Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement (
2010
)
Writers Guild of America Award
Directors Guild of America Award
Oscar for beste regi
(
1988
) (for:
Rain Man
)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (
1993
) (for:
Homicide: Drapsavsnittet
)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (
1974
) (for: The Carol Burnett Show)
Gullbjørnen
(
1989
) (for:
Rain Man
)
Juryens Sølvbjørn (
1998
) (for:
Wag the Dog
)