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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

Best Picture
for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

 
1980 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

Best Picture
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)
Shared with:
Fred Roos
Gray Frederickson
Tom Sternberg

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)
Shared with:
John Milius

 
1975 Won Oscar Best Director
for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Best Picture
for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Shared with:
Gray Frederickson
Fred Roos
The movie became the first sequel to win the best picture award.
Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material
for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Shared with:
Mario Puzo

Nominated Oscar Best Picture
for: The Conversation (1974)

Best Writing, Original Screenplay
for: The Conversation (1974)

 
1974 Nominated Oscar Best Picture
for: American Graffiti (1973)
Shared with:
Gary Kurtz

 
1973 Won Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: The Godfather (1972)
Shared with:
Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo was not present at the awards ceremony. His daughter Dorothy Ann Puzo accepted the award on his behalf.
Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The Godfather (1972)

 
1971 Won Oscar Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
for: Patton (1970)
Shared with:
Edmund H. North
Francis Ford Coppola was not present at the awards ceremony.
 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1993 Won Saturn Award Best Director
for: Dracula (1992)

 
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 - Board of the Governors Award 
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Direction
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

Nominated Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)
Shared with:
Carmine Coppola

 
1975 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Direction
for: The Conversation (1974)

Best Screenplay
for: The Conversation (1974)

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 - Berlinale Camera 
 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1979 Won FIPRESCI Prize Competition
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

Golden Palm
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)
The film was screend as a work in progess.
Tied with Blechtrommel, Die (1979).
 
1974 Won Golden Palm
for: The Conversation (1974)

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
for: The Conversation (1974)

 
1967 Nominated Golden Palm
for: You're a Big Boy Now (1966)

 
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 - CEC Career Award 
 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

 
DVD Exclusive Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Video Premiere Award Best Audio Commentary
for: The Godfather (1972)
(Paramount)
 
2001 Nominated Video Premiere Award Best DVD Audio Commentary
for: The Conversation (1974)
For the Widescreen Collection.
 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won David Best Producer - Foreign Film (Migliore Produttore Straniero)
for: Kagemusha (1980)
Shared with:
George Lucas
Tied with Hungaro Film for Angi Vera (1979).
 
1980 Won David Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero)
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

 
Denver International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 - Lifetime Achievement Award 
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 - Lifetime Achievement Award 
 
1991 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

 
1980 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

 
1975 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Shared with:
Michael S. Glick (unit production manager) (plaque)
Newt Arnold (assistant director) (plaque)
Henry J. Lange Jr. (assistant director) (plaque)

Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Conversation (1974)

 
1973 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Godfather (1972)
Shared with:
Fred C. Caruso (unit production manager) (plaque)
Fred T. Gallo (assistant director) (plaque)
Steven P. Skloot (assistant director) (plaque)

 
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Nominated Edgar Best Motion Picture
for: The Conversation (1974)

 
Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Miniseries
for: Moby Dick (1998) (TV)
Shared with:
Robert Halmi Sr. (executive producer)
Fred Fuchs (executive producer)
Franc Roddam
Kris Noble
Steven R. McGlothen

 
1997 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Miniseries
for: The Odyssey (1997) (TV)
Shared with:
Fred Fuchs (executive producer)
Nicholas Meyer (executive producer)
Robert Halmi Sr. (executive producer)
Dyson Lovell (producer)

 
Film Society of Lincoln Center
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 - Gala Tribute 
 
Fotogramas de Plata
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: Dracula (1992)

 
1992 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Shared with:
Mario Puzo

 
1985 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: The Cotton Club (1984)

 
1980 Won Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)
Shared with:
Carmine Coppola

 
1975 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: The Conversation (1974)

Best Director - Motion Picture
for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
for: The Conversation (1974)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Shared with:
Mario Puzo

 
1973 Won Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: The Godfather (1972)

Best Screenplay
for: The Godfather (1972)
Shared with:
Mario Puzo

 
Grammy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Nominated Grammy Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)
Shared with:
Carmine Coppola

 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won KCFCC Award Best Director
for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Also for The Conversation (1974).
 
1973 Won KCFCC Award Best Director
for: The Godfather (1972)

 
Moscow International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1987 Nominated Golden Prize
for: Gardens of Stone (1987)

 
1983 Nominated Golden Prize
for: The Outsiders (1983)

 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 - Billy Wilder Award 
 
1974 Won NBR Award Best Director
for: The Conversation (1974)

 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won NSFC Award Best Director
for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)

 
San Sebastián International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Special 50th Anniversary Award
On occasion of the 50th anniversary of the festival in recognition to his impressive career.
 
1984 Won FIPRESCI Prize
for: Rumble Fish (1983)

OCIC Award
for: Rumble Fish (1983)

 
1969 Won Golden Seashell
for: The Rain People (1969)

 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 - Mary Pickford Award 
 
USC Scripter Award
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated USC Scripter Award
for: The Rainmaker (1997)
Shared with:
John Grisham (author)

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1992 - Career Golden Lion 
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
for: Apocalypse Now (1979)
Shared with:
John Milius

 
1975 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Shared with:
Mario Puzo

Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
for: The Conversation (1974)

 
1973 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
for: The Godfather (1972)
Shared with:
Mario Puzo

 
1971 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
for: Patton (1970)
Shared with:
Edmund H. North

 
1967 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Comedy
for: You're a Big Boy Now (1966)

 
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