| Year | Movie | Award | Category | |||
| 1987 | The Dead | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | |||
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Picture - Musical or Comedy | |||
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Director | |||
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | |||
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | |||
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Adapted Screenplay | |||
| 1974 | Chinatown | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic | |||
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguana | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguana | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | |||
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic | |||
| 1962 | Freud | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1962 | Freud | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | |||
| 1961 | The Misfits | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Film - Any Source | |||
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Adapted Screenplay | |||
| 1956 | Moby Dick | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1956 | Moby Dick | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | |||
| 1956 | Moby Dick | National Board of Review | Best Director | |||
| 1953 | Moulin Rouge | British Academy of Film and Television | Best British Film | |||
| 1953 | Moulin Rouge | Venice International Film Festival | Silver Lion | |||
| 1952 | The African Queen | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Film - Any Source | |||
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Director | |||
| 1951 | The African Queen | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Director | |||
| 1951 | The African Queen | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Film - Any Source | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | National Board of Review | Best Director | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Director | |||
| 1949 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Film - Any Source | |||
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Director | |||
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | National Board of Review | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | |||
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Screenplay | |||
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Original Screenplay | |||
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Original Screenplay |