Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Award | 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Nominated | |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | 1993 | Best Director | Alien 3 | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Director | Se7en | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards | 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won | |
| Blue Ribbon Award | 1997 | Best Foreign Language Film | Se7en | Won |
| Bodil Awards | 2011 | Best American Film | The Social Network | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best American Film | Zodiac | Nominated | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | |
| Cannes Film Festival | 2007 | Palme d'Or | Zodiac | Nominated |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | 2012 | Best Director | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | 2nd Place | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best Director | Zodiac | Nominated | |
| Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | 2011 | Best Foreign-Language Film - Audience Award | The Social Network | Won |
| Best Foreign-Language Film | The Social Network | Nominated | ||
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards | 2011 | Best Foreign Film | The Social Network | Nominated |
| César Awards | 2011 | Best Foreign Film | The Social Network | Won |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | 2001 | Best DVD Audio Commentary | Se7en | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 2nd Place | |
| David di Donatello Awards | 2011 | Best Foreign Film | The Social Network | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America | 2012 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Social Network | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials | Won | ||
| Empire Awards | 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Director | Zodiac | Nominated | |
| Fantasporto | 1996 | Best Film | Se7en | Won |
| Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | 2011 | Best Foreign Film | The Social Network | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| Golden Globe | 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | |
| Hochi Film Awards | 1996 | Best Foreign Language Film | Se7en | Won |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | 2011 | Best Non-European Director | The Social Network | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | 2011 | Director of the Year | The Social Network | Won |
| 2009 | Director of the Year | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won | |
| 2008 | Director of the Year | Zodiac | Nominated | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 3rd Place | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Best Director | Zodiac | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Best Director | Fight Club | Nominated | |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Nominated |
| Robert Festival | 2011 | Best American Film | The Social Network | Nominated |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics | 2010 | Best Foreign Film | The Social Network | Nominated |
| SFX Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| Sant Jordi Awards | 2011 | Best Foreign Film | The Social Network | Won |
| 1997 | Best Foreign Film | Se7en | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
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