| Chicago Film Critics Association |
Nixon |
Best Director |
1995 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Nixon |
Best Original Screenplay |
1995 |
Nominated |
| Venice International Film Festival |
Natural Born Killers |
Special Grand Prize of the Jury |
1994 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Natural Born Killers |
Best Director |
1994 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
JFK |
Best Director |
1991 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
JFK |
Best Director |
1991 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
JFK |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1991 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
JFK |
Best Picture |
1991 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
JFK |
Best Director |
1991 |
Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival |
Born on the Fourth of July |
Golden Berlin Camera |
1990 |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Born on the Fourth of July |
Best Director |
1989 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Born on the Fourth of July |
Best Director |
1989 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Born on the Fourth of July |
Best Director |
1989 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Born on the Fourth of July |
Best Screenplay |
1989 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Born on the Fourth of July |
Best Picture |
1989 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Born on the Fourth of July |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1989 |
Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards |
Talk Radio |
Best Director |
1988 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Platoon |
Best Director |
1987 |
Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival |
Platoon |
Silver Bear for Best Director |
1987 |
Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards |
Platoon |
Best Screenplay |
1986 |
Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards |
Platoon |
Best Director |
1986 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Platoon |
Best Director |
1986 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Platoon |
Best Director |
1986 |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Platoon |
Best Director |
1986 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Platoon |
Best Original Screenplay |
1986 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Salvador |
Best Original Screenplay |
1986 |
Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards |
Salvador |
Best Screenplay |
1986 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Platoon |
Best Screenplay |
1986 |
Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards |
Salvador |
Best Director |
1986 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Midnight Express |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1978 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Midnight Express |
Best Screenplay |
1978 |
Won |