| Year |
Award |
Category |
Result |
| 1963 |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Foreign Language Film in Knife in the Water |
Nominated |
| 1965 |
Berlin Film Festival |
Silver Berlin Bear-Extraordinary Jury Prize in Repulsion |
Won |
| 1966 |
Berlin Film Festival |
Golden Bear in Cul-de-Sac |
Won |
| 1968 |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best screenplay adaptation in Rosemary's Baby |
Nominated |
| 1974 |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Academy Award for Best Director in Chinatown |
Nominated |
| 1974 |
Golden Globe Awards |
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in Chinatown |
Won |
| 1974 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Direction in Chinatown |
Won |
| 1979 |
César Awards |
César Award for Best Picture in Tess |
Won |
| 1979 |
César Awards |
César Award for Best Director in Tess |
Won |
| 1979 |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Academy Award for Directing in Tess |
Nominated |
| 1979 |
Golden Globe Awards |
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film in Tess |
Won |
| 1979 |
Golden Globe Awards |
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in Tess |
Nominated |
| 2002 |
Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or in Golden Palm |
Best film in The Pianist |
Won |
| 2002 |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Academy Award for Best Director in The Pianist |
Won |
| 2002 |
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
César Award for Best Film in The Pianist |
Won |
| 2002 |
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
Cesar Award for Best Director in The Pianist |
Won |
| 2004 |
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema |
Won |
| 2009 |
Zurich Film Festival Golden Icon Award |
Lifetime achievement |
Won |
| 2010 |
Berlin Film Festival |
Silver Bear for Best Director in The Ghost Writer |
Won |