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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Little Dorrit (1988).

 
1980 Won Honorary Award For advancing the art of screen acting through a host of memorable and distinguished performances.
 
1978 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Star Wars (1977).

 
1959 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958).

 
1958 Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).
Alec Guinness was not present at the awards ceremony. Jean Simmons accepted the award on his behalf.
 
1953 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: The Lavender Hill Mob (1951).

 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1978 Won Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Star Wars (1977).

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won Academy Fellowship
 
1986 Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Actor
for: "Great Performances" (1970).
For episode "Monsignor Quixote (#15.1)".
 
1983 Won BAFTA TV Award Best Actor
for: "Smiley's People" (1982).

 
1980 Won BAFTA TV Award Best Actor
for: "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (1979).

 
1961 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best British Actor
for: Tunes of Glory (1960).

 
1960 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best British Screenplay
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958).

 
1958 Won BAFTA Film Award Best British Actor
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

 
1956 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best British Actor
for: The Prisoner (1955).

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won Honorary Golden Berlin Bear
 
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won Broadcasting Press Guild Award Best Actor
for: "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (1979).

 
European Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1996 Won Life Achievement Award
 
Evening Standard British Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Won Special Award
 
1979 Won Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actor
for: Star Wars (1977).

 
Film Society of Lincoln Center
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1987 Won Gala Tribute
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
for: Little Dorrit (1988).

 
1978 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Star Wars (1977).

 
1958 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1952 Won Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
for: The Lavender Hill Mob (1951).

 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1968 Won KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actor
for: The Comedians (1967).
Tied with Robert Shaw for A Man for All Seasons (1966).
 
Laurel Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 3rd place Golden Laurel Top Male Comedy Performance
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958).

 
1958 2nd place Golden Laurel Top Male Dramatic Performance
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1990 Won Special Achievement Award
 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won LAFCA Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Little Dorrit (1988).

 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1957 Won NBR Award Best Actor
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

 
1950 Won NBR Award Best Actor
for: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949).

 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 2nd place NSFC Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Little Dorrit (1988).

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 2nd place NYFCC Award Best Supporting Actor
for: A Handful of Dust (1988) and Little Dorrit (1988).

 
1958 2nd place NYFCC Award Best Actor
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958).

 
1957 Won NYFCC Award Best Actor
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

 
1955 3rd place NYFCC Award Best Actor
for: The Prisoner (1955).

 
1950 3rd place NYFCC Award Best Actor
for: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949).

 
Primetime Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1983 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
for: "Smiley's People" (1982).
(Syndicated).

 
1960 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor (Lead or Support)
for: "Startime" (1959/I).
(NBC).
For episode "The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (#1.6)".
(Shown within "Startime" (1959/I)).
 
Sant Jordi Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Won Sant Jordi Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958) and The Prisoner (1955).

 
1959 Won Sant Jordi Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1958 Won Volpi Cup Best Actor
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958).

 
Walk of Fame
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1960 Won Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture
On 8 February 1960. At 1559 Vine Street.
 

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