Michael Winterbottom Awards

BAFTA Awards
2004 - BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language for In This World (2002) Shared with Andrew Eaton, Anita Overland

Berlin International Film Festival
2006 - Silver Berlin Bear - Best Director for The Road to Guantanamo (2006) Shared with Mat Whitecross

2003 - Golden Berlin Bear for In This World (2002)

2003 - Peace Film Award for In This World (2002)

2003 - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Competition for In This World (2002)

Dinard British Film Festival
1996 - Golden Hitchcock for Jude (1996)

Directors Guild of Great Britain
2004 - DGGB Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in British Film for In This World (2002)

Edinburgh International Film Festival
1996 - Best New British Feature for Jude (1996)

Empire Awards, UK
2003 - Independent Spirit Award Shared with Andrew Eaton

Evening Standard British Film Awards
2004 - Special Award     
 
Independent Spirit Awards
2007 - Independent Spirit Award - Best Documentary for The Road to Guantanamo (2006) Shared with Mat Whitecross

Istanbul International Film Festival
2006 - Golden Tulip - Best Foreign Film for A Cock and Bull Story (2005)