Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Director Munich |
2005 |
| Won |
Best Director Saving Private Ryan |
1998 |
| Won |
Best Director Schindler's List |
1993 |
| Nominated |
Best Director E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
1982 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Raiders of the Lost Ark |
1981 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
1977 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture War Horse |
2011 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Letters from Iwo Jima |
2006 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Munich |
2006 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Saving Private Ryan |
1998 |
| Won |
Best Picture Schindler's List |
1993 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture The Color Purple |
1985 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
1982 |
| Won |
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
1986 |
American Film Institute
| Won |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
1995 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Won |
Academy Fellowship Award |
1985 |
| Won |
Best Director Schindler's List |
1994 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
1978 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Jaws |
1975 |
| Won |
David Lean Award Schindler's List |
1993 |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Director War Horse |
2011 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Munich |
2005 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Catch Me If You Can |
2002 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Minority Report |
2002 |
| Won |
Best Director Saving Private Ryan |
1998 |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Munich |
2005 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director Munich |
2005 |
| Won |
Best Director Saving Private Ryan |
1998 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Amistad |
1997 |
| Won |
Best Director Schindler's List |
1993 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Empire of the Sun |
1987 |
| Won |
Best Director The Color Purple |
1985 |
| Nominated |
Best Director E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
1982 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Raiders of the Lost Ark |
1981 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
1977 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Jaws |
1975 |
| Won |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
1999 |
French Academy of Cinema
| Nominated |
Best Foreign Film Schindler's List |
1994 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Munich |
2005 |
| Nominated |
Best Director A.I.: Artificial Intelligence |
2001 |
| Won |
Best Director Saving Private Ryan |
1998 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Amistad |
1997 |
| Won |
Best Director Schindler's List |
1993 |
| Nominated |
Best Director E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
1982 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Raiders of the Lost Ark |
1981 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
1977 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Jaws |
1975 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
1977 |
Kansas City Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Munich |
2005 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director Saving Private Ryan |
1998 |
| Won |
Best Director E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
1982 |
National Board of Review
| Won |
Best Director Empire of the Sun |
1987 |
| Won |
Billy Wilder Award |
2001 |
National Society of Film Critics
| Won |
Best Director Schindler's List |
1993 |
Online Film Critics Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Munich |
2005 |
Producers Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Animated Feature The Adventures of Tintin |
2011 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture War Horse |
2011 |
Toronto Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director Saving Private Ryan |
1998 |
Venice International Film Festival
| Won |
Future Film Festival Digital Award A.I.: Artificial Intelligence |
2001 |
| Won |
Golden Lion |
1993 |
