- In 2007, received National Society of Film Critics for Best Experimental Film
- In 2007, received Independent Spirit Awards for Special Distinction
- In 2002, received Cesar for Best Foreign Film
- In 2002, received Chicago Film Critics Award for Best Director
- In 2002, received Chicago Film Critics Award for Best Picture
- In 2001, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 2001, received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Picture
- In 2001, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
- In 2001, received New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Director
- In 2001, received Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay
- In 2001, received Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture
- In 2001, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
- In 2001, received Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award
- In 2001, received New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Original Screenplay
- In 2001, received Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 2001, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Picture
- In 2001, received New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Picture
- In 2001, received Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
- In 2000, received British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Independent Film - English Language
- In 1999, received European Film Award for Screen International Award for a Non-European Film
- In 1991, received American Film Institute Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal
- In 1990, received Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or
- In 1986, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 1986, received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
- In 1982, received Cesar for Best Foreign Film
