| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Wag the Dog (1997) Shared with: Hilary Henkin |
| 1983 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: The Verdict (1982) |
| Ajijic International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Los Charales Award |
Best Studio Feature Film for: The Winslow Boy (1999) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Wag the Dog (1997) Shared with: Hilary Henkin |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Homicide (1991) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: State and Main (2000) |
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Screenplay - Original for: State and Main (2000) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Director for: The Winslow Boy (1999) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Screenplay for: The Spanish Prisoner (1997) |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Motion Picture for: The Spanish Prisoner (1997) |
| 1989 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Motion Picture for: Things Change (1988) Shared with: Shel Silverstein |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Screenplay for: State and Main (2000) |
| Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Jury Award |
Best Film for: State and Main (2000) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Wag the Dog (1997) Shared with: Hilary Henkin |
| 1988 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: House of Games (1987) |
| 1983 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: The Verdict (1982) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Screenplay for: The Spanish Prisoner (1997) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | ALFS Award |
Screenwriter of the Year for: Homicide (1991) |
| 1989 | Won | ALFS Award |
Screenwriter of the Year for: House of Games (1987) |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay for: State and Main (2000) |
| Retirement Research Foundation, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | Wise Owl Award - Honorable Mention |
Television and Theatrical Film Fiction for: A Life in the Theater (1993) (TV) Shared with: Thomas A. Bliss Patricia Wolff Marc Abraham (executive) |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: State and Main (2000) |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | - | ShoWest Award |
Excellence in Filmmaking |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | Golden Osella |
Best Original Screenplay for: House of Games (1987) |
| Pasinetti Award |
Best Film for: House of Games (1987) |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | - | Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement | |
| 1998 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published for: Wag the Dog (1997) Shared with: Hilary Henkin |
| 1993 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published for: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) |
| 1988 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: The Untouchables (1987) |
| 1983 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium for: The Verdict (1982) |