| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Nominated | UN Award |
for: Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1972 | Won | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Racconti di Canterbury, I (1972) |
| 1971 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Special Jury Prize for: Decameron, Il (1971) |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Decameron, Il (1971) |
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| 1969 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Amore e rabbia (1969) Shared with: Carlo Lizzani Bernardo Bertolucci Jean-Luc Godard Marco Bellocchio |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Won | Grand Prize of the Jury |
for: Fiore delle mille e una notte, Il (1974) |
| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Fiore delle mille e una notte, Il (1974) |
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| 1966 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Uccellacci e uccellini (1966) |
| 1958 | Won | Best Screenplay |
for: Giovani mariti (1958) Shared with: Massimo Franciosa Pasquale Festa Campanile |
| Cracow Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for: Appunti per un film sull'india (1968) |
| Golden Osiris - FAO Award of the United Nations |
for: Appunti per un film sull'india (1968) |
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| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1967 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Original Story (Migliore Soggetto Originale) for: Uccellacci e uccellini (1966) |
| 1965 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film) for: Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) |
| 1960 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Original Story (Migliore Soggetto Originale) for: Notte brava, La (1959) |
| Jussi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Won | Jussi |
Best Foreign Director for: Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1970 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Edipo re (1967/I) |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Screenplay for: Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957) Shared with: Ennio Flaiano Tullio Pinelli |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Teorema (1968) |
| 1967 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Edipo re (1967/I) |
| 1964 | Won | OCIC Award |
for: Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) |
| Special Jury Prize |
for: Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) Tied with Gamlet (1964). |
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| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) |
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| 1962 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Mamma Roma (1962) |