Richard Attenborough Awards

Academy Awards, USA
1983 - Oscar - Best Director for Gandhi (1982)

1983 - Oscar - Best Picture for Gandhi (1982)

BAFTA Awards
1994 - Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film for Shadowlands (1993) Shared with: Brian Eastman

1983 - BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction for Gandhi (1982)

1983 - BAFTA Film Award - Best Film for Gandhi (1982)

1983 - BAFTA Film Award - Academy Fellowship     

1965 - BAFTA Film Award - Best British Actor for Guns at Batasi (1964)  Also for Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964).

Berlin International Film Festival
1988 - Peace Film Award - Honorable Mention for Cry Freedom (1987)

1988 - Peace Film Award - Berlinale Camera     
 
Chicago International Film Festival
2000 - Lifetime Achievement Award     
 
David di Donatello Awards
1983 - David  - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) for Gandhi (1982)

1983 - David  - Best Producer - Foreign Film (Migliore Produttore Straniero) for Gandhi (1982)

1983 - David  - European David  - for Gandhi (1982)
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
1983 - DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Gandhi (1982) Shared with: David Tomblin (assistant director) (plaque)

European Film Awards
1988 - Award of Merit For special achievements.
 
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1984 - Special Award     
 
1978 - Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Film for A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
1999 - Lifetime Achievement Award     

Golden Globes, USA
1983 - Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture for Gandhi (1982)
 
1968 - Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor for Doctor Dolittle (1967)
 
1967 - Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor for The Sand Pebbles (1966)

Guild of German Art House Cinemas
1985 - Guild Film Award - Gold - Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) for Gandhi (1982)
 
Heartland Film Festival
1994 - Studio Crystal Heart Award for Shadowlands (1993)

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1983 - Silver Ribbon - Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for Gandhi (1982)
 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
1995 - Dilys Powell Award     

San Sebastián International Film Festival
1964 - Prize San Sebastián - Best Actor for Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) Tied with Maurice Biraud for Les aventures de Salavin (1964).
 
1960 - Zulueta Prize - Best Actor for The League of Gentlemen (1960)  Shared with: Jack Hawkins, Bryan Forbes, Roger Livesey