Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Academy Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nixon | Nominated |
| 1995 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nixon | Won |
| 1994 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Natural Born Killers | Nominated |
| 1994 | Venice International Film Festival | Special Grand Prize of the Jury | Natural Born Killers | Won |
| 1991 | Academy Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | JFK (1991) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | JFK (1991) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Academy Awards | Best Director | JFK (1991) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | JFK (1991) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Golden Globes | Best Director | JFK (1991) | Won |
| 1990 | Berlin International Film Festival | In Competition | Born On The Fourth Of July | Nominated |
| 1990 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Berlin Camera | Born On The Fourth Of July | Won |
| 1989 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Born On The Fourth Of July | Won |
| 1989 | Academy Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Born On The Fourth Of July | Nominated |
| 1989 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Born On The Fourth Of July | Nominated |
| 1989 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Born On The Fourth Of July | Won |
| 1989 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Born On The Fourth Of July | Won |
| 1989 | Golden Globes | Best Screenplay | Born On The Fourth Of July | Won |
| 1988 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Talk Radio | Nominated |
| 1987 | Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Won |
| 1987 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Won |
| 1986 | Academy Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Platoon (1986) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Won |
| 1986 | Academy Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Salvador (1986) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Won |
| 1986 | Golden Globes | Best Screenplay | Platoon (1986) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Won |
| 1986 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Platoon (1986) | Won |
| 1986 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Platoon (1986) | Won |
| 1986 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Salvador (1986) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Salvador (1986) | Nominated |
| 1978 | Academy Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Midnight Express | Won |
| 1978 | Golden Globes | Best Screenplay | Midnight Express | Won |
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