- In 2009, received Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
- In 2009, received Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing
- In 2009, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 2009, received Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture
- In 2009, received British Academy Film Award for Best Director
- In 2008, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 2005, received ShoWest Award for International Filmmaker of the Year
- In 1996, received London Critics Circle Film Award for British Newcomer of the Year
