Stirling Silliphant Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Adapted Screenplay In the Heat of the Night |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Won | Edgar Allan Poe Awards |
Best Screenplay In the Heat of the Night |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Screenplay The Towering Inferno |
| 1968 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Screenplay Charley |
| 1967 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Screenplay In the Heat of the Night |
| 1965 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Screenplay The Slender Thread |