Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Documentary Feature 4 Little Girls |
1997 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Do the Right Thing |
1989 |
Black Reel Awards
| Nominated |
Best Director Inside Man |
2006 |
French Academy of Cinema
| Won |
Honorary Award |
2002 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Do the Right Thing |
1989 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay Do the Right Thing |
1989 |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Won |
Best First Feature She's Gotta Have It |
1986 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director Do the Right Thing |
1988 |
| Won |
New Generation Award She's Gotta Have It |
1985 |
San Francisco International Film Festival
| Won |
Film Society Directing Award |
2007 |
