- In 2008, received Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- In 2007, received Venice Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize
- In 2006, received National Board of Review Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Directing
- In 1992, received Academy Award for Best Director
- In 1992, received Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- In 1991, received Berlin International Film Festival Silver Berlin Bear Award for Best Director
- In 1991, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
- In 1991, received National Board of Review Award for Best Director
- In 1991, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
- In 1984, received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Documentary
- In 1980, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director