| Year | Movie | Award | Category | |||
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Adapted Screenplay | |||
| 1985 | Places in the Heart | Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Best Director | |||
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Director | |||
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Original Screenplay | |||
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | |||
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | National Society of Film Critics | Best Director | |||
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Director | |||
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Director | |||
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Adapted Screenplay | |||
| 1977 | The Late Show | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Original Screenplay | |||
| 1977 | The Late Show | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Original Screenplay |