| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Single Drama for: The Road to Guantanamo (2006) Shared with: Mat Whitecross |
| 2006 | Nominated | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film |
for: A Cock and Bull Story (2005) Shared with: Andrew Eaton Martin Hardy |
| 2004 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film not in the English Language for: In This World (2002) Shared with: Andrew Eaton Anita Overland |
| Nominated | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film |
for: In This World (2002) Shared with: Andrew Eaton Anita Overland |
|
| 2000 | Nominated | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film |
for: Wonderland (1999) Shared with: Michele Camarda Andrew Eaton |
| 1996 | Nominated | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Single Drama for: Go Now (1995) Shared with: Andrew Eaton Paul Henry Powell Jimmy McGovern |
| 1995 | Nominated | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Drama Serial for: Family (1994) (TV) Shared with: Andrew Eaton Roddy Doyle |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Director for: The Road to Guantanamo (2006) Shared with: Mat Whitecross |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: The Road to Guantanamo (2006) Shared with: Mat Whitecross |
|
| 2003 | Won | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: In This World (2002) |
| Peace Film Award |
for: In This World (2002) |
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| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
Competition for: In This World (2002) |
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| 2001 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: The Claim (2000) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: I Want You (1998/I) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Butterfly Kiss (1995) |
| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Director for: A Cock and Bull Story (2005) |
| 2003 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Director for: In This World (2002) |
| 2001 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Director for: The Claim (2000) |
| 1999 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Director for: Wonderland (1999) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: 24 Hour Party People (2002) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Wonderland (1999) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) |
| Chicago International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Gold Hugo |
Best Film for: Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) |
| Dinard British Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Golden Hitchcock |
for: Jude (1996) |
| Directors Guild of Great Britain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | DGGB Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in British Film for: In This World (2002) |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Best New British Feature |
for: Jude (1996) |
| Emden International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Emden Film Award |
for: 24 Hour Party People (2002) |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Shared with: Andrew Eaton |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | European Film Award |
Best Director for: The Road to Guantanamo (2006) Shared with: Mat Whitecross |
| 2004 | Nominated | Audience Award |
Best Director for: Code 46 (2003) |
| 2003 | Nominated | European Film Award |
Best Director for: In This World (2002) |
| 1995 | Nominated | European Film Award |
Best Young Film for: Butterfly Kiss (1995) |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Special Award | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Documentary for: The Road to Guantanamo (2006) Shared with: Mat Whitecross |
| Istanbul International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Golden Tulip |
Best Foreign Film for: A Cock and Bull Story (2005) |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Crystal Globe |
for: Jude (1996) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Producer of the Year for: A Cock and Bull Story (2005) Shared with: Andrew Eaton |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Golden Seashell |
for: A Cock and Bull Story (2005) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Golden Seashell |
for: 9 Songs (2004) |
| Seattle International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Emerging Masters Showcase Award | |
| Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver |
for: Code 46 (2003) |
| Nominated | Best Film |
for: Code 46 (2003) |
|
| Torino International Festival of Young Cinema | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | C.I.C.A.E. Award |
for: Family (1994) (TV) |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Golden Spike |
for: The Claim (2000) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Spike |
for: Wonderland (1999) |
| 1998 | Won | Youth Jury Award |
Meeting Point Section for: I Want You (1998/I) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Golden Spike |
for: Butterfly Kiss (1995) |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Code 46 (2003) |