Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Director Milk |
2008 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Good Will Hunting |
1997 |
Boston Society of Film Critics
| Won |
Best Director Milk |
2008 |
| Won |
Best Director Paranoid Park |
2008 |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Milk |
2008 |
Cannes Film Festival
| Won |
Best Director Elephant |
2003 |
| Won |
Special 60th Anniversary Award Paranoid Park |
2007 |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Milk |
2008 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director Milk |
2008 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Good Will Hunting |
1997 |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Nominated |
Best Director Paranoid Park |
2007 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Elephant |
2003 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Gerry |
2002 |
| Nominated |
Best Director My Own Private Idaho |
1991 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Drugstore Cowboy |
1989 |
| Won |
Best Film Music My Own Private Idaho |
1991 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay My Own Private Idaho |
1991 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Drugstore Cowboy |
1989 |
London Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Milk |
2008 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Screenplay Drugstore Cowboy |
1988 |
National Society of Film Critics
| Won |
Best Director Drugstore Cowboy |
1988 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Screenplay Drugstore Cowboy |
1989 |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Director Milk |
2008 |
Southeastern Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Milk |
2008 |
Vancouver Film Critics
| Nominated |
Best Director Milk |
2008 |
