| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Good Will Hunting (1997) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas |
for: Finding Forrester (2000) |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Finding Forrester (2000) |
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| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Good Will Hunting (1997) |
| 1990 | Won | C.I.C.A.E. Award |
Forum of New Cinema for: Drugstore Cowboy (1989) |
| 1987 | Won | Teddy |
Best Short Film for: Five Ways to Kill Yourself (1987) Also for My New Friend (1987). |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Bodil |
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) for: Paranoid Park (2007) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Bodil |
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) for: Elephant (2003) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | 60th Anniversary Prize |
for: Paranoid Park (2007) |
| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Paranoid Park (2007) |
|
| 2005 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Last Days (2005) |
| 2003 | Won | Best Director |
for: Elephant (2003) |
| Cinema Prize of the French National Education System |
for: Elephant (2003) |
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| Golden Palm |
for: Elephant (2003) |
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| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Elephant (2003) USA. |
| Deauville Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Critics Award |
for: My Own Private Idaho (1991) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Good Will Hunting (1997) |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Critics Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Elephant (2003) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Paranoid Park (2007) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Elephant (2003) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Gerry (2002) |
| 1992 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Screenplay for: My Own Private Idaho (1991) |
| Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: My Own Private Idaho (1991) |
|
| 1990 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Screenplay for: Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Shared with: Daniel Yost |
| Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Drugstore Cowboy (1989) |
|
| L.A. Outfest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | - | Outfest Achievement Award | |
| Locarno International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Leopard |
for: Gerry (2002) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Shared with: Daniel Yost |
| 1987 | Won | Independent/Experimental Film and Video Award |
for: Mala Noche (1985) |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Director for: Drugstore Cowboy (1989) |
Best Screenplay for: Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Shared with: Daniel Yost |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Screenplay for: Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Shared with: Daniel Yost |
| Oberhausen International Short Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | FICC Prize - Honorable Mention |
for: Ballad of the Skeletons (1997) |
| Provincetown International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | - | Filmmaker on the Edge Award | |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Razzie Award |
Worst Director for: Psycho (1998) |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Director of a Motion Picture for: Good Will Hunting (1997) |
| Seattle International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Golden Space Needle Award |
Best Short Film for: Ballad of the Skeletons (1997) |
| Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Festival's Plate |
for: Mala Noche (1985) |
| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Visions Award - Special Citation |
for: Gerry (2002) |
| 1991 | Won | International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) |
for: My Own Private Idaho (1991) |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: My Own Private Idaho (1991) |