Awards, Nominations and Honours
- 1943: Oscar winner for 49th Parallel as Best Writing, Original Story
- 1943: Oscar nominated for 49th Parallel as Best Writing, Screenplay. Shared with Rodney Ackland
- 1943: Oscar nominated for One of Our Aircraft Is Missing for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Shared with Michael Powell
- 1948: Won Danish Bodil Award for A Matter of Life and Death as Best European Film. Shared with Michael Powell
- 1948: Nominated for The Red Shoes for Venice Film Festival Golden Lion. Shared with Michael Powell
- 1949: Oscar nominated for The Red Shoes as Best Picture. Shared with Michael Powell
- 1949: Oscar nominated for The Red Shoes as Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
- 1951: Cannes Film Festival nominated for The Tales of Hoffmann for Grand Prize of the Festival. Shared with Michael Powell
- 1951: Won Silver Bear from 1st Berlin International Film Festival for The Tales of Hoffmann as Best Musical. Shared with Michael Powell
- 1957: BAFTA Award nominated for The Battle of the River Plate as Best British Screenplay. Shared with Michael Powell.
- 1981: Made fellow of BAFTA
- 1983: Made fellow of the British Film Institute (BFI)
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