| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Mississippi Burning (1988) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Midnight Express (1978) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Writing for: Angel Heart (1987) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Evita (1996) Shared with: Oliver Stone |
| 1992 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: The Commitments (1991) |
Best Film for: The Commitments (1991) Shared with: Roger Randall-Cutler Lynda Myles |
| 1990 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Mississippi Burning (1988) |
| 1981 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Fame (1980) |
| 1979 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Midnight Express (1978) |
| 1977 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay for: Bugsy Malone (1976) |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Bugsy Malone (1976) |
|
| 1976 | Won | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Single Play for: The Evacuees (1975) (TV) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: The Life of David Gale (2003) |
| 1989 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Mississippi Burning (1988) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Come See the Paradise (1990) |
| 1985 | Won | Grand Prize of the Jury |
for: Birdy (1984) |
| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Birdy (1984) |
|
| 1982 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Shoot the Moon (1982) |
| 1978 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Midnight Express (1978) |
| 1976 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Bugsy Malone (1976) |
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | CEC International Award | |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Fame (1980) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Mississippi Burning (1988) |
| 1979 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Midnight Express (1978) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Evita (1996) |
| 1989 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Mississippi Burning (1988) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Midnight Express (1978) |
| Guild of German Art House Cinemas | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | Won | Guild Film Award - Gold |
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) for: Fame (1980) |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | European Silver Ribbon | |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Angela's Ashes (1999) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: The Commitments (1991) |
| Munich Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | CineMerit Award | |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: Mississippi Burning (1988) |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for: Evita (1996) Shared with: Robert Stigwood Andrew G. Vajna |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Best Director Award |
for: The Commitments (1991) |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Birdy (1984) |
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