| Berlin International Film Festival |
Man on the Moon |
Silver Bear for Best Director |
2000 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
The People Vs. Larry Flynt |
Best Director |
1996 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The People Vs. Larry Flynt |
Best Director |
1996 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Amadeus |
Best Director |
1984 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Amadeus |
Best Director |
1984 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Amadeus |
Best Director |
1984 |
Won |
| French Academy of Cinema |
Amadeus |
Best Foreign Film |
1984 |
Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Amadeus |
Best Director |
1984 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Ragtime |
Best Director |
1981 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Best Director |
1976 |
Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Best Picture |
1976 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Best Director |
1975 |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Best Director |
1975 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Best Director |
1975 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Firemen's Ball |
Best Foreign Language Film |
1968 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Loves of a Blonde |
Best Foreign Language Film |
1966 |
Nominated |