- In 2008, received Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
- In 2008, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
- In 2008, received Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- In 2008, received Academy Award for Best Motion Picture
- In 2008, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture
- In 2008, received Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
- In 2008, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture
- In 2008, received Producers Guild of America Award for Producer of the Year in Theatrical Motion Pictures
- In 2008, received BAFTA Award for Best Achievement in Direction
- In 2008, received Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- In 2008, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 2008, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay
- In 2007, received Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 2007, received National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- In 2007, received National Board of Review Award for Best Film
- In 2007, received Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay
- In 2007, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Picture
- In 2007, received San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
- In 2007, received Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture
- In 1997, received Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- In 1996, received Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture
- In 1996, received London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenwriter
- In 1996, received Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
- In 1996, received Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay
- In 1996, received Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
- In 1996, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay
- In 1996, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture
- In 1996, received Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
- In 1996, received Golden Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture (Drama)
- In 1996, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture
- In 1994, received IFP Gotham Filmmaker Award
- In 1991, received Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Award for Best Film
- Received Academy Award for Best Director
