Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay The Thin Red Line |
1998 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Tree of Life |
2011 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Thin Red Line |
1998 |
Cannes Film Festival
| Won |
Best Director Days of Heaven |
1979 |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director The Thin Red Line |
1998 |
Detroit Film Critics Society
| Nominated |
Best Director The Tree of Life |
2011 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director The Thin Red Line |
1998 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Days of Heaven |
1978 |
L.A. Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director The Tree of Life |
2011 |
National Society of Film Critics
| Won |
Best Director The Tree of Life |
2011 |
| Won |
Best Director Days of Heaven |
1978 |
| Won |
Best Director (Runner-up) The Thin Red Line |
1998 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Director The Thin Red Line |
1998 |
| Won |
Best Director Days of Heaven |
1978 |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Director The Tree of Life |
2011 |
Venice International Film Festival
| Nominated |
Film Presented Badlands |
1975 |
