| National Board of Review |
A Passage to India |
Best Director |
1984 |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle |
A Passage to India |
Best Director |
1984 |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
A Passage to India |
Best Director |
1984 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
A Passage to India |
Best Director |
1984 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
A Passage to India |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1984 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
A Passage to India |
Best Screenplay |
1984 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
A Passage to India |
Best Editing |
1984 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
A Passage to India |
Best Director |
1984 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Ryan's Daughter |
Best Director |
1970 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Ryan's Daughter |
Best Picture |
1970 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Doctor Zhivago |
Best Film - Any Source |
1966 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Doctor Zhivago |
Best Director |
1965 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Doctor Zhivago |
Best Director |
1965 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Lawrence of Arabia |
Best Director |
1962 |
Won |
| National Board of Review |
Lawrence of Arabia |
Best Director |
1962 |
Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Lawrence of Arabia |
Best Film - Any Source |
1962 |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Lawrence of Arabia |
Best Director |
1962 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Lawrence of Arabia |
Best Director |
1962 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Best Director |
1957 |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Best Director |
1957 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Best Director |
1957 |
Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Best Film - Any Source |
1957 |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Best Director |
1957 |
Won |
| National Board of Review |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Best Director |
1957 |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle |
Summertime |
Best Director |
1955 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Summertime |
Best Director |
1955 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Summertime |
Best Film - Any Source |
1955 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Hobson's Choice |
Best British Film |
1954 |
Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Oliver Twist |
Best British Film |
1948 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Great Expectations |
Best Director |
1947 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Great Expectations |
Best Screenplay |
1947 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Brief Encounter |
Best Director |
1946 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Brief Encounter |
Best Screenplay |
1946 |
Nominated |