| Year |
Award |
Category |
Film |
Result
|
| 1993 |
Locarno International Film Festival |
Golden Leopard |
Dazed and Confused |
Nominated
|
| 1996 |
Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay |
Before Sunrise |
Nominated
|
| 2002 |
Ottawa International Animation Festival |
Best Animated Feature Film |
Waking Life |
Won
|
| Jeonju International Film Festival |
Daring Digital Award |
Nominated
|
| 2004 |
Gotham Awards |
Best Film |
Before Sunset |
Nominated
|
| Utah Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
Nominated
|
| 2005 |
Bodil Awards |
Best American Film |
Nominated
|
| International Cinephile Society Awards |
Best Screenplayshared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
2nd Place
|
| 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 Screenplay shared with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy |
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 |
Gotham Awards |
Best Film |
Bernie |
Nominated
|
| 2013 |
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 |
Best Screenplayshared 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 |
Best Screenplayshared 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 Film Critics Association |
Best Adapted Screenplayshared 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
|
Bodil Awards |
Best American Film |
Nominated
|
| Critics' Choice Movie Award |
Best Adapted 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
|
| 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 |
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
|
| Best Original Screenplay |
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 |
Won
|
| St. Louis 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 |
Critics' Choice Movie Award |
Best Picture |
Won
|
| Best Director |
Won
|
| 2021
|
Provincetown International Film Festival |
Filmmaker on the Edge (Life's Work) |
Won
|