| Asian American International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | - | Asian Media Award | |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film not in the English Language for: Monsoon Wedding (2001) Shared with: Caroline Baron |
| 1990 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film not in the English Language for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) |
| Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Special Mention |
Documentary and Essay for: The Laughing Club of India (1999) (TV) |
| Canberra International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Monsoon Wedding (2001) Tied with Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001). |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) |
| Golden Camera |
for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) |
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| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Director for: Monsoon Wedding (2001) |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | César |
Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne) for: 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002) Shared with: Youssef Chahine Amos Gitai Alejandro González Iñárritu Shohei Imamura Claude Lelouch Ken Loach Samira Makhmalbaf Idrissa Ouedraogo Sean Penn Danis Tanovic |
| 1989 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Screen International Award |
for: Monsoon Wedding (2001) India. |
| Filmfare Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Filmfare Award |
Best Director for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) |
Best Film for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) |
| Gotham Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Best Film |
for: The Namesake (2006) Shared with: Lydia Dean Pilcher (producer) |
| High Falls Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | - | Faith Hubley Web of Life Award | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Feature for: Mississippi Masala (1991) Shared with: Michael Nozik |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Mississippi Masala (1991) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | New Generation Award | |
| Los Angeles Women in Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Lilian Gish Award |
Excellence in Feature Film for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) Tied with Elysium (1986). |
| Marrakech International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Star |
for: Hysterical Blindness (2002) (TV) |
| Montréal World Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Jury Prize |
for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) Tied with The Dawning (1988). |
| Most Popular Film |
for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) |
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| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) |
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| National Film Awards, India | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Silver Lotus Award |
Best Regional Film (Hindi) for: Salaam Bombay! (1988) Shared with: unknown (producer) |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Golden Seashell |
for: Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) |
| São Paulo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Critics Special Award |
for: Mississippi Masala (1991) |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Vanity Fair (2004) |
| 2002 | Won | UNESCO Award |
for: 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002) Shared with: Youssef Chahine Amos Gitai Alejandro González Iñárritu Shohei Imamura Claude Lelouch Ken Loach Samira Makhmalbaf Idrissa Ouedraogo Sean Penn Danis Tanovic |
| 2001 | Won | Golden Lion |
for: Monsoon Wedding (2001) |
| Laterna Magica Prize |
for: Monsoon Wedding (2001) |
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| 1991 | Won | Golden Osella |
for: Mississippi Masala (1991) Shared with: Sooni Taraporevala (writer) Also for the film's subject and screenplay. |
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Mississippi Masala (1991) |
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| Verzaubert - International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Rosebud |
Best Film for: My Own Country (1998) (TV) |
| Zee Cine Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Popular Award |
Special Award for International Cinema for: Monsoon Wedding (2001) |