Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Director Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
2003 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Truman Show |
1998 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Dead Poets Society |
1989 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Witness |
1985 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Green Card |
1990 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
2003 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Green Card |
1991 |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
2003 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
2003 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Truman Show |
1998 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Dead Poets Society |
1989 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Witness |
1985 |
French Academy of Cinema
| Won |
Best Foreign Film Dead Poets Society |
1990 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
2003 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Dead Poets Society |
1989 |
Producers Guild of America
| Nominated |
Producer of the Year Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
2003 |
