| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Lord of the Flies (1963) |
| 1960 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Moderato cantabile (1960) |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Marat/Sade (1967) Tied with Robert Bresson for Mouchette (1967). |
| Locarno International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1967 | Won | Special Mention |
for: Marat/Sade (1967) |
| São Paulo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Feature for: "The Mahabharata" (1989) |