| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 2009 | Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Nominated |
| 2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Annie Award for Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production | Nominated |
| Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production | Nominated |
| 2012 | Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Comedy | 21 Jump Street | Won |
| 2013 | People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Movie | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy | Nominated |
| Empire Award for Best Comedy | Nominated |
| 2014 | Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie | 22 Jump Street | Won |
| National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | The Lego Movie | Won |
| National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Animated Film | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film | Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature | Won |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film | Won |
| 2015 | People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie | 22 Jump Street | Nominated |
| People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie | Won |
| People's Choice Award for Favorite Family Movie | The Lego Movie | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy | 22 Jump Street | Nominated |
| Annie Award for Best Animated Feature | The Lego Movie | Nominated |
| Annie Award for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Nominated |
| Annie Award for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Won |
| Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Nominated |
| Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film | Won |
| Saturn Award for Best Animated Film | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | The Last Man on Earth | Nominated |
| Monmouth Award for Communication Excellence (MACE) | Lifetime contributions in the field of communications | Won |
| 2018 | Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture (With Dan Lin) | The Lego Batman Movie | Nominated |
| 2019 | Annie Award for Best Animated Feature | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture (With Avi Arad, Amy Pascal and Christina Steinberg) | Won |
| Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production (Only Phil Lord) (With Rodney Rothman) | Won |
| BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film (Only Phil Lord) | Won |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film | Won |
| Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (With Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman) | Won |
| 2020 | Chicago Indie Critics for Best Animated Film (With Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Jinko Gotoh) | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Nominated |
| 2021 | SCAD Savannah Film Festival Outstanding Achievement in Animation | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Won |