| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Road to Perdition (2002) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Nobody's Fool (1994) |
| 1994 | - | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | |
| 1987 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Color of Money (1986) Paul Newman was not present at the awards ceremony. Robert Wise accepted the award on his behalf. |
| 1986 | - | Honorary Award |
In recognition of his many and memorable and compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft. Paul Newman was not present at the awards ceremony. He gave his acceptance speech via satellite from Chicago. |
| 1983 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Verdict (1982) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Absence of Malice (1981) |
| 1969 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Picture for: Rachel, Rachel (1968) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Cool Hand Luke (1967) |
| 1964 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Hud (1963) |
| 1962 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Hustler (1961) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: Road to Perdition (2002) |
| 1971 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor for: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) |
| 1964 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: Hud (1963) USA. |
| 1962 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: The Hustler (1961) USA. |
| 1959 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) USA. |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Actor for: Nobody's Fool (1994) |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Blockbuster Entertainment Award |
Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance for: Message in a Bottle (1999) |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: Road to Perdition (2002) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: The Glass Menagerie (1987) |
| 1973 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) |
| 1958 | Won | Best Actor |
for: The Long, Hot Summer (1958) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: Road to Perdition (2002) |
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Won | CEC Award |
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) for: Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) for: The Verdict (1982) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Rachel, Rachel (1968) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for: Empire Falls (2005) (TV) |
| Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Miniseries for: Empire Falls (2005) (TV) Shared with: Scott Steindorff (executive producer) Fred Schepisi (executive producer) Marc E. Platt (executive producer) William Teitler (produced by) |
|
| 2003 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for: Our Town (2003) (TV) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special for: The Shadow Box (1980) (TV) |
| Film Society of Lincoln Center | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | - | Gala Tribute | |
| Golden Apple Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Golden Apple |
Male Star of the Year |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for: Empire Falls (2005) (TV) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Road to Perdition (2002) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Nobody's Fool (1994) |
| 1987 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Color of Money (1986) |
| 1984 | Won | Cecil B. DeMille Award | |
| 1983 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Verdict (1982) |
| 1969 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Director for: Rachel, Rachel (1968) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: Cool Hand Luke (1967) |
| 1966 | Won | Henrietta Award |
World Film Favorite - Male |
| 1964 | Won | Henrietta Award |
World Film Favorite - Male |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: Hud (1963) |
|
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) |
Best Supporting Actor for: Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) |
| 1962 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: The Hustler (1961) |
| 1957 | Won | Golden Globe |
Most Promising Newcomer - Male Together with John Kerr and Anthony Perkins. |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | - | Man of the Year | |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Star, Male 4th place. |
| 1970 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Male Star |
| 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Action Performance for: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) |
|
| Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Producer-Director 8th place. |
|
| 1968 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Male Star |
| 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Male Dramatic Performance for: Cool Hand Luke (1967) |
|
| 1967 | 2nd place | Golden Laurel |
Male Star |
| Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Male Dramatic Performance for: Hombre (1967) 4th place. |
|
| 1966 | 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Action Performance for: Harper (1966) |
| Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Male Star 4th place. |
|
| 1965 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Comedy Performance, Male for: What a Way to Go! (1964) 5th place. |
Male Star 12th place. |
| 1964 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance for: Hud (1963) |
| Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Star 7th place. |
|
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Star 9th place. |
| 1962 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance for: The Hustler (1961) |
| 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Star |
|
| 1961 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance for: Exodus (1960) 4th place. |
| 1959 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance for: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) 4th place. |
| Mar del Plata Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Won | Best Actor |
for: The Hustler (1961) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Actor for: The Color of Money (1986) |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Actor for: Nobody's Fool (1994) |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor for: Nobody's Fool (1994) |
| 1968 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Director for: Rachel, Rachel (1968) |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: Road to Perdition (2002) |
| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform |
for: Empire Falls (2005) (TV) Shared with: Marc E. Platt Scott Steindorff Fred Schepisi William Teitler |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Road to Perdition (2002) |
| Photoplay Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1967 | Won | Most Popular Male Star | |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for: Empire Falls (2005) (TV) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama for: Road to Perdition (2002) |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: Empire Falls (2005) (TV) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: Our Town (2003) (TV) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for: Nobody's Fool (1994) |
| 1986 | - | Life Achievement Award | |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| unknown | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture At 7060 Hollywood Blvd. |