Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay The Descendants |
2011 |
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay Election |
1999 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Descendants |
2011 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Sideways |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture The Descendants |
2011 |
Boston Society of Film Critics
| Won |
Best Director [Runner-up] Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay The Descendants |
2011 |
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay The Descendants |
2011 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Descendants |
2011 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay About Schmidt |
2003 |
| Nominated |
Best Writer About Schmidt |
2002 |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director Sideways |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement The Descendants |
2011 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director The Descendants |
2011 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Sideways |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Best Director About Schmidt |
2002 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay The Descendants |
2011 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay About Schmidt |
2002 |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Nominated |
Best Director The Descendants |
2011 |
| Won |
Best Director Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Director Election |
1999 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay The Descendants |
2011 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Election |
1999 |
L.A. Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Screenplay (Runner-up) The Descendants |
2011 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay About Schmidt |
2002 |
| Won |
New Generation Award Citizen Ruth |
1999 |
| Won |
New Generation Award Election |
1999 |
National Board of Review
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay The Descendants |
2011 |
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
National Society of Film Critics
| Won |
Best Director (Runner-up) Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay (Runner-up) Election |
1999 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Election |
1999 |
New York Film Critics Online
| Won |
Best Screenplay The Descendants |
2011 |
Producers Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Picture The Descendants |
2011 |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Director Sideways |
2004 |
Writers Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay The Descendants |
2011 |
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay Sideways |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay About Schmidt |
2002 |
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay Election |
1999 |
