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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Lone Star (1996) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Passion Fish (1992) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Writing for: Alligator (1980) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Original for: Lone Star (1996) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Limbo (1999) |
| Deauville Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Critics Award |
for: City of Hope (1991) |
| 1987 | Nominated | Critics Award |
for: Matewan (1987) |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | Edgar |
Best Television Feature or Miniseries for: Shannon's Deal (1989) (TV) |
| Flanders International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | Grand Prix |
for: Passion Fish (1992) |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Golden Orange Award |
for: Sunshine State (2002) For his witty satire that insightfully examines Florida's historic past, expanding present and uncertain future. |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Lone Star (1996) |
| Gotham Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Filmmaker Award | |
| Gérardmer Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | International Critics Award |
for: The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) |
| Image Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Image Award |
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) for: Honeydripper (2007) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Screenplay for: Lone Star (1996) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) |
Best Screenplay for: The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) |
| 1988 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Matewan (1987) |
Best Screenplay for: Matewan (1987) |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Screenplay for: City of Hope (1991) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Special Achievement Award |
For services to the American independent cinema. |
| Lone Star Film & Television Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Lone Star Film & Television Award |
Best Director for: Lone Star (1996) |
Best Screenplay for: Lone Star (1996) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Best Screenplay |
for: Honeydripper (2007) Tied with Gracia Querejeta and David Planell for Siete mesas de billar francés (2007). |
| 2004 | Nominated | Golden Seashell |
for: Silver City (2004) |
| 1997 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for: Men with Guns (1997/II) |
| OCIC Award |
for: Men with Guns (1997/II) |
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| Solidarity Award |
for: Men with Guns (1997/II) |
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| Nominated | Golden Seashell |
for: Men with Guns (1997/II) |
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| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Original for: Lone Star (1996) Tied with Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). |
| Seattle International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Golden Space Needle Award |
Best Director for: Limbo (1999) |
| Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | Caixa de Catalunya |
Best Screenplay for: The Brother from Another Planet (1984) |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Director for: Lone Star (1996) |
| St. Louis International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award |
Shared with: Maggie Renzi |
| Sundance Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
Dramatic for: The Brother from Another Planet (1984) |
| Taos Talking Picture Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | - | Storyteller Award |
Shared with: Maggie Renzi |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Tokyo Grand Prix |
for: City of Hope (1991) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | - | Ian McLellan Hunter Award | |
| 1997 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Lone Star (1996) |
| 1993 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Passion Fish (1992) |
| 1987 | Won | WGA Award (TV) |
Original Long Form for: Unnatural Causes (1986) (TV) Shared with: Martin M. Goldstein (story) Stephen Doran (story) Robert Jacobs (story) |
| 1981 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for: Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) |
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