- In the Independent of Sunday 2006 Pink List - a list of the most influential gay men and women - he came no. 12, up from no. 18.
- He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama.
- He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1993 (1992 season) for Best Director of a Musical for Carousel at the Royal National Theatre.
- He was awarded the 2006 Tony Award for Best Director in a Play for the Broadway production of Alan Bennett's "The History Boys."
- Directed 3 actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Nigel Hawthorne (Best Actor, The Madness of King George (1994)), Helen Mirren (Best Supporting Actress, The Madness of King George (1994)), and Joan Allen (Best Supporting Actress, The Crucible (1996)).
- director of London's National Theatre (September 2003)
- Director of the British National Theatre in London, England (December 2009)
- He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Director of the Orpheus Descending production at the Donmar Warehouse.
- He was awarded the 1989 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director for Miss Saigon and Ghetto.
- He was awarded the 1989 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Director for Ghetto and Miss Saigon.
- Won Broadway's 1994 Tony Award as Best Director (Musical) for a revival of "Carousel." He was also Tony-nominated in the same category in 1991 for "Miss Saigon."
- Voted number 1 of the 100 most influential people in British culture by the UK's Sunday Telegraph Arts Power List (April 13, 2008).
- He was awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Direction for "Carousel" in the Royal National Theatre production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the 1996 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Director of a Musical for "Carousel" in the Royal National Theatre production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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