Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay The Last Detail |
1973 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Shampoo |
1975 |
| Won |
Best Original Screenplay Chinatown |
1974 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Won |
Best Screenplay Chinatown |
1974 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay The Last Detail |
1974 |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
| Won |
Best Screenplay Chinatown |
1974 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Won |
Best Screenplay Chinatown |
1974 |
