| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) |
| 1985 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: Amadeus (1984) |
| 1976 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| Amanda Awards, Norway | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Amanda |
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) for: Amadeus (1984) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film for: Amadeus (1984) Shared with: Saul Zaentz |
| 1977 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| 1972 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Taking Off (1971) |
Best Screenplay for: Taking Off (1971) Shared with: John Guare Jean-Claude Carrière Jon Klein |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Director for: Man on the Moon (1999) |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Man on the Moon (1999) |
|
| 1997 | Won | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1976 | Won | Bodil |
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film) for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| 1972 | Won | Bodil |
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film) for: Taking Off (1971) |
| 1967 | Won | Bodil |
Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film) for: Lásky jedné plavovlásky (1965) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | Won | Grand Prize of the Jury |
for: Taking Off (1971) Tied with Johnny Got His Gun (1971). |
| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Taking Off (1971) |
|
| Czech Lions | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Czech Lion |
Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) for: Man on the Moon (1999) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Czech Lion |
Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) for: The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) |
| - | Artistic Achievement Award | ||
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | César |
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) for: Valmont (1989) |
| 1985 | Won | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Amadeus (1984) |
| 1980 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Hair (1979) |
| 1977 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | DVD Premiere Award |
Best Audio Commentary, Library Release for: Amadeus (1984) Shared with: Peter Shaffer For the Director's Edition. |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | David |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Amadeus (1984) |
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) for: Amadeus (1984) |
| 1979 | Won | David |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Hair (1979) |
| 1976 | Won | David |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Amadeus (1984) Shared with: Michael Hausman (first assistant director) (plaque) |
| 1976 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Shared with: Joel Douglas (unit production manager) (plaque) Irby Smith (assistant director) (plaque) William Saint John (assistant director) (plaque) |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema |
for: The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) |
| Film by the Sea International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) |
| 1985 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Amadeus (1984) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Ragtime (1981) |
| 1976 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| Guild of German Art House Cinemas | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Guild Film Award - Gold |
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) for: Amadeus (1984) |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Amadeus (1984) |
| 1976 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| Joseph Plateau Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Joseph Plateau Award |
Best Director for: Amadeus (1984) |
| Jussi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Jussi |
Best Foreign Filmmaker for: Amadeus (1984) |
| 1967 | Won | Jussi |
Best Foreign Director for: Cerný Petr (1964) Also for Lásky jedné plavovlásky (1965). |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1977 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Director for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | - | Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema | |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Amadeus (1984) |
| 1977 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Director for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| Locarno International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Won | Golden Sail |
Feature Film for: Cerný Petr (1964) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Director for: Amadeus (1984) |
| Munich Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | CineMerit Award | |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Billy Wilder Award | |
| 1996 | Won | Freedom of Expression Award |
for: The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) Shared with: Oliver Stone |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Robert Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Robert |
Best Foreign Film (Årets udenlandske spillefilm) for: Amadeus (1984) |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | - | Film Society Award for Lifetime Achievement in Directing | |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | - | Akira Kurosawa Award | |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1965 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Lásky jedné plavovlásky (1965) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1972 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for: Taking Off (1971) Shared with: Jean-Claude Carrière John Guare Jon Klein |