| Year | Movie | Award | Category | |||
| 1966 | Grand Prix | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1964 | The Train | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Film - Any Source | |||
| 1964 | Seven Days in May | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | |||
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Film - Any Source | |||
| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director |