| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Won | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Directing for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| Amanda Awards, Norway | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Amanda |
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm) for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Loveleen Tandan |
| Angers European First Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Audience Award |
Feature Film for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
| Best Screenplay |
Feature Film for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
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| Liberation Advertisement Award |
for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
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| Austin Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Audience Award |
Out of Competition Feature for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Simon Beaufoy (writer) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Outstanding British Film for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Christian Colson Simon Beaufoy |
|
| 1996 | Nominated | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film |
for: Trainspotting (1996) Shared with: Andrew Macdonald |
| 1995 | Won | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film |
for: Shallow Grave (1994) Shared with: Andrew Macdonald |
| 1994 | Nominated | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Drama Serial for: "Mr. Wroe's Virgins" (1993) Shared with: John Chapman Jane Rogers |
| BAFTA Awards, Scotland | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | BAFTA Scotland Award |
Best Feature Film for: Trainspotting (1996) Shared with: Andrew Macdonald (producer) John Hodge (writer) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: The Beach (2000/I) |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Bodil |
Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) for: Trainspotting (1996) |
| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | British Independent Film Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2003 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Director for: 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | COFCA Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Chicago International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Audience Choice Award |
for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Tied with The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008). |
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Director for: 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Director for: Trainspotting (1996) |
| Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold |
for: 28 Days Later... (2002) Méliès d'Argent at Fantasporto Festival 2003. |
| Cognac Festival du Film Policier | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
| Grand Prix |
for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
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| Czech Lions | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Czech Lion |
Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) for: Trainspotting (1996) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | DFWFCA Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | David |
Best European Union Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Dinard British Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | Golden Hitchcock |
for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Sanjay Kumar (unit production manager) (plaque) Raj Acharya (first assistant director) (plaque) Avani Batra (second assistant director) (plaque) Sonia Nemawarkar (second second assistant director) (plaque) |
| Emden International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Emden Film Award |
for: Millions (2004) |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Special Award |
For outstanding contribution to British cinema. |
| 1997 | Won | Empire Award |
Best British Director for: Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1996 | Won | Empire Award |
Best Director for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Nominated | European Film Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
|
| 2003 | Nominated | Audience Award |
Best Director for: 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Most Promising Newcomer for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
| Fantasporto | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver |
for: 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| International Fantasy Film Award |
Best Director for: 28 Days Later... (2002) |
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| Nominated | International Fantasy Film Award |
Best Film for: 28 Days Later... (2002) |
|
| 1995 | Won | International Fantasy Film Award |
Best Film for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
| Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | FCCA Award |
Best Foreign Film - English Language for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Trainspotting (1996) UK. |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Nominated | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
|
| 2008 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: Sunshine (2007) |
| 1997 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1996 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Newcomer of the Year for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Narcisse Award |
Best International Film for: 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Rotterdam International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Loveleen Tandan |
| MovieZone Award |
for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Loveleen Tandan |
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| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | SDFCS Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | Silver Seashell |
Best Director for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
| Nominated | Golden Seashell |
for: Shallow Grave (1994) |
|
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Seattle International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Golden Space Needle Award |
Best Director for: Trainspotting (1996) |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | - | ShoWest Award |
International Filmmaker of the Year |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| St. Louis International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Audience Choice Award |
Best International Feature for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | People's Choice Award |
for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Trainspotting (1996) |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | WAFCA Award |
Best Director for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| Writers' Guild of Great Britain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award |
TV - Original Drama Series for: "Inspector Morse" (1987) Shared with: Julian Mitchell Alma Cullen John Brown |
| 1991 | Won | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award |
TV - Original Drama Series for: "Inspector Morse" (1987) Shared with: Julian Mitchell Alma Cullen Peter Nichols Geoffrey Case |
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