Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Foreign Language Film Hanussen |
1988 |
| Nominated |
Best Foreign Language Film Colonel Redl |
1985 |
| Won |
Best Foreign Language Film Mephisto |
1981 |
| Nominated |
Best Foreign Language Film Bizalom |
1980 |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Won |
Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize Edes Emma, Draga Böbe - Vazlatok, Aktok |
1992 |
| Won |
Silver Bear for Best Director Bizalom |
1980 |
Cannes Film Festival
| Won |
Best Screenplay Mephisto |
1981 |
European Film Academy
| Won |
Best European Screenwriter Sunshine |
1999 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Edes Emma, Draga Böbe - Vazlatok, Aktok |
1992 |
Genie Awards
| Nominated |
Best Director Sunshine |
1999 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Sunshine |
2000 |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Nominated |
Best Foreign Film Hanussen |
1989 |
