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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: Nobody's Fool (1994)

 
1985 Won Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

 
1980 Won Oscar Best Director
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
1978 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
for: The Late Show (1977)

 
1968 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
for: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Shared with:
David Newman

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Direction
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Best Screenplay
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear
for: Nobody's Fool (1994)

 
1985 Won OCIC Award Competition
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

Silver Berlin Bear Best Director
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

Nominated Golden Berlin Bear
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

 
1977 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear
for: The Late Show (1977)

 
Blue Ribbon Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
Chicago International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 - Lifetime Achievement Award 
 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
Director's View Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz Excellence in Filmmaking Award 
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

 
1980 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Shared with:
David Golden (unit production manager) (plaque)
Thomas John Kane (first assistant director) (plaque)
Yudi Bennett (second assistant director) (plaque)

 
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated Edgar Best Motion Picture Screenplay
for: The Ice Harvest (2005)
Shared with:
Richard Russo (screenplay)
Scott Phillips (novel)

 
1983 Nominated Edgar Best Motion Picture
for: Still of the Night (1982)

 
1978 Won Edgar Best Motion Picture
for: The Late Show (1977)

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

 
1980 Won Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
1968 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay
for: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Shared with:
David Newman

 
Hamptons International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won Distinguished Achievement Award 
 
Hochi Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won Hochi Film Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
Humanitas Prize
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Nominated Humanitas Prize Feature Film Category
for: Nobody's Fool (1994)

 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won KCFCC Award Best Director
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
Kinema Junpo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1979 Won LAFCA Award Best Director
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Best Screenplay
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won NSFC Award Best Director
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Tied with Woody Allen for Manhattan (1979).
 
1968 Won NSFC Award Best Screenplay
for: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Shared with:
David Newman

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Won NYFCC Award Best Screenplay
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

 
1967 Won NYFCC Award Best Screenplay
for: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Shared with:
David Newman

 
Toronto International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Won People's Choice Award
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 - Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement 
 
1985 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
for: Places in the Heart (1984)

 
1980 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

 
1979 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
for: Superman (1978)
Shared with:
Mario Puzo
David Newman
Leslie Newman

 
1978 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
for: The Late Show (1977)

 
1973 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
for: What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Shared with:
Buck Henry
David Newman

Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
for: Bad Company (1972)
Shared with:
David Newman

 
1968 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Drama
for: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Shared with:
David Newman

Best Written American Original Screenplay
for: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Shared with:
David Newman

 
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