Lists
- ranked 21 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 27 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 98 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 126 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 134 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 145 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 156 in The IMDb Top 250
- one of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Nominees
- one of Best Director Academy Award Winners
- one of Guardian 1,000 films to see before you die
- one of Leonard Maltin's 100 "Must See" Films of the 20th Century
- one of New York Film Critics Circle Best Film Winners
- one of The New York Times Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, 10th Anniversary Edition