| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: The Last Emperor (1987) Shared with: Mark Peploe |
| 1974 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972) |
| 1972 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Conformista, Il (1970) |
| Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Silver Condor |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Besieged (1998) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film for: The Last Emperor (1987) Shared with: Jeremy Thomas |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
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| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1970 | Won | Interfilm Award - Recommendation |
for: Conformista, Il (1970) |
| Journalists' Special Award |
for: Conformista, Il (1970) |
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| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Conformista, Il (1970) |
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| 1969 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Amore e rabbia (1969) Shared with: Carlo Lizzani Pier Paolo Pasolini Jean-Luc Godard Marco Bellocchio |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1977 | Won | Bodil |
Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film) for: Novecento (1976) |
| British Film Institute Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1970 | Won | Sutherland Trophy |
for: Conformista, Il (1970) |
| Camerimage | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Special Award |
Best Duo: Director - Cinematographer Shared with: Vittorio Storaro |
Film Direction with a Special Visual Sensitivity |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Stealing Beauty (1996) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Tragedia di un uomo ridicolo, La (1981) |
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Director for: Besieged (1998) |
| Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize |
Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) for: Besieged (1998) |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | David |
Best Director (Migliore Regista) for: Besieged (1998) |
| 1996 | Nominated | David |
Best Director (Migliore Regista) for: Stealing Beauty (1996) |
| 1988 | Won | David |
Best Director (Migliore Regista) for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
Best Screenplay (Autore della Migliore Sceneggiatura) for: The Last Emperor (1987) Shared with: Mark Peploe Tied with Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi and Carlo Verdone for Io e mia sorella (1987). |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
| 1974 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972) |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Audience Award |
Best Director for: The Dreamers (2003) |
| 1988 | Won | Special Prize of the Jury |
for: The Last Emperor (1987) For the cultural and economic achievements of the film. |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Sheltering Sky (1990) |
| 1988 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: The Last Emperor (1987) Shared with: Mark Peploe Enzo Ungari |
| 1974 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972) |
| Guild of German Art House Cinemas | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Guild Film Award - Gold |
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
| Hochi Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Hochi Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film Italiano) for: The Dreamers (2003) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Silver Ribbon |
Best Screenplay (Miglior Sceneggiatura) for: Besieged (1998) Shared with: Clare Peploe |
| 1988 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film Italiano) for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
| 1973 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film Italiano) for: Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972) |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: The Last Emperor (1987) |
| Locarno International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | - | Leopard of Honor | |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Freedom of Expression Award |
for: The Last Emperor (1987) For releasing the director's cut. |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1972 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Director for: Conformista, Il (1970) |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: The Last Emperor (1987) Tied with Oci ciornie (1987). |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | - | Career Golden Lion | |
| 1997 | Won | Pietro Bianchi Award | |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: The Last Emperor (1987) Shared with: Mark Peploe |