Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Director Julia |
1977 |
| Won |
Best Director A Man for All Seasons |
1966 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Sundowners |
1960 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Nun's Story |
1959 |
| Won |
Best Director From Here to Eternity |
1953 |
| Nominated |
Best Director High Noon |
1952 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Search |
1948 |
| Won |
Best Documentary Short Subject Benjy |
1951 |
| Won |
Best Picture A Man for All Seasons |
1966 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture The Sundowners |
1960 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Won |
Best British Film A Man for All Seasons |
1967 |
| Nominated |
Best British Film The Sundowners |
1961 |
| Nominated |
Best British Film The Nun's Story |
1959 |
| Won |
Best Film - Any Source A Man for All Seasons |
1967 |
| Won |
Best Picture Julia |
1978 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture The Day of the Jackal |
1973 |
| Won |
Fellowship Award |
1977 |
| Won |
United Nations Award The Search |
1949 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director Julia |
1977 |
| Won |
Best Director A Man for All Seasons |
1966 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Sundowners |
1960 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Nun's Story |
1959 |
| Nominated |
Best Director A Hatful of Rain |
1957 |
| Won |
Best Director From Here to Eternity |
1953 |
| Nominated |
Best Director High Noon |
1952 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Search |
1948 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Julia |
1977 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Day of the Jackal |
1973 |
| Won |
Best Director A Man for All Seasons |
1966 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Sundowners |
1960 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Nun's Story |
1959 |
| Nominated |
Best Director A Hatful of Rain |
1957 |
| Won |
Best Director From Here to Eternity |
1953 |
| Won |
Special Achievement The Sundowners |
1960 |
| Won |
Special Achievement The Nun's Story |
1959 |
National Board of Review
| Won |
Best Director A Man for All Seasons |
1966 |
| Won |
Best Director The Nun's Story |
1959 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Director A Man for All Seasons |
1966 |
| Won |
Best Director The Nun's Story |
1959 |
| Won |
Best Director From Here to Eternity |
1953 |
| Won |
Best Director High Noon |
1952 |
