Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Director The Mission |
1986 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Killing Fields |
1984 |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Nominated |
In Competition Fat Man & Little Boy |
1990 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Nominated |
Best Director The Mission |
1986 |
| Won |
Best Picture The Killing Fields |
1984 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director The Killing Fields |
1984 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director The Mission |
1986 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Killing Fields |
1984 |
