Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Razzie Award | Worst Screenplay | Armageddon | Nominated |
| 2002 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Alias | Nominated |
| 2004 | PGA Award | Best Drama | Alias | Nominated |
| 2005 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top TV Series | Lost | Won |
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Lost | Nominated | |
| Emmy Award | Best Director | Lost | Won | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Lost | Won | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Lost | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top TV Series | Lost | Won |
| PGA Awards | Best Drama | Lost | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America | Dramatic Series | Lost | Won | |
| 2007 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | Best Director | Mission: Impossible III | Nominated |
| BAFTA Award | Best International | Lost | Nominated | |
| PGA Awards | Best Drama | Lost | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America | Dramatic Series | Lost | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Lost | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Lost | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America | Long Form | Fringe | Nominated | |
| New Series | Fringe | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | Best Director | Star Trek | Nominated |
| Emmy Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Lost | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards | Best Director | Star Trek | Nominated | |
| PGA Awards | Theatrical Motion Picture | Star Trek | Nominated | |
| SFX Award | Best Director | Star Trek | Won | |
| 2012 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | Best Director | Super 8 | Won |
| Best Writing | Super 8 | Nominated | ||
| SFX Award | Best Director | Super 8 | Nominated |
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