Niki Caro

2018 Directors Guild of America Awards
Nonimated for Best Direction - Drama Series: for Anne with an E, first episode

2018 Directors Guild of America Awards
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programmes: for Anne with an E, first episode

2017 Arts Foundation of New Zealand
Laureate Award

2005 Chicago International Film Festival
Audience Choice Award: North Country

2004 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
For services to the film industry

2003 BAFTA Awards (United Kingdom)
Children's Award for Best Feature Film (shared with Tim Sanders, John Barnett and Frank Hubner): Whale Rider 

2003 Sundance Film Festival (United States)
Audience Award, World Cinema Section: Whale Rider

2003 New Zealand Film Awards
Best Film
Best Director: for Whale Rider
Screenplay: for Whale Rider

2002 Toronto Film Festival
People's Choice Award: Whale Rider

1999 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards
Best Film: for Memory and Desire
Special Jury Prize: for Memory and Desire
Nominated for Best Director: for Memory and Desire
Nominated for Best Screenplay Adaptation: for Memory and Desire

1999 TV Guide Television Awards
Best Drama Script (shared with Rachel Lang): for Jackson's Wharf

1998 Cannes Film Festival
Nominated for Golden Camera: for Memory and Desire

1996 Venice Film Festival
Official Selection: Footage

1996 TV Guide New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Director - Drama/Comedy: for Plain Tastes
Nominated for Best Script - Drama: for Plain Tastes

1995 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Commerical: Yvette Tattoos - Dr Martens

1994 Cannes Film Festival
Nominated for Palme d'Or for Best Short Film: for Sure to Rise

1994 NZ Film & Television Awards
Nominated for Best Television Drama: The Summer the Queen Came
Nominated for Director - Television Drama: for The Summer the Queen Came
Nominated for Script - Television Drama: for The Summer the Queen Came

1990 New Zealand Music Awards
Best Video: Bad Note for a Heart