| L.A. Film Critics Association |
The Tree of Life |
Best Director |
2011 |
Won |
| National Society of Film Critics |
The Tree of Life |
Best Director |
2011 |
Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
The Tree of Life |
Best Director |
2011 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Tree of Life |
Best Director |
2011 |
Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society |
The Tree of Life |
Best Director |
2011 |
Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle |
The Thin Red Line |
Best Director |
1998 |
Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association |
The Thin Red Line |
Best Director |
1998 |
Won |
| National Society of Film Critics |
The Thin Red Line |
Best Director (Runner-up) |
1998 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Thin Red Line |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
1998 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Thin Red Line |
Best Director |
1998 |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
The Thin Red Line |
Best Director |
1998 |
Nominated |
| Cannes Film Festival |
Days of Heaven |
Best Director |
1979 |
Won |
| National Society of Film Critics |
Days of Heaven |
Best Director |
1978 |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle |
Days of Heaven |
Best Director |
1978 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Days of Heaven |
Best Director |
1978 |
Nominated |