| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Amistad (1997) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Nixon (1995) |
| 1994 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Remains of the Day (1993) |
| 1992 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor for: Hannibal (2001) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor for: Meet Joe Black (1998) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: Dracula (1992) |
| 1992 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Actor for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| 1978 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor - Horror for: Audrey Rose (1977) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | - | Academy Fellowship | |
| 1994 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor for: Shadowlands (1993) |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor for: The Remains of the Day (1993) |
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| 1992 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| 1979 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor for: Magic (1978) |
| 1973 | Won | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Actor for: "War & Peace" (1972) |
| 1971 | Nominated | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Actor for: "Play for Today" (1970) For episode "Hearts and Flowers". Also for The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) (TV), "Play of the Month" (1965), episode "Uncle Vanya", and Danton (1970) (TV). |
| 1969 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: The Lion in Winter (1968) |
| BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | - | Britannia Award |
Excellence in Film |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: Amistad (1997) |
| CableACE Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | ACE |
Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for: Mussolini and I (1985) (TV) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Actor for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | DFWFCA Award |
Best Actor for: The Remains of the Day (1993) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) for: The Remains of the Day (1993) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: "Great Expectations" (1989) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) |
| 1981 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for: The Bunker (1981) (TV) |
| 1976 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special for: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) (TV) |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | Special Award | |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Cecil B. DeMille Award | |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Amistad (1997) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Nixon (1995) |
| 1994 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Remains of the Day (1993) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| 1989 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: The Tenth Man (1988) (TV) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: Magic (1978) |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | - | Man of the Year | |
| Hollywood Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Hollywood Film Award |
Ensemble of the Year for: Bobby (2006) Shared with: Harry Belafonte Joy Bryant Nick Cannon Emilio Estevez Laurence Fishburne Brian Geraghty Heather Graham Helen Hunt Joshua Jackson David Krumholtz Ashton Kutcher Shia LaBeouf Lindsay Lohan William H. Macy Svetlana Metkina Demi Moore Freddy Rodríguez Martin Sheen Christian Slater Sharon Stone Jacob Vargas Mary Elizabeth Winstead Elijah Wood |
| 2003 | Won | Hollywood Film Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Acting - Male Performer |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor for: The Remains of the Day (1993) |
| 1992 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Locarno International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Youth Jury Award |
for: Slipstream (2007) |
| Nominated | Golden Leopard |
for: Slipstream (2007) |
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| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Actor of the Year for: Titus (1999) |
| 1994 | Won | ALFS Award |
Actor of the Year for: The Remains of the Day (1993) |
| 1992 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
Actor of the Year for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Actor for: Shadowlands (1993) Also for The Remains of the Day (1993). |
| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award |
Best Kiss for: Hannibal (2001) Shared with: Julianne Moore |
Best Villain for: Hannibal (2001) |
| Moscow International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | Prize |
Best Actor for: 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Actor for: Shadowlands (1993) Also for The Remains of the Day (1993). |
| 1991 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| New Zealand Screen Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | New Zealand Screen Award |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: The World's Fastest Indian (2005) |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: Amistad (1997) |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Actor for: A Change of Seasons (1980) |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | - | Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: Bobby (2006) Shared with: Harry Belafonte Joy Bryant Nick Cannon Emilio Estevez Laurence Fishburne Brian Geraghty Heather Graham Helen Hunt Joshua Jackson David Krumholtz Ashton Kutcher Shia LaBeouf Lindsay Lohan William H. Macy Svetlana Metkina Demi Moore Freddy Rodríguez Martin Sheen Christian Slater Sharon Stone Jacob Vargas Mary Elizabeth Winstead Elijah Wood |
| 1998 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for: Amistad (1997) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for: Nixon (1995) |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | - | ShoWest Award |
Actor of the Year |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Actor for: The Remains of the Day (1993) Also for Shadowlands (1993). |
| USA Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | - | Master Screen Artist Tribute | |
| Virginia Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | - | Virginia Film Award | |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture On 24 September 2003. At 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. |
| Western Heritage Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Bronze Wrangler |
Theatrical Motion Picture for: Legends of the Fall (1994) Shared with: Edward Zwick (director) William D. Wittliff (writer/producer) Brad Pitt (principal actor) |