| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Nixon (1995) Shared with: Stephen J. Rivele Christopher Wilkinson |
| 1992 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: JFK (1991) |
Best Picture for: JFK (1991) Shared with: A. Kitman Ho |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: JFK (1991) Shared with: Zachary Sklar |
| 1990 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989) |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Picture for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Shared with: A. Kitman Ho |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Shared with: Ron Kovic |
| 1987 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: Platoon (1986) |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Platoon (1986) |
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Salvador (1986) Shared with: Rick Boyle |
| 1979 | Won | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Midnight Express (1978) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Evita (1996) Shared with: Alan Parker |
| 1993 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: JFK (1991) Shared with: Zachary Sklar |
| 1991 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Shared with: Ron Kovic |
| 1988 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Platoon (1986) |
| Bangkok International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | - | Golden Kinnaree Career Achievement Award | |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Any Given Sunday (1999) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989) |
| - | Honorary Golden Berlin Bear |
For his close relationship to the festival. The award was presented as Special Prize of the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. |
|
| 1989 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Talk Radio (1988) |
| 1987 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Director for: Platoon (1986) |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Platoon (1986) |
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| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Film for: JFK (1991) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Director for: Platoon (1986) Tied with David Lynch for Blue Velvet (1986). |
| Brussels International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Crystal Iris | |
| Camerimage | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Special Award |
For film direction with unique visual sensitivity. |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Director for: Nixon (1995) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: JFK (1991) |
| 1990 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Shared with: Clayton Townsend (unit production manager) (plaque) Stephen Lim (first assistant director) (plaque) Joseph P. Reidy (first assistant director) (plaque) David Sardi (second assistant director) (plaque) |
| 1987 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Platoon (1986) Shared with: H. Gordon Boos (first assistant director) (plaque) |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Motion Picture for: JFK (1991) Shared with: Zachary Sklar |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Made for Television Movie for: Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV) Shared with: Janet Yang (executive producer) Abby Mann (executive producer) Diana Pokorny (producer) |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Movie Masterpiece Award |
for: JFK (1991) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Natural Born Killers (1994) |
| 1992 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: JFK (1991) |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: JFK (1991) Shared with: Zachary Sklar |
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| 1990 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989) |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Shared with: Ron Kovic |
| 1987 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Platoon (1986) |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Platoon (1986) |
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| 1979 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Midnight Express (1978) |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special for: Midnight Express (1978) Shared with: Giorgio Moroder Christine Bennett David Castle Billy Hayes |
| Hermosa Beach Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Best Documentary |
for: The Last Days of Kennedy and King (1998) Shared with: Vince DiPersio (producer/director) |
| Hollywood Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Hollywood Film Award |
Director of the Year |
| Hollywood Movie of the Year |
for: World Trade Center (2006) |
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| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Talk Radio (1988) |
| 1987 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Platoon (1986) |
Best Screenplay for: Platoon (1986) |
| Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Salvador (1986) |
Best Feature for: Salvador (1986) Shared with: Gerald Green |
Best Screenplay for: Salvador (1986) Shared with: Rick Boyle |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Director for: Platoon (1986) Stone was nominated twice in the category and won an equal number of votes for both films. Tied with Oliver Stone for Salvador (1986). |
Best Director for: Salvador (1986) Stone was nominated twice in the category and won an equal number of votes for both films. Tied with Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986). |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: JFK (1991) |
| Mainichi Film Concours | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Foreign Language Film for: JFK (1991) |
| Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: JFK (1991) |
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| Marrakech International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | - | Honorary Award of the Festival | |
| Moscow International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Golden St. George |
for: The Doors (1991) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Freedom of Expression Award |
for: The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) Shared with: Milos Forman |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Director for: Alexander (2004) |
Worst Screenplay for: Alexander (2004) Shared with: Christopher Kyle Laeta Kalogridis |
| 1998 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Director for: U Turn (1997) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Screenplay for: Year of the Dragon (1985) Shared with: Michael Cimino |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | - | Special Award |
Meritorious Achievement |
| Stockholm Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | Special Jury Prize |
for: Natural Born Killers (1994) |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| unknown | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture At 7013 Hollywood Blvd. |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: JFK (1991) Shared with: Zachary Sklar |
| 1990 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Shared with: Ron Kovic |
| 1987 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Platoon (1986) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Salvador (1986) Shared with: Rick Boyle |
| 1979 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium for: Midnight Express (1978) |
| Zurich Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | - | Golden Eye for Lifetime Achievement | |