| National Board of Review |
In Cold Blood |
Best Director |
1967 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
In Cold Blood |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1967 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
In Cold Blood |
Best Director |
1967 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
In Cold Blood |
Best Director |
1967 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Professionals |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1966 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Professionals |
Best Director |
1966 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
The Professionals |
Best Director |
1966 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Elmer Gantry |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1960 |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Elmer Gantry |
Best Director |
1960 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Elmer Gantry |
Best Director |
1960 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Elmer Gantry |
Best British Film |
1960 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
Best Director |
1958 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1958 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
The Brothers Karamazov |
Best Director |
1958 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
Best Film - Any Source |
1958 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
Best Director |
1958 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
Best Director |
1958 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Blackboard Jungle |
Best Director |
1955 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Blackboard Jungle |
Best Screenplay |
1955 |
Nominated |