| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Directing for: Ray (2004/I) |
Best Motion Picture of the Year for: Ray (2004/I) Shared with: Stuart Benjamin Howard Baldwin |
| 1979 | Won | Oscar |
Best Short Film, Live Action for: Teenage Father (1978) |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Director for: Ray (2004/I) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | David |
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) for: Ray (2004/I) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | - | Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award |
Shared with: Paris Barclay |
| 2005 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Ray (2004/I) |
| 1983 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Grammy |
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: Ray (2004/I) Shared with: James Austin (compilation producer) Stuart Benjamin (compilation producer) |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | - | Film Society Award for Lifetime Achievement in Directing | |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Director for: Ray (2004/I) |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | - | ShoWest Award |
Director of the Year |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | Best Director Award |
for: Bound by Honor (1993) Festival title: Blood In..., Blood Out... |