Bodil Festival
1988, Best American Film for "Down By Law"Cannes Film Festival
1984, Golden Camera for "Stranger Than Paradise"1993, Golden Palm, Best Short Film, for "Coffee and Cigarettes III"
European Film Awards
1996, Five Continents Award for "Dead Man"Independent Spirit Awards
1997, Best Screenplay nomination for "Dead Man"1990, Best Director nomination for "Mystery Train"
1990, Best Screenplay nomination for "Mystery Train"
1987, Best Director nomination for "Down By Law"
Locarno International Film Festival
1984, Golden Leopard for "Stranger Than Paradise"National Society of Film Critics
1984, Best Film for "Stranger Than Paradise"Robert Fetival
1988, Best Foreign Film for "Down By Law"Taos Talking Pictures
1997, Howard Hawks Storytelling Award
