Awards
| Year | Award |
| 2008 |
Independent Spirit Awards
Best Director - Nominated |
| 2008 |
Toronto Film Critics Association
Best Director - Won |
| 2008 |
Independent Spirit Awards
Best Picture - Nominated |
| 1991 |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Best Director - Won |
| 1991 |
Directors Guild of America
Best Director - Won |
| 1991 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Director - Nominated |
| 1991 |
National Board of Review
Best Director - Won |
| 1991 |
New York Film Critics Circle
Best Director - Won |
| 1991 |
Berlin International Film Festival
Silver Bear for Best Director - Won |
| 1987 |
Independent Spirit Awards
Best Director - Nominated |
| 1980 |
New York Film Critics Circle
Best Director - Won |
