| Film | Film award/festival | Award | Result | |||||
| Old Well (1987) | 8th Golden Rooster Awards China. | Best Leading Actor | Won | |||||
| Old Well (1987) | 11th Hundred Flowers Awards China. | Best Actor Award | Won | |||||
| Yellow Earth (1984) | 7th Festival of Three Contients Nantes, France. | Best Cinematography | Won | |||||
| 4th Asian Film Awards 2010 Hong Kong, Hong Kong. | Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema | Won | ||||||
