Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Won |
Best Director The Silence of the Lambs |
1991 |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Won |
Silver Bear for Best Director The Silence of the Lambs |
1991 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Nominated |
David Lean Award The Silence of the Lambs |
1991 |
Directors Guild of America
| Won |
Best Director The Silence of the Lambs |
1991 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director The Silence of the Lambs |
1991 |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Nominated |
Best Director Rachel Getting Married |
2008 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Swimming to Cambodia |
1987 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Rachel Getting Married |
2008 |
National Board of Review
| Won |
Best Director The Silence of the Lambs |
1991 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Director The Silence of the Lambs |
1991 |
| Won |
Best Director Melvin and Howard |
1980 |
Toronto Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director Rachel Getting Married |
2008 |
