Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Director The Collector |
1965 |
| Won |
Best Director Ben-Hur |
1959 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Friendly Persuasion |
1956 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Roman Holiday |
1953 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Detective Story |
1951 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Heiress |
1949 |
| Won |
Best Director The Best Years of Our Lives |
1946 |
| Won |
Best Director Mrs. Miniver |
1942 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Little Foxes |
1941 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Letter |
1940 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Wuthering Heights |
1939 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Dodsworth |
1936 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Friendly Persuasion |
1956 |
| Nominated |
Best Picture Roman Holiday |
1953 |
| Won |
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
1965 |
American Film Institute
| Won |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
1976 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Nominated |
Best British Film The Big Country |
1959 |
| Nominated |
Best British Film Roman Holiday |
1953 |
| Won |
Best Film - Any Source Ben-Hur |
1959 |
| Nominated |
Best Film - Any Source Carrie |
1952 |
| Won |
Best Film - Any Source The Best Years of Our Lives |
1947 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director Funny Girl |
1968 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Children's Hour |
1961 |
| Won |
Best Director Ben-Hur |
1959 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Big Country |
1958 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Friendly Persuasion |
1956 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Roman Holiday |
1953 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Detective Story |
1951 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director The Collector |
1965 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Children's Hour |
1961 |
| Won |
Best Director Ben-Hur |
1959 |
| Nominated |
Best Director The Heiress |
1949 |
National Board of Review
| Won |
Best Director The Desperate Hours |
1955 |
| Won |
Best Director The Best Years of Our Lives |
1946 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Director The Best Years of Our Lives |
1946 |
