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| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2016 | Britannia Award | BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards | John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) |
| 2016 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Creative |
| 2016 | Filmmaker on the Edge Award | Provincetown International Film Festival |
| 2013 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Lumiere Award | 3D Creative Arts Awards | Best International 3D Feature - Live Action | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Lumiere Award | 3D Creative Arts Awards | Best Stereography - Live Action | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Cinemanila International Film Festival |
| 2013 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Best Film - Audience Award | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Filmmaker's Award | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Visionary Award | Visual Effects Society Awards |
| 2012 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | Audience Award | Mill Valley Film Festival | Audience Favorite | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters | Order of Arts and Letters, France | On 27 November, 2012. |
| 2010 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Top Films of the Decade - International Competition | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2009 | Guldbagge | Guldbagge Awards | Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film) | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2008 | NETPAC Award | Asian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2008 | Iron Elephant Award | Iron Elephant Film Awards | Best Director | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2008 | ShoWest/NATO Freedom of Expression Award | ShoWest Convention, USA |
| 2007 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Director | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2007 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year |
| 2007 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2006 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Director (Miglior regia) | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Cinema | Shanghai International Film Festival |
| 2006 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Outstanding Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Gotham Awards |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | NETPAC Award | Asian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Best Foreign Film Award | Australian Film Institute | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film) | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | China Film Media Award | Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Bauhinia | Golden Bauhinia Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | International Filmmaker Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival |
| 2001 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | International Filmmaker of the Year |
| 2000 | Audience Award | Bergen International Film Festival | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2000 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2000 | Silver Medallion Award | Telluride Film Festival, US |
| 2000 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 1999 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | The Ice Storm (1997) |
| 1999 | Director's Choice Award | New York International Independent Film & Video Festival | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1997 | Best Foreign Film | German Film Awards | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1997 | Vision in Film Award | Hawaii International Film Festival |
| 1996 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1996 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1996 | Guild Film Award - Silver | Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1995 | Best Screenplay | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Shao nu xiao yu (1995) |
| 1995 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1995 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Director | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1995 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1994 | Best Film | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Yin shi nan nu (1994) |
| 1993 | Asian Media Award | Asian American International Film Festival |
| 1993 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Critics Award | Deauville Film Festival | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Coup de Coeur LTC | Deauville Film Festival | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Director | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Original Screenplay | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Golden Space Needle Award | Seattle International Film Festival | Best Director | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1992 | Best First Film | Amiens International Film Festival | Tui shou (1992) |
| 1992 | Best Film | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Tui shou (1992) |