Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Director Being John Malkovich |
1999 |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Won |
Breakthrough Performer Being John Malkovich |
1999 |
| Won |
Breakthrough Performer Three Kings |
1999 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director - Feature Film Being John Malkovich |
1999 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Adaptation |
2002 |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Won |
Best First Feature Synecdoche, New York |
2008 |
| Won |
Best First Feature Over $500,000 Being John Malkovich |
1999 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best First Film Being John Malkovich |
1999 |
