| Independent Spirit Awards |
The Dead |
Best Director |
1987 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Prizzi's Honor |
Best Director |
1985 |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle |
Prizzi's Honor |
Best Director |
1985 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Prizzi's Honor |
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy |
1985 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Prizzi's Honor |
Best Director |
1985 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Prizzi's Honor |
Best Director |
1985 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Man Who Would Be King |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1975 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Chinatown |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
1974 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
The Night of the Iguana |
Best Director |
1964 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
The Night of the Iguana |
Best Director |
1964 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
The Cardinal |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
1963 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Cardinal |
Best Supporting Actor |
1963 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
The Misfits |
Best Director |
1961 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1957 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison |
Best Director |
1957 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison |
Best Film - Any Source |
1957 |
Nominated |
| National Board of Review |
Moby Dick |
Best Director |
1956 |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle |
Moby Dick |
Best Director |
1956 |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Moby Dick |
Best Director |
1956 |
Nominated |
| Venice International Film Festival |
Moulin Rouge |
Silver Lion |
1953 |
Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Moulin Rouge |
Best British Film |
1953 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
The African Queen |
Best Film - Any Source |
1952 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Moulin Rouge |
Best Director |
1952 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The African Queen |
Best Director |
1951 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The African Queen |
Best Screenplay |
1951 |
Nominated |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards |
The Asphalt Jungle |
Best Screenplay |
1950 |
Won |
| National Board of Review |
The Asphalt Jungle |
Best Director |
1950 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Asphalt Jungle |
Best Director |
1950 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
The Asphalt Jungle |
Best Director |
1950 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
The Asphalt Jungle |
Best Director |
1950 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
The Asphalt Jungle |
Best Screenplay |
1950 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Asphalt Jungle |
Best Screenplay |
1950 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
The Asphalt Jungle |
Best Film - Any Source |
1950 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
Best Film - Any Source |
1949 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
Best Director |
1948 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
Best Director |
1948 |
Won |
| National Board of Review |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
Best Screenplay |
1948 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
Best Screenplay |
1948 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Maltese Falcon |
Best Screenplay |
1941 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Sergeant York |
Best Original Screenplay |
1941 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet |
Best Original Screenplay |
1940 |
Nominated |