| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Coming Home (1978) |
| 1968 | Won | Oscar |
Best Film Editing for: In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
| 1967 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Film Editing for: The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) Shared with: J. Terry Williams |
| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film for: In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Being There (1979) |
| 1978 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Coming Home (1978) |
| 1977 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Bound for Glory (1976) |
| 1974 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: The Last Detail (1973) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Coming Home (1978) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Being There (1979) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Coming Home (1978) |
| 1977 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Bound for Glory (1976) |
| Guild of German Art House Cinemas | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Guild Film Award - Gold |
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) for: Coming Home (1978) |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Won | Golden Spike |
for: Harold and Maude (1971) |