Year |
Award |
Category |
Film |
Result
|
1991 |
Sundance Film Festival |
Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic |
Slacker |
Nominated
|
1992 |
Independent Spirit Award |
Best First Feature |
Nominated
|
Best Director |
Nominated
|
1993 |
Locarno International Film Festival |
Golden Leopard |
Dazed and Confused |
Nominated
|
1995 |
Berlin International Film Festival |
Golden Bear |
Before Sunrise |
Nominated
|
Silver Bear |
Won
|
1996 |
Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay |
Nominated
|
2001 |
Venice Film Festival |
Golden Lion |
Waking Life |
Nominated
|
'CinemAvvenire Award for Best Film |
Won
|
2002 |
Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director |
Nominated
|
Best Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Ottawa International Animation Festival |
Best Animated Feature Film |
Won
|
Jeonju International Film Festival |
Daring Digital Award |
Nominated
|
2004 |
Berlin International Film Festival |
Golden Bear |
Before Sunset |
Nominated
|
Gotham Awards |
Best Film |
Nominated
|
Utah Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
2005 |
Academy Award |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Bodil Awards |
Best American Film |
Nominated
|
International Cinephile Society Awards |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
2nd Place
|
Independent Spirit Award |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
National Society of Film Critics |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
3rd Place
|
Online Film Critics Society |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Argentine Film Critics Association |
Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Writers Guild of America Award |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
2006 |
Cannes Film Festival |
Palme d'Or |
Fast Food Nation |
Nominated
|
2007 |
Austin Film Critics Association |
Austin Film Award |
A Scanner Darkly |
Won
|
Hugo Award |
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form |
Nominated
|
2009 |
Austin Film Critics Association |
Austin Film Award |
Me and Orson Welles |
Won
|
2012 |
Austin Film Critics Association |
Austin Film Award |
Bernie |
Won
|
Gotham Awards |
Best Film |
Nominated
|
2013 |
Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Film |
Nominated
|
Austin Film Critics Association |
Austin Film Award |
Before Midnight |
Won
|
Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Won
|
Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Dublin Film Critics' Circle |
Best Director |
Nominated
|
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Won
|
Denver Film Critics Society |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Detroit Film Critics Society |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Gotham Awards |
Best Film |
Nominated
|
Houston Film Critics Society |
shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Hollywood Film Awards |
Best Screenwritershared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Won
|
Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Won
|
New York Film Critics Circle |
shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
2nd Place
|
Online Film Critics Society |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
San Diego Film Critics Society |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Won
|
San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association |
shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Satellite Award |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Utah Film Critics Association |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Won
|
Village Voice Film Poll |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Won
|
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Nominated
|
2014
|
Academy Award |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Bodil Awards |
Best American Film |
Nominated
|
Critics' Choice Movie Award |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
Independent Spirit Award |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
National Society of Film Critics |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Won
|
Argentine Film Critics Association |
Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film |
Nominated
|
Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
2nd Place
|
Writers Guild of America Award |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
AACTA International Awards |
Best Film |
Boyhood |
Nominated
|
Best Direction |
Nominated
|
Best Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Alliance of Women Film Journalists |
Best Film |
Won
|
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Austin Film Critics Association |
Best Film |
Won
|
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Austin Film |
Won
|
Boston Society of Film Critics |
Best Film |
Won
|
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Screenplay |
Won
|
Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Film |
Won
|
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association |
Best Director |
2nd Place
|
Best Screenplay |
2nd Place
|
Detroit Film Critics Society |
Best Film |
Won
|
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Screenplay |
Won
|
Denver Film Critics Society |
Best Picture |
Nominated
|
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Dublin Film Critics' Circle |
Best Director |
Won
|
Florida Film Critics Circle |
Best Director |
Won
|
Gotham Independent Film Awards |
Audience Award |
Won
|
Guldbagge Awards |
Best Foreign Film |
Nominated
|
Houston Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Screenplay |
Won
|
Iowa Film Critics |
Best Director |
Won
|
Kansas City Film Critics Circle |
Robert Altman Award for Best Director |
Won
|
Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Director |
Won
|
New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Director |
Won
|
New York Film Critics Online |
Best Director |
Won
|
North Texas Film Critics Association |
Best Director |
Won
|
Norwegian International Film Festival |
Norwegian Film Critics Award |
Won
|
Online Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Phoenix Film Critics Society |
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Director |
Nominated
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Director |
Won
|
|
Nominated
|
San Francisco International Film Festival |
Founder's Directing Award |
Won
|
Seattle International Film Festival |
Best Film |
Won
|
Best Director |
Won
|
Southeastern Film Critics Association |
Best Director |
Won
|
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Nominated
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Sydney Film Festival |
Sydney Film Prize |
Nominated
|
Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Screenplay |
Runner-up
|
Vancouver Film Critics Circle |
Best Director |
Nominated
|
Best Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
2015 |
Academy Award |
Best Picture |
Nominated
|
Best Director |
Nominated
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
British Academy Film Awards |
Best Film |
Won
|
Best Direction |
Won
|
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Critics' Choice Movie Award |
Best Picture |
Won
|
Best Director |
Won
|
Directors Guild of America Award |
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film |
Nominated
|
Golden Globe Award |
Best Director |
Won
|
Best Screenplay |
Nominated
|
Producers Guild of America Awards |
Best Theatrical Motion Picture |
Nominated
|
Writers Guild of America Awards |
Best Original Screenplay |
Nominated
|
2021
|
Provincetown International Film Festival |
Filmmaker on the Edge (Life's Work) |
Won
|