| Directors Guild of America |
Pocketful of Miracles |
Best Director |
1961 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
A Hole in the Head |
Best Director |
1959 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
It's a Wonderful Life |
Best Director |
1946 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
It's a Wonderful Life |
Best Director |
1946 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
Best Director |
1939 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
You Can't Take It with You |
Best Director |
1938 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town |
Best Director |
1936 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
It Happened One Night |
Best Director |
1934 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Lady for a Day |
Best Director |
0 |
Nominated |