| Year | Movie | Award | Category | |||
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | |||
| 1999 | American Beauty | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Director | |||
| 1999 | American Beauty | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Director | |||
| 1999 | American Beauty | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Director | |||
| 1999 | American Beauty | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | |||
| 1999 | American Beauty | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Director | |||
| 1999 | American Beauty | Directors Guild of America | Best Director - Feature Film | |||
| 1999 | American Beauty | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Director [Runner-up] | |||
| 1999 | American Beauty | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director |