| 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
 |