Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Director Vera Drake |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Secrets and Lies |
1996 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Another Year |
2010 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Happy-Go-Lucky |
2008 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Vera Drake |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Topsy-Turvy |
1999 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Secrets and Lies |
1996 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Nominated |
Alexander Korda Award Naked |
1993 |
| Won |
Best Director Vera Drake |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Vera Drake |
2004 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Topsy-Turvy |
1999 |
Cannes Film Festival
| Won |
Best Director Naked |
1993 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director Secrets and Lies |
1996 |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Nominated |
Best Foreign Film Topsy-Turvy |
1999 |
| Nominated |
Best Foreign Film Naked |
1993 |
| Nominated |
Best Foreign Film Life Is Sweet |
1991 |
| Nominated |
Best Foreign Film High Hopes |
1989 |
London Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best British Director Another Year |
2010 |
| Nominated |
Best British Director Happy-Go-Lucky |
2008 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director Secrets and Lies |
1996 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Happy-Go-Lucky |
2008 |
National Society of Film Critics
| Won |
Best Director Happy-Go-Lucky |
2008 |
| Won |
Best Director Topsy-Turvy |
1999 |
| Won |
Best Director (Runner-up) Secrets and Lies |
1996 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Happy-Go-Lucky |
2008 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Director Happy-Go-Lucky |
2008 |
| Won |
Best Director Topsy-Turvy |
1999 |
