- In 2004, received Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- In 2004, received Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
- In 2004, received Producers Guild of America Award for Motion Picture Producer of the Year
- In 2004, received BAFTA Award for Best Film
- In 2004, received Critics' Choice Award for Best Director
- In 2004, received Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- In 2004, received Academy Award for Best Director
- In 2004, received Academy Award for Best Picture
- In 2004, received BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- In 2004, received Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture
- In 2003, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 2003, received San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
- In 2003, received Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 2002, received BAFTA David Lean Award for Best Achievement in Direction
- In 2002, received BAFTA Award for Best Film
- In 2001, received National Board of Review Award for Special Achievement in Filmmaking
- In 1994, received Venice Film Festival Award for Silver Lion for Best Director
