Awards

1990
American Film Institute  /  Lifetime Achievement Award  /  Won for  ""
1984
National Board of Review  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "A Passage to India"
New York Film Critics Circle  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "A Passage to India"
1965
Hollywood Foreign Press Association  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Doctor Zhivago"
1962
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Lawrence of Arabia"
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Best Film - Any Source  /  Won for  "Lawrence of Arabia"
Directors Guild of America  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Lawrence of Arabia"
Hollywood Foreign Press Association  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Lawrence of Arabia"
National Board of Review  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Lawrence of Arabia"
1957
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Best Film - Any Source  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Directors Guild of America  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Hollywood Foreign Press Association  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
National Board of Review  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
New York Film Critics Circle  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
1955
New York Film Critics Circle  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Summertime"
1954
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Best British Film  /  Won for  "Hobson's Choice"
1952
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Best Film - Any Source  /  Won for  "Breaking the Sound Barrier"
National Board of Review  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Breaking the Sound Barrier"

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Lawrence of Arabia
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A Passage to India
Released: Jan. 1, 1984

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Ryan's Daughter
Released: Jan. 1, 1970

Maria Vico
Doctor Zhivago
Released: Dec. 22, 1965

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The Bridge on the River Kwai
Released: Dec. 19, 1957


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