Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Director Moonstruck |
1987 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Fiddler on the Roof |
1971 |
| Nominated |
Best Director In the Heat of the Night |
1967 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Moonstruck |
1987 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture A Soldier's Story |
1984 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Fiddler on the Roof |
1971 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming! |
1966 |
| Won |
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
1999 |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Won |
Silver Bear for Best Director Moonstruck |
1988 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Nominated |
Best Film - Any Source In the Heat of the Night |
1967 |
| Won |
United Nations Award In the Heat of the Night |
1967 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director A Soldier's Story |
1984 |
| Nominated |
Best Director In the Heat of the Night |
1967 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming! |
1966 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director The Hurricane |
1999 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Fiddler on the Roof |
1971 |
| Nominated |
Best Director In the Heat of the Night |
1967 |
National Board of Review
| Won |
Billy Wilder Award |
2003 |
