Richard Attenborough Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Picture Gandhi |
| 1982 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Director Gandhi |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Won | Berlin International Film Festival |
Peace Film Prize Commendation Cry Freedom (1987) |
| 1988 | Won | Berlin International Film Festival |
Guild of German Film Theaters Cry Freedom (1987) |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Picture Shadowlands (1994) |
| 1993 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
David Lean Award Shadowlands (1994) |
| 1987 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Director Cry Freedom (1987) |
| 1987 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Picture Cry Freedom (1987) |
| 1982 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Director Gandhi |
| 1982 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Picture Gandhi |
| 1977 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Picture A Bridge Too Far |
| 1969 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
United Nations Award Oh! What a Lovely War |
| 1969 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Picture Oh! What a Lovely War |
| 1964 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best British Actor Guns at Batasi |
Directors Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Won | Directors Guild of America |
Best Director Gandhi |
| 1969 | Nominated | Directors Guild of America |
Best Director Oh! What a Lovely War |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Director Gandhi |
| 1967 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Doctor Dolittle |
| 1966 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture The Sand Pebbles |