| Year |
Award |
Category |
Nominated work |
Result |
| 1973 |
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival |
Grand Prize |
Duel |
Won |
| 1974 |
Cannes Film Festival |
Best Screenplay |
The Sugarland Express |
Won |
| Palme d'Or |
Nominated |
| 1975 |
Writers Guild of America |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
Nominated |
| 1976 |
BAFTA Award |
Best Director |
Jaws |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
Nominated |
| 1978 |
Academy Award |
Best Director |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
Nominated |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
Won |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Writing |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
Nominated |
| Best Screenplay |
Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America |
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen |
Nominated |
| 1979 |
BAFTA Award |
Best Director |
Nominated |
| BAFTA Award |
Best Screenplay |
Nominated |
| 1982 |
Academy Award |
Best Director |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Nominated |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
Won |
| American Movie Awards |
Best Director |
Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards |
Best Director |
Won |
| César Award |
Best Foreign Film |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
Nominated |
| Kinema Junpo Awards |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Nominated |
| ShoWest |
Director of the Year |
|
Won |
| 1983 |
Academy Award |
Best Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Nominated |
| Academy Award |
Best Picture |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Nominated |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Nominated |
| BAFTA Award |
Best Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Nominated |
| BAFTA Award |
Best Film |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Nominated |
| Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards |
Best Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| César Award |
Best Foreign Film |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards |
Best Foreign Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Nominated |
| Fotogramas de Plata |
Best Foreign Film |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Nominated |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals |
Man of the Year |
|
Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards |
Best Foreign Language Film |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards |
Readers' Choice Award |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards |
Best Director |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| Sant Jordi Awards |
Mejor Película Infantil |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| 1984 |
Fantasporto |
Best Film |
Twilight Zone: The Movie |
Nominated |
| Giffoni Film Festival |
Nocciola d'Oro |
|
Won |
| 1985 |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
Nominated |
| 1986 |
Academy Award |
Best Picture |
The Color Purple |
Nominated |
| BAFTA Award |
Academy Fellowship |
|
Won |
| David di Donatello Awards |
Best Foreign Producer |
Back to the Future |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
The Color Purple |
Won |
| Emmy Award |
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series |
Amazing Stories: The Mission |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
The Color Purple |
Nominated |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Director |
The Color Purple |
Won |
| 1987 |
Academy Award |
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
|
Won |
| Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film |
The Color Purple |
Won |
| Christopher Award |
Best Picture |
Empire of the Sun |
Won |
| National Board of Review |
Best Director |
Empire of the Sun |
Won |
| 1988 |
Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Empire of the Sun |
Nominated |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Director |
Empire of the Sun |
Won |
| 1989 |
American Cinematheque Award |
American Cinematheque Award |
|
Won |
| 1990 |
American Cinema Editors |
Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award |
|
Won |
| Retirement Research Foundation |
Television and Theatrical Film Fiction |
Dad |
Won |
| 1991 |
Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Tiny Toon Adventures |
Won |
| Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Tiny Toon Adventures: The Looney Beginning |
Nominated |
| 1992 |
Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Tiny Toon Adventures |
Nominated |
| 1993 |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Tiny Toon Adventures |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival |
Career Golden Lion |
|
Won |
| 1994 |
Academy Award |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Academy Award |
Best Picture |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
President's Award |
|
Won |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
Jurassic Park |
Won |
| Amanda Awards |
Best Foreign Film |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers |
Board of the Governors Award |
|
Won |
| Australian Film Institute |
Best Foreign Film |
Schindler's List |
Nominated |
| BAFTA Award |
Best Film |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| BAFTA Award |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Jurassic Park |
Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| David di Donatello Awards |
Best Foreign Film |
Schindler's List |
Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Animaniacs |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Hochi Film Awards |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Jurassic Park |
Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| PGA Award |
Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| People's Choice Awards |
People's Choice Awards Honoree |
|
Won |
| ShoWest |
Director of the Year |
|
Won |
| Society of Camera Operators |
Governors' Award |
|
Won |
| Young Artist Awards |
Jackie Coogan Award |
|
Won |
| 1995 |
American Film Institute |
Life Achievement Award |
|
Won |
| César Award |
Honorary César |
|
Won |
| César Award |
Best Foreign Film |
Schindler's List |
Nominated |
| Czech Lions |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Jurassic Park |
Won |
| Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Animaniacs |
Nominated |
| Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery |
Nominated |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists |
Best Director |
Schindler's List |
Nominated |
| Kinema Junpo Awards |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards |
Director of the Year |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Schindler's List |
Won |
| 1996 |
Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Animaniacs |
Won |
| Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
A Pinky & the Brain Christmas Special |
Won |
| 1997 |
Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Animaniacs |
Won |
| Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program |
Freakazoid! |
Won |
| Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Pinky and the Brain |
Nominated |
| 1998 |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards |
Best Foreign Film |
Amistad |
Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Animaniacs |
Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Pinky and the Brain |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Amistad |
Nominated |
| European Film Awards |
Screen International Award |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
Amistad |
Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| PGA Awards |
Theatrical Motion Picture |
Amistad |
Won |
| PGA Award |
Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Amistad |
Nominated |
| Rembrandt Awards |
Best Director |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
Won |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics |
Best Foreign Film |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Director |
Amistad |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Motion Picture – Drama |
Amistad |
Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| 1999 |
Academy Award |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| Academy Award |
Best Picture |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| Amanda Awards |
Best Foreign Film |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| BAFTA Award |
Best Film |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| BAFTA Award |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| Czech Lions |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| César Award |
Best Foreign Film |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program |
Pinky and the Brain |
Won |
| Daytime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Animaniacs |
Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| Empire Award |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists |
Best Foreign Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards |
Director of the Year |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| PGA Awards |
Milestone Award |
|
Won |
| PGA Awards |
Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Motion Picture – Drama |
Saving Private Ryan |
Nominated |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Saving Private Ryan |
Won |
| 2000 |
Daytime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Won |
| Image Awards |
Vanguard Award |
|
Won |
| PGA Awards |
PGA Hall of Fame – Motion Pictures |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Won |
| 2001 |
National Board of Review |
Billy Wilder Award |
|
Won |
| Venice Film Festival |
Future Film Festival Digital Award |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
Won |
| 2002 |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Writing |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
Won |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Minority Report |
Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Catch Me If You Can |
Nominated |
| Christopher Award |
Television and Cable |
Band of Brothers |
Won |
| Emmy Award |
Outstanding Miniseries |
Band of Brothers |
Won |
| Emmy Award |
Outstanding Non-Fiction Special |
We Stand Alone Together |
Nominated |
| Empire Award |
Best Director |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
Nominated |
| European Film Awards |
Screen International Award |
Minority Report |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Film Festival |
Hollywood Movie of the Year |
Minority Report |
Won |
| Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Foreign Language Film |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Screenplay |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
Nominated |
| PGA Awards |
Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform |
Band of Brothers |
Won |
| ShoWest |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Won |
| 2003 |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
Minority Report |
Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Catch Me If You Can Minority Report |
Won |
| César Award |
Best Foreign Film |
Minority Report |
Nominated |
| Emmy Award |
Outstanding Miniseries |
Taken |
Won |
| Empire Awards |
Best Director |
Minority Report |
Won |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists |
Best Foreign Director |
Minority Report |
Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Director |
Minority Report |
Nominated |
| SFX Awards |
Best SF or Fantasy Film Director |
Minority Report |
Nominated |
| Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture |
|
Won |
| 2004 |
David di Donatello Awards |
Special David |
|
Won |
| Tokyo International Film Festival |
Akira Kurosawa Award |
|
Won |
| 2005 |
American Film Institute |
AFI Movie of the Year |
Munich |
Won |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Munich |
Won |
| 2006 |
American Film Institute |
AFI Movie of the Year |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
Won |
| Academy Award |
Best Director |
Munich |
Nominated |
| Academy Award |
Best Picture |
Munich |
Nominated |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
War of the Worlds |
Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild |
Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award |
|
Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Munich |
Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Munich |
Nominated |
| Chicago International Film Festival |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Won |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Munich |
Nominated |
| Emmy Award |
Outstanding Miniseries |
Into the West |
Nominated |
| Empire Awards |
Best Director |
War of the Worlds |
Nominated |
| Golden Eagle Awards |
Best Foreign Film |
Munich |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
Munich |
Nominated |
| International Emmy Awards |
Founders Award |
|
Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Director |
Munich |
Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Director |
Munich |
Nominated |
| PGA Awards |
Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform |
Into the West |
Nominated |
| Western Heritage Awards |
Outstanding Television Feature Film |
Into the West |
Won |
| 2007 |
Academy Award |
Best Picture |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
Golden Globe Award |
Cecil B. DeMille Award |
|
Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Won |
| 2009 |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Nominated |
| BAFTA Award |
Best Casual Game |
Boom Blox |
Won |
| 2010 |
Emmy Award |
Outstanding Miniseries |
The Pacific |
Won |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors |
Film Maker's Award |
|
Won |
| 2011 |
American Film Institute |
AFI Movie of the Year |
War Horse |
Won |
| PGA Award |
Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform |
The Pacific |
Won |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Director |
War Horse |
Nominated |
| Western Heritage Awards |
Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture |
True Grit |
Won |
| 2012 |
Academy Award |
Best Picture |
War Horse |
Nominated |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |
Best Director |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn |
Nominated |
| BAFTA Award |
Best Animated Film |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn |
Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
War Horse |
Nominated |
| Empire Awards |
Best Director |
War Horse |
Nominated |
| International Online Film Critics' Poll |
Best Director |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| PGA Awards |
Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures |
|
Won |
| Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn |
Won |
| Theatrical Motion Picture |
War Horse |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Animated Feature Film |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn |
Won |
| Robert Festival |
Best American Film |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Director |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| 2013 |
| Academy Award |
Best Director |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| Best Picture |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| AACTA Awards |
Best International Film |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| Best International Direction |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| PGA Award |
Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Lincoln |
Nominated |
| 2016 |
BAFTA Award |
Best Director |
Bridge of Spies |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Director |
Bridge of Spies |
Nominated |
| Academy Award |
Best Picture |
Bridge of Spies |
Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Television Movie |
All the Way |
Nominated |