Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay District 9 |
2009 |
Austin Film Critics
| Won |
Best First Film District 9 |
2009 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay Up in the Air |
2009 |
| Nominated |
Best Director District 9 |
2009 |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Won |
Most Promising Filmmaker District 9 |
2009 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay District 9 |
2009 |
