Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay JFK |
1991 |
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay Born on the Fourth of July |
1989 |
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay Midnight Express |
1978 |
| Nominated |
Best Director JFK |
1991 |
| Won |
Best Director Born on the Fourth of July |
1989 |
| Won |
Best Director Platoon |
1986 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Nixon |
1995 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Platoon |
1986 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Salvador |
1986 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture JFK |
1991 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Born on the Fourth of July |
1989 |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Won |
Golden Berlin Camera Born on the Fourth of July |
1990 |
| Won |
Honorary Golden Bear |
1990 |
| Nominated |
In Competition Born on the Fourth of July |
1990 |
| Won |
Silver Bear for Best Director Platoon |
1987 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Won |
Best Director Platoon |
1987 |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director Nixon |
1995 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director JFK |
1991 |
| Won |
Best Director Born on the Fourth of July |
1989 |
| Won |
Best Director Platoon |
1986 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Natural Born Killers |
1994 |
| Won |
Best Director JFK |
1991 |
| Won |
Best Director Born on the Fourth of July |
1989 |
| Won |
Best Director Platoon |
1986 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Born on the Fourth of July |
1989 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay Platoon |
1986 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Midnight Express |
1978 |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Nominated |
Best Director Talk Radio |
1988 |
| Won |
Best Director Platoon |
1986 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Salvador |
1986 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Platoon |
1986 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay Salvador |
1986 |
Venice International Film Festival
| Won |
Special Grand Prize of the Jury Natural Born Killers |
1994 |
