Roland Emmerich Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1997 - Saturn Award - Best Director for Independence Day (1996)

Amanda Awards, Norway
1997 - Amanda -Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) for Independence Day (1996)

European Film Awards
1998 - Audience Award - Best Director for Godzilla (1998)

Hessian Film Award
2007 - Special Award - Cinema for Peace Award for Trade (2007/I) Shared with Marco Kreuzpaintner
 
Mainichi Film Concours
1997 - Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Language Film for Independence Day (1996)

Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA
1996 - Universe Reader's Choice Award - Best Director for a Genre Motion Picture for Independence Day (1996)

1996 - Best Writing for a Genre Motion Picture for Independence Day (1996) Shared with Dean Devlin