Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay The Trip to Bountiful |
1985 |
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay To Kill a Mockingbird |
1962 |
| Won |
Best Original Screenplay Tender Mercies |
1983 |
| Won |
Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special Old Man |
1997 |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Won |
Best Screenplay The Trip to Bountiful |
1985 |
