| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
|---|
| AFI Awards [4] | January 11, 2013 | Movies of the Year | | Won |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Picture | Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy | Nominated |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Joanna Johnston | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Michael Kahn | Nominated |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated |
| Best Production Design | Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson | Won |
| Best Sound Mixing | Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ron Judkins | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards [5] | January 26, 2013 | Best International Film | Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best International Direction | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best International Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| Best International Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2013 | Best Picture | | Nominated |
| Best Director (Female or Male) | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Best Ensemble Cast | | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards [6] | December 9, 2012 | Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally Field | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards [7] | February 10, 2013 | Best Film | | Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated |
| Best Original Music | John Williams | Nominated |
| Best Production Design | Rick Carter, Jim Erickson | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Joanna Johnston | Nominated |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Leo Corey Castellano, Mia Kovero | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards [8] | 2013 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action | Ron Judkins, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Shawn Murphy, Bobby Johanson, Frank Rinella | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Awards [9] | December 17, 2012 | Best Picture | | Nominated |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards [10] | January 10, 2013 | Best Picture | | Nominated |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Best Acting Ensemble | | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Rick Carter, Jim Erickson | Nominated |
| Best Editing | Michael Kahn | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Joanna Johnston | Nominated |
| Best Makeup | Leo Corey Castellano, Mia Kovero | Nominated |
| Best Score | John Williams | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards [11] | December 14, 2012 | Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Best Ensemble | | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards [12] | February 2, 2012 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards [13] [14] | January 16, 2013 | Film of the Year | | Nominated |
| Film Performance of the Year - Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards [15] | January 13, 2013 | Best Motion Picture - Drama | | Nominated |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards [16] | May 5, 2013 | Best Drama | | Nominated |
| Most Original TV Spot | | Nominated |
| Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over | | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | January 26, 2014 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | John Williams | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Awards | January 6, 2012 | Best Picture | | Nominated |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated |
| Best Score | John Williams | Nominated |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | February 21, 2013 | Film Score of the Year | Nominated |
| Film Composer of the Year | Nominated |
| Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Won |
| Film Music Composition of the Year - The Peterson House and Finale | Nominated |
| National Board of Review of Motion Pictures [17] | December 5, 2012 | Top 10 Films | | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards [18] | December 3, 2012 | Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally Field | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards [19] | December 9, 2012 | Top 10 Films of 2012 | | Won |
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards [20] | January 26, 2013 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards [21] | December 11, 2012 | Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2012 | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Won |
| Satellite Awards [22] | December 16, 2012 | Best Picture | | Nominated |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best Actor - Motion Picture | Daniel Day-Lewis | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Curt Beech, Rick Carter, David Crank, and Leslie McDonald | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards [23] | January 27, 2013 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Tommy Lee Jones | Won |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 10, 2012 | Best Picture | | Nominated |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally Field | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| Best Ensemble | | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Rick Carter and Jim Erickson | Nominated |
| Best Score | John Williams | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Awards | December 22, 2012 | Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Won |
| Best Male Images | | Won |
| Writers Guild of America Awards [24] [25] | February 17, 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Tony Kushner | Nominated |
| Paul Selvin Award | Won |