# List of awards and nominations received by Steven Spielberg

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career in the New Hollywood era and is currently the most commercially successful director. Spielberg is recipient of various awards including three Academy Awards (with two for Best Director), two British Academy Film Awards, twelve Emmy Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, three Directors Guild of America Awards, and seven Producers Guild of America Awards. He also received a Kennedy Center honor, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award.
Spielberg is known for such blockbuster films as Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jurassic Park (1993) and the Indiana Jones series (1981-present). Spielberg later explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987). Spielberg cemented his status as a serious filmmaker with the holocaust drama Schindler's List (1993), and the World War II epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Spielberg continued in the 2000s with science fiction, including A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002) and War of the Worlds (2005). He has since directed several fantasy films including The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Ready Player One (2018), the historical dramas War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), The Post (2017), and the musical West Side Story (2021).

## Major awards
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1978 | Best Director | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Director | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Picture | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Director | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Picture | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Picture | Schindler's List | Won |
| 1994 | Best Director | Schindler's List | Won |
| 1999 | Best Picture | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan | Won |
| 2006 | Best Director | Munich | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Picture | Munich | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Picture | Letters from Iwo Jima | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Picture | War Horse | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Picture | Lincoln | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Director | Lincoln | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Picture | Bridge of Spies | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Picture | The Post | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Picture | West Side Story | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Director | West Side Story | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Director | The Fabelmans | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | The Fabelmans | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Picture | Maestro | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 1976 | Best Direction | Jaws | Nominated |
| 1979 | Best Direction | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1979 | Best Screenplay | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Film | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Direction | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Film | Schindler's List | Won |
| 1994 | Best Direction | Schindler's List | Won |
| 1999 | Best Film | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Direction | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Animated Film | The Adventures of Tintin | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Film | Lincoln | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Film | Bridge of Spies | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Direction | Bridge of Spies | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | The Fabelmans | Nominated |
| British Academy Games Awards |||||
| 2009 | Best Casual Game | Boom Blox | Won |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1976 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Jaws | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Jaws | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Won |
| 1983 | Best Director – Motion Picture | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Director – Motion Picture | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Schindler's List | Won |
| 1994 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Schindler's List | Won |
| 1998 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Amistad | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Amistad | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Saving Private Ryan | Won |
| 1999 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Saving Private Ryan | Won |
| 2002 | Best Director – Motion Picture | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Munich | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Motion Picture – Animated | The Adventures of Tintin | Won |
| 2013 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Lincoln | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Lincoln | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Director – Motion Picture | The Post | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | West Side Story | Won |
| 2022 | Best Director – Motion Picture | West Side Story | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Fabelmans | Won |
| 2023 | Best Director – Motion Picture | The Fabelmans | Won |
| 2023 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1986 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Amazing Stories: The Mission | Nominated |
| 1991 | Outstanding Animated Program | Tiny Toon Adventures: The Looney Beginning | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Animated Program | Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Animated Program | A Pinky & the Brain Christmas | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Non-Fiction Special | We Stand Alone Together | Nominated |
| 2002 | Outstanding Limited Series | Band of Brothers | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Limited Series | Taken | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Limited Series | Into the West | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Limited Series | The Pacific | Won |
| 2016 | Outstanding Television Movie | All the Way | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Television Movie | Oslo | Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Award |||||
| 1991 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Tiny Toon Adventures | Won |
| 1992 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Tiny Toon Adventures | Nominated |
| 1993 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Tiny Toon Adventures | Won |
| 1994 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Freakazoid! | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Pinky and the Brain | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Pinky and the Brain | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Pinky and the Brain | Won |
| 1999 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain | Won |
| International Emmy Awards |||||
| 2006 | Founders Honorary Award | Founders Honorary Award | Honored |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Best Musical | Water for Elephants | Nominated | |

## Guild awards
### Directors Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1975 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Jaws | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1981 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Nominated |
| 1982 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Nominated |
| 1985 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Color Purple | Won |
| 1987 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Empire of the Sun | Nominated |
| 1993 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Schindler's List | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Amistad | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Saving Private Ryan | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Munich | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Lincoln | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | West Side Story | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Fabelmans | Nominated |

### Producers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1993 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Schindler's List | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Amistad | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Saving Private Ryan | Won |
| 1998 | Vision Award | Amistad | Won |
| 2000 | PGA Hall of Fame – Motion Pictures | PGA Hall of Fame – Motion Pictures | Won |
| 2001 | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Band of Brothers | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Into the West | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | The Pacific | Won |
| 2011 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | War Horse | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn | Won |
| 2012 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Lincoln | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Bridge of Spies | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | The Post | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | West Side Story | Nominated |
| 2023 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | The Fabelmans | Nominated |

### Writers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1974 | Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen | The Sugarland Express | Nominated |
| 1977 | Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Original Screenplay | The Fabelmans | Nominated |

## International awards
### Berlin International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Result |
| 2023 | Honorary Golden Bear | Won |

### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1974 | The Sugarland Express | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
| 1974 | The Sugarland Express | Best Screenplay | Won |

### César Award

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1982 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 1995 | Schindler's List | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 1995 | Honorary César | Honorary César | Won |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 2003 | Minority Report | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |

### Toronto International Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans | People's Choice Award | Won |

### Venice Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1993 | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | Won |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Future Film Festival Digital Award | Won |

## Critics awards
### Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1982 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Best Directing | Won |
| 1983 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | Best Directing | Won |
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Best Directing | Won |

### Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1994 | Schindler's List | Best Director | Won |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2005 | Munich | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2021 | West Side Story | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Director | Won |
| 2003 | Catch Me If You Can Minority Report | Best Director | Won |
| 2006 | Munich | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2012 | War Horse | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2013 | Lincoln | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2016 | Bridge of Spies | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2018 | The Post | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2022 | West Side Story | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2023 | The Fabelmans | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2023 | The Fabelmans | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |

### Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1994 | Schindler's List | Best Director | Won |

### Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Director | Won |
| 1986 | The Color Purple | Best Director | Won |
| 1988 | Empire of the Sun | Best Director | Won |
| 1994 | Schindler's List | Best Director | Won |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Director | Won |
| 2006 | Munich | Best Director | Won |

### Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Director | Won |

### London Critics Circle Film Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1995 | Schindler's List | Director of the Year | Won |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Director of the Year | Nominated |

### Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Director | Won |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Director | Won |

### National Board of Review Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun | Best Directing | Won |

### National Society of Film Critics Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Director | Won |
| 1994 | Schindler's List | Best Director | Won |

### New York Film Critics Circle Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Best Director | Nominated |

### Online Film Critics Society Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Director | Won |
| 2002 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2003 | Minority Report | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2006 | Munich | Best Director | Nominated |

### Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Director | Won |

### Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Director | Won |

### Washington DC Film Critics Association

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 2005 | Munich | Best Director | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards
### Amanda Award

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1994 | Schindler's List | Best Foreign Film | Won |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |

### American Film Institute

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 2005 | Munich | AFI Movie of the Year | Won |
| 2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | AFI Movie of the Year | Won |
| 2011 | War Horse | AFI Movie of the Year | Won |
| 2012 | Lincoln | AFI Movie of the Year | Won |
| 2015 | Bridge of Spies | AFI Movie of the Year | Won |
| 2017 | The Post | AFI Movie of the Year | Won |
| 2021 | West Side Story | AFI Movie of the Year | Won |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans | AFI Movie of the Year | Won |

### American Movie Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1982 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Best Director | Won |

### AACTA International Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1994 | Schindler's List | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 2013 | Lincoln | Best International Film | Nominated |
| 2013 | Lincoln | Best Direction | Nominated |
| 2023 | The Fabelmans | Best Direction | Nominated |

### Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1973 | Duel | Grand Prize | Won |

### Blue Ribbon Award

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1983 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 1987 | The Color Purple | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 1994 | Jurassic Park | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |

### Christopher Award

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun | Best Picture | Won |
| 2002 | Band of Brothers | Television and Cable | Won |

### Czech Lions

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1995 | Jurassic Park | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 2002 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |

### David di Donatello Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Foreign Director | Won |
| 1986 | Back to the Future | Best Foreign Director | Won |
| 1994 | Schindler's List | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 1998 | Amistad | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |

### European Film Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Screen International Award | Nominated |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Screen International Award | Nominated |

### Fantasporto

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1984 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Best Film | Nominated |

### Fotogramas de Plata

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Foreign Film | Won |

### Golden Eagle Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 2006 | Munich | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |

### Hochi Film Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1994 | Schindler's List | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |

### Hugo Award

| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 1972 | The Name of the Game: "L.A. 2017" | Best Dramatic Presentation | Nominated |
| 1978 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Best Dramatic Presentation | Nominated |
| 1982 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Best Dramatic Presentation | Won |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Dramatic Presentation | Nominated |
| 1990 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Best Dramatic Presentation | Won |
| 1994 | Jurassic Park | Best Dramatic Presentation | Won |
| 2003 | Minority Report | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Nominated |

### Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1995 | Schindler's List | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Foreign Director | Won |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Best Foreign Director | Nominated |

### Kinema Junpo Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1982 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Readers' Choice Award | Won |
| 1994 | Schindler's List | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |

### Mainichi Film Concours

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1994 | Jurassic Park | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 1995 | Schindler's List | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 2002 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |

### Retirement Research Foundation

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1990 | Dad | Television and Theatrical Film Fiction | Won |

### Rembrandt Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1998 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Best Director | Won |

### Russian Guild of Film Critics

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |

### Robert Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 2012 | The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn | Best American Film | Nominated |

### Sant Jordi Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Mejor Película Infantil | Won |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1998 | Amistad | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1998 | Amistad | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2011 | War Horse | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2015 | Bridge of Spies | Best Director | Nominated |

### Saturn Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 1976 | Jaws | Special Awards | Won |
| 1978 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Best Science Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 1978 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Best Director (Shared with George Lucas for Star Wars) | Won |
| 1978 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Best Writing | Nominated |
| 1982 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Best Fantasy Film | Won |
| 1982 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Best Director | Won |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Science Fiction Film | Won |
| 1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1983 | Poltergeist | Best Horror Film | Won |
| 1984 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Best Horror Film | Nominated |
| 1985 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Best Fantasy Film | Nominated |
| 1985 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1991 | Always | Best Fantasy Film | Nominated |
| 1991 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Best Fantasy Film | Nominated |
| 1993 | Hook | Best Fantasy Film | Nominated |
| 1994 | Jurassic Park | Best Science Fiction Film | Won |
| 1994 | Jurassic Park | Best Director | Won |
| 1998 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Best Fantasy Film | Nominated |
| 1998 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1999 | Saving Private Ryan | Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Won |
| 2002 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Best Science Fiction Film | Won |
| 2002 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2002 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2003 | Minority Report | Best Science Fiction Film | Won |
| 2003 | Minority Report | Best Director | Won |
| 2006 | War of the Worlds | Best Science Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 2006 | War of the Worlds | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2007 | Letters from Iwo Jima | Best International Film | Nominated |
| 2009 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Best Science Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 2009 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2012 | The Adventures of Tintin | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2012 | The Adventures of Tintin | Best Animated Film | Nominated |
| 2012 | Super 8 | Best Science Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 2016 | Bridge of Spies | Best Thriller Film | Won |
| 2017 | The BFG | Best Fantasy Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The BFG | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2018 | The Post | Best Thriller Film | Nominated |
| 2019 | Ready Player One | Best Science Fiction Film | Won |
| 2019 | Ready Player One | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2022 | West Side Story | Best Action / Adventure Film | Nominated |
| 2022 | West Side Story | Best Director | Nominated |

### SFX Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 2003 | Minority Report | Best SF or Fantasy Film Director | Nominated |

### Western Heritage Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Result |
| 2006 | Into the West | Outstanding Television Feature Film | Won |
| 2011 | True Grit | Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture | Nominated |

## Honors and achievements

| Year | Awards | Category | Result |
| 1987 | Academy Award | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Won |
| 1990 | American Cinema Editors | Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award | Won |
| 1989 | American Cinematheque Award | American Cinematheque Award | Won |
| 1995 | American Film Institute | Life Achievement Award | Won |
| 1994 | American Society of Cinematographers | Board of the Governors Award | Won |
| 2006 | Art Directors Guild | Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Awardn | Won |
| 1986 | BAFTA Award | Academy Fellowship | Won |
| 2023 | Berlin International Film Festival | Honorary Golden Bear | Won |
| 2006 | Chicago International Film Festival | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 2004 | David di Donatello Awards | Special David | Won |
| 2018 | David di Donatello Awards | Special David (Lifetime Achievement) | Won |
| 2000 | Directors Guild of America | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 1984 | Giffoni Film Festival | Nocciola d'Oro | Won |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Award | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Won |
| 2000 | Image Awards | Vanguard Award | Won |
| 2006 | International Emmy Awards | Founders Award | Won |
| 2010 | Motion Picture Sound Editors | Film Maker's Award | Won |
| 2001 | National Board of Review | Billy Wilder Award | Won |
| 1994 | People's Choice Awards | People's Choice Awards Honoree | Won |
| 1999 | PGA Awards | Milestone Award | Won |
| 2012 | PGA Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 1994 | Saturn Award | President's Award | Won |
| 1982 | ShoWest | Director of the Year | Won |
| 1994 | ShoWest | Director of the Year | Won |
| 2002 | ShoWest | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 1994 | Society of Camera Operators | Governors' Award | Won |
| 2003 | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | Won |
| 1994 | Young Artist Awards | Jackie Coogan Award | Won |

### Directed Academy Award performances

| Year | Performer | Film | Result |
| Academy Award for Best Actor ||||
| 1993 | Liam Neeson | Schindler's List | Nominated |
| 1998 | Tom Hanks | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| 2012 | Daniel Day-Lewis | Lincoln | Won |
| Academy Award for Best Actress ||||
| 1985 | Whoopi Goldberg | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 2017 | Meryl Streep | The Post | Nominated |
| 2022 | Michelle Williams | The Fabelmans | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ||||
| 1993 | Ralph Fiennes | Schindler's List | Nominated |
| 1997 | Anthony Hopkins | Amistad | Nominated |
| 2002 | Christopher Walken | Catch Me If You Can | Nominated |
| 2012 | Tommy Lee Jones | Lincoln | Nominated |
| 2015 | Mark Rylance | Bridge of Spies | Won |
| 2022 | Judd Hirsch | The Fabelmans | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ||||
| 1977 | Melinda Dillon | Close Encounters Of The Third Kind | Nominated |
| 1985 | Margaret Avery | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 1985 | Oprah Winfrey | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 2012 | Sally Field | Lincoln | Nominated |
| 2021 | Ariana DeBose | West Side Story | Won |

## Other lifetime honors

* 1987 Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
* 1998 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
* 1999 Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
* 2001 Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Honorary)
* 2003 Knight Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
* 2004 Knight, Legion of Honour
* 2005 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, the inaugural "Film, Television, and Media" induction
* 2006 Kennedy Center Honors
* 2008 Officer, Legion of Honour
* 2009 Liberty Medal
* 2011 Commander, Order of the Crown (Belgium)
* 2013 Israel: President's Medal
* 2015 United States: Presidential Medal of Freedom