Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay A Passage to India |
1984 |
| Nominated |
Best Director A Passage to India |
1984 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Doctor Zhivago |
1965 |
| Won |
Best Director Lawrence of Arabia |
1962 |
| Won |
Best Director The Bridge on the River Kwai |
1957 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Summertime |
1955 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Great Expectations |
1947 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Brief Encounter |
1946 |
| Nominated |
Best Editing A Passage to India |
1984 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay Great Expectations |
1947 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay Brief Encounter |
1946 |
American Film Institute
| Won |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
1990 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Won |
Best British Film Hobson's Choice |
1954 |
| Nominated |
Best British Film Oliver Twist |
1948 |
| Nominated |
Best Film - Any Source Doctor Zhivago |
1966 |
| Won |
Best Film - Any Source Lawrence of Arabia |
1962 |
| Won |
Best Film - Any Source The Bridge on the River Kwai |
1957 |
| Nominated |
Best Film - Any Source Summertime |
1955 |
| Won |
Best Film - Any Source Breaking the Sound Barrier |
1952 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Ryan's Daughter |
1970 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director A Passage to India |
1984 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Ryan's Daughter |
1970 |
| Won |
Best Director Lawrence of Arabia |
1962 |
| Won |
Best Director The Bridge on the River Kwai |
1957 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director A Passage to India |
1984 |
| Won |
Best Director Doctor Zhivago |
1965 |
| Won |
Best Director Lawrence of Arabia |
1962 |
| Won |
Best Director The Bridge on the River Kwai |
1957 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay A Passage to India |
1984 |
National Board of Review
| Won |
Best Director A Passage to India |
1984 |
| Won |
Best Director Lawrence of Arabia |
1962 |
| Won |
Best Director The Bridge on the River Kwai |
1957 |
| Won |
Best Director Breaking the Sound Barrier |
1952 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Director A Passage to India |
1984 |
| Won |
Best Director The Bridge on the River Kwai |
1957 |
| Won |
Best Director Summertime |
1955 |
