best Director E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1977	Nominee NYFCC Award	Best Director Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

2012

Nominee Emmy

Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (2011) Shared with: Deborah Adler Myers (executive producer) Christo Doyle (executive producer) Justin Falvey (executive producer) Danny Forster (executive producer) Darryl Frank (executive producer) Jonathan Hock (executive producer) Bill Hunt (executive producer) Vincent Kralyevich (executive producer) Kristine Sabat (executive producer) Mark E. Breeze (producer) Christopher Cassel (producer) Jessica Conway (producer) Zaida Espada (producer) Kaitlin McIntyre (producer) For episode "Stories from the Pile"

Nikkan Sports Film Awards

2018

Nominee Nikkan Sports Film Award

Best Foreign Film The Post (2017)

North Carolina Film Critics Association

2023	Nominee NCFCA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee NCFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2018	Nominee NCFCA Award	Best Director The Post (2017)

North Dakota Film Society

2023	Nominee NDFS Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

2022	Nominee NTFCA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2021	Nominee NTFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2017	Nominee NTFCA Award	Best Director The Post (2017) 4th place
2013	Winner NTFCA Award	Best Director Lincoln (2012)

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

2023

Nominee OFCC Award

Best Director The Fabelmans (2022) 2nd place

Online Film & Television Association

2022	Nominee OFTA Film Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2018	Nominee OFTA Film Award	Best Picture The Post (2017) Shared with: Amy Pascal Kristie Macosko Krieger
2016	Nominee OFTA Film Award	Best Picture Bridge of Spies (2015) Shared with: Marc Platt Kristie Macosko Krieger 10th Place
2013	Nominee OFTA Film Award	Best Picture Lincoln (2012) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
		Best Director Lincoln (2012)
2012	Winner OFTA Film Award	Best Animated Picture The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Shared with: Peter Jackson Kathleen Kennedy Tied with Gore Verbinski, Graham King, and John B. Carls for Rango (2011).
2006	Nominee OFTA Film Award	Best Picture Munich (2005) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy Barry Mendel Colin Wilson
		Best Director Munich (2005)
2003	Nominee OFTA Film Award	Best Director Minority Report (2002)
1999	Winner OFTA Film Award	Best Picture Saving Private Ryan (1998) Shared with: Ian Bryce Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn
		Best Drama Picture Saving Private Ryan (1998) Shared with: Ian Bryce Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn
		Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1997	Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame	Creative

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2023	Nominee OFCS Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee OFCS Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2006	Nominee OFCS Award	Best Director Munich (2005)
2003	Nominee OFCS Award	Best Director Minority Report (2002)
2002	Nominee OFCS Award	Best Adapted Screenplay A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
1999	Winner OFCS Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Palm Springs International Film Festival

2023

Winner Chairman's Vanguard Award

The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Michelle Williams Paul Dano Seth Rogen Gabriel LaBelle Judd Hirsch

People's Choice Awards, USA

1994

Winner People's Choice Award

People's Choice Awards Honoree

PGA Awards

2022	Nominee PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures West Side Story (2021) Shared with: Kristie Macosko Krieger
2018	Nominee PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures The Post (2017) Shared with: Amy Pascal Kristie Macosko Krieger
2016	Nominee PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Bridge of Spies (2015) Shared with: Marc Platt Kristie Macosko Krieger
2013	Nominee PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Lincoln (2012) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
2012	Winner Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures
	Winner PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Shared with: Peter Jackson Kathleen Kennedy
	Nominee PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures War Horse (2011) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
2011	Winner PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television The Pacific (2010) Shared with: Gary Goetzman Tom Hanks Eugene Kelly Todd London Cherylanne Martin Bruce C. McKenna Steve Shareshian Tony To Timothy Van Patten Graham Yost
2006	Nominee PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television Into the West (2005) Shared with: Darryl Frank Justin Falvey David A. Rosemont Kirk Ellis Larry Rapaport
2002	Winner PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television Band of Brothers (2001) Shared with: Tom Hanks Tony To
2000	Winner PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Shared with: Kathleen Kennedy
1999	Winner Milestone Award
	Winner PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Saving Private Ryan (1998) Shared with: Allison Lyon Segan Bonnie Curtis Ian Bryce Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn
1998	Winner Vision Award	Theatrical Motion Pictures Amistad (1997) Shared with: Debbie Allen Colin Wilson
	Nominee PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Amistad (1997) Shared with: Debbie Allen Colin Wilson
1994	Winner PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Schindler's List (1993) Shared with: Branko Lustig Gerald R. Molen

Phoenix Critics Circle

2022	Nominee PCC Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2021	Nominee PCC Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2012

Nominee PFCS Award

Best Director Lincoln (2012)

Rembrandt Awards

1998

Winner Audience Award

Best Director The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Retirement Research Foundation, USA

1990

Winner Wise Owl Award

Television and Theatrical Film Fiction Dad (1989) Shared with: Gary David Goldberg Joseph Stern Kathleen Kennedy (executive) Frank Marshall (executive)

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards

2008	Nominee Rondo Statuette	Best Film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Shared with: George Lucas
2005	Nominee Rondo Statuette	Best Film War of the Worlds (2005)
2002	Nominee Rondo Statuette	Best Genre Film Minority Report (2002)

Russian Guild of Film Critics

1998

Nominee Golden Aries

Best Foreign Film Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Russian National Movie Awards

2012	Nominee Georges Award	Best Animated Feature Film of the Year The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
2006	Nominee Georges Award	Best Blockbuster Movie War of the Worlds (2005)

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2023

Nominee SDFCS Award

Best Director The Fabelmans (2022) 2nd place

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

2023	Nominee SFBAFCC Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2022	Nominee SFBAFCC Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)

San Sebastián International Film Festival

1975

Nominee Golden Seashell

Best Film Jaws (1975)

Sant Jordi Awards

1983

Winner Sant Jordi

Mejor Película Infantil E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2022

Winner Outstanding Director of the Year Award

West Side Story (2021)

Satellite Awards

2023	Nominee Satellite Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Screenplay, Original The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2016	Nominee Satellite Award	Best Director Bridge of Spies (2015)
2012	Nominee Satellite Award	Best Director Lincoln (2012)
2011	Nominee Satellite Award	Best Director War Horse (2011)
1999	Nominee Golden Satellite Award	Best Motion Picture, Drama Saving Private Ryan (1998) Shared with: Ian Bryce Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn
		Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1998	Nominee Golden Satellite Award	Best Motion Picture, Drama Amistad (1997) Shared with: Debbie Allen Colin Wilson
		Best Director Amistad (1997)

SFX Awards, UK

2003

Nominee SFX Award

Best SF or Fantasy Film Director Minority Report (2002)

ShoWest Convention, USA

2002	Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
1994	Winner ShoWest Award	Director of the Year
1982	Winner ShoWest Award	Director of the Year

Society of Camera Operators

1994

Winner Governors' Award

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2022	Nominee SEFCA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
2021	Nominee SEFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
1999	Winner SEFCA Award	Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

2022	Nominee SLFCA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2021	Nominee SLFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2017	Nominee SLFCA Award	Best Director The Post (2017)
2011	Winner SLFCA Award	Best Animated Film The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
2005	Nominee SLFCA Award	Best Director Munich (2005)

Taormina International Film Festival

1973	Winner Best First Film	Duel (1971)
	Nominee Golden Charybdis	Duel (1971)

The Kennedy Center Honors

2006

Winner Kennedy Center Honors

Tokyo Anime Award

2013

Winner International Theater Award

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Tokyo International Film Festival

2004

Winner Akira Kurosawa Award

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

1998

Winner TFCA Award

Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Toronto International Film Festival

2022

Winner People's Choice Award

Best Film The Fabelmans (2022)

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

2021

Nominee UFCA Award

Best Director West Side Story (2021)

Valladolid International Film Festival

1975	Winner Golden Spike	20th Anniversary Prize The Sugarland Express (1974)
	Nominee Golden Spike	Best Film The Sugarland Express (1974)

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2013

Nominee VFCC Award

Best Director Lincoln (2012)

Venice Film Festival

2001	Winner Future Film Festival Digital Award	A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
1993	Winner Career Golden Lion

Visual Effects Society Awards

2008

Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Walk of Fame

2003

Winner Star on the Walk of Fame

Motion Picture On January 10, 2003. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd.

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2022	Nominee WAFCA Award	Best Director The Fabelmans (2022)
		Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
2021	Nominee WAFCA Award	Best Director West Side Story (2021)
2012	Nominee WAFCA Award	Best Director Lincoln (2012)
2005	Winner WAFCA Award	Best Director Munich (2005)

Western Heritage Awards

2011	Winner Bronze Wrangler	Theatrical Motion Picture True Grit (2010) Shared with: A.C. Lyles (executive producer) Paul Schwake (executive producer) Ethan Coen (producer/director/writer) Joel Coen (producer/director/writer) Scott Rudin (producer) Jeff Bridges (actor) Josh Brolin (actor) Matt Damon (actor) Hailee Steinfeld (actor)
2006	Winner Bronze Wrangler	Television Feature Film Into the West (2005) Shared with: Darryl Frank (producer) Justin Falvey (producer) David A. Rosemont (producer) William Mastrosimone (producer) Kirk Ellis (producer) Larry Rapaport (producer) Matthew Settle (actor) Skeet Ulrich (actor) Tonantzin Carmelo (actor) Irene Bedard (actor) Michael Spears (actor) Zahn McClarnon (actor) Rachael Leigh Cook (actor)

WorldFest Houston

1972

Winner Gold Remi Award

Short Subject - Live Action Amblin' (1968)

Writers Guild of America, USA

2023	Nominee WGA Award (Screen)	Original Screenplay The Fabelmans (2022) Shared with: Tony Kushner
1978	Nominee WGA Award (Screen)	Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1975	Nominee WGA Award (Screen)	Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen The Sugarland Express (1974) Shared with: Hal Barwood Matthew Robbins

Yoga Awards

1994

Winner Yoga Award

Worst Foreign Director Jurassic Park (1993)

Young Artist Awards

1994

Winner Jackie Coogan Award