Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Producers Guild of America | Best Producer | Lincoln (2012) | Nominated |
| 2011 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | War Horse | Nominated |
| 2011 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Director | War Horse | Nominated |
| 2011 | Producers Guild of America | Best Animated Feature | The Adventures of Tintin | Nominated |
| 2011 | Producers Guild of America | Best Picture | War Horse | Nominated |
| 2006 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Letters from Iwo Jima | Nominated |
| 2006 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Munich | Nominated |
| 2005 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Munich | Nominated |
| 2005 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Director | Munich | Nominated |
| 2005 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Munich | Nominated |
| 2005 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Munich | Nominated |
| 2005 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Munich | Nominated |
| 2005 | Kansas City Film Critics Association | Best Director | Munich | Nominated |
| 2005 | Online Film Critics Association | Best Director | Munich | Nominated |
| 2003 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Director | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | Won |
| 2003 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Director | Minority Report | Won |
| 2002 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Director | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | Nominated |
| 2002 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Director | Minority Report | Nominated |
| 2001 | Golden Globes | Best Director | A.I.: Artificial Intelligence | Nominated |
| 2001 | Venice International Film Festival | Future Film Festival Digital Award | A.I.: Artificial Intelligence | Won |
| 1998 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | Nominated |
| 1998 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | Won |
| 1998 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | Won |
| 1998 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | Won |
| 1998 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | Won |
| 1998 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | Won |
| 1998 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | Won |
| 1997 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Amistad | Nominated |
| 1997 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Amistad | Nominated |
| 1994 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) | Won |
| 1994 | French Academy of Cinema | Best Foreign Film | Schindler's List (1993) | Nominated |
| 1993 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) | Won |
| 1993 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Schindler's List (1993) | Won |
| 1993 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | David Lean Award | Schindler's List (1993) | Won |
| 1993 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) | Won |
| 1993 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) | Won |
| 1993 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) | Won |
| 1987 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Empire of the Sun | Nominated |
| 1987 | National Board of Review | Best Director | Empire of the Sun | Won |
| 1985 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 1985 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | The Color Purple | Won |
| 1982 | Academy Awards | Best Director | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1982 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1982 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1982 | Golden Globes | Best Director | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Director | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Won |
| 1981 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Raiders of The Lost Ark | Nominated |
| 1981 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Raiders of The Lost Ark | Nominated |
| 1981 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Raiders of The Lost Ark | Nominated |
| 1978 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Picture | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1977 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1977 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1977 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1977 | Golden Globes | Best Screenplay | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1975 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Picture | Jaws | Nominated |
| 1975 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Jaws | Nominated |
| 1975 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Jaws | Nominated |
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