| Year | Category | Movie | Win/Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Original Screenplay | Nixon (1995) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Adapted Screenplay | J.F.K. (1991) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Director | J.F.K. (1991) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Picture | J.F.K. (1991) | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Director | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | Win |
| 1989 | Best Picture | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Win |
| 1986 | Best Original Screenplay | Platoon (1986) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Original Screenplay | Salvador (1986) | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Midnight Express (1978) | Win |
| Year | Category | Movie | Win/Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Golden Berlin Camera | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | Win |
| 1987 | Silver Bear for Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Win |
| Year | Category | Movie | Win/Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Win |
| Year | Category | Movie | Win/Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Director | Nixon (1995) | Win |
| Year | Category | Movie | Win/Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Best Director | J.F.K. (1991) | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Director | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | Win |
| 1986 | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Win |
| Year | Category | Movie | Win/Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Best Director | Natural Born Killers (1994) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Director | J.F.K. (1991) | Win |
| 1989 | Best Director | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | Win |
| 1989 | Best Screenplay | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | Win |
| 1986 | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Win |
| 1986 | Best Screenplay | Platoon (1986) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Director's Guild | Platoon (1986) | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Screenplay | Midnight Express (1978) | Win |
| Year | Category | Movie | Win/Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Best Director | Talk Radio (1988) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Win |
| 1986 | Best Director | Salvador (1986) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Screenplay | Platoon (1986) | Win |
| 1986 | Best Screenplay | Salvador (1986) | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Movie | Win/Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Special Grand Prize of the Jury | Natural Born Killers (1994) | Win |