Awards for
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Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
Academy Awards, USA
2002	-	Honorary Award	For his extraordinary performances and unique presence on the screen and for representing the industry with dignity, style and intelligence. (Oscar statuette)

1964	Won	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Lilies of the Field (1963)

1959	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Defiant Ones (1958)

American Film Institute, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1992	-	Life Achievement Award

BAFTA Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1968	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Foreign Actor for: In the Heat of the Night (1967)

1967	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Foreign Actor for: A Patch of Blue (1965)

1965	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Foreign Actor for: Lilies of the Field (1963) USA.

1962	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Foreign Actor for: A Raisin in the Sun (1961) USA.

1959	Won	BAFTA Film Award	Best Foreign Actor for: The Defiant Ones (1958) USA.

1958	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Foreign Actor for: Edge of the City (1957) USA.

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2006	-	Britannia Award	Lifetime Contributions to International Film

Berlin International Film Festival
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1963	Won	Silver Berlin Bear	Best Actor for: Lilies of the Field (1963)

1958	Won	Silver Berlin Bear	Best Actor for: The Defiant Ones (1958)

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1998	Nominated	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense for: The Jackal (1997)

Emmy Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1997	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV)

1991	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: Separate But Equal (1991) (TV)

Fotogramas de Plata
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1969	Won	Fotogramas de Plata	Best Foreign Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero) for: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Golden Apple Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1967	Won	Golden Apple	Male Star of the Year

Golden Globes, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1992	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: Separate But Equal (1991) (TV)

1982	Won	Cecil B. DeMille Award

1971	Nominated	Henrietta Award	World Film Favorite - Male

1970	Nominated	Henrietta Award	World Film Favorite - Male

1969	Won	Henrietta Award	World Film Favorite - Male

1968	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: In the Heat of the Night (1967)

1966	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: A Patch of Blue (1965)

1964	Won	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: Lilies of the Field (1963)

1962	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

1960	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy for: Porgy and Bess (1959)

1959	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: The Defiant Ones (1958)

Image Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2000	Won	Image Award	Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic Special for: The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) (TV)

1998	Nominated	Image Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series for: Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV)

1996	Nominated	Image Award	Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series for: Children of the Dust (1995) (TV)

Laurel Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1970	Nominated	Golden Laurel	Male Star 7th place.

1968	2nd place	Golden Laurel	Male Dramatic Performance for: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
1968	2nd place	Golden Laurel	Male Star

1967	Nominated	Golden Laurel	Action Performance for: Duel at Diablo (1966) 4th place.

1966	Nominated	Golden Laurel	Dramatic Performance, Male for: A Patch of Blue (1965) 5th place.

1964	3rd place	Golden Laurel	Top Male Dramatic Performance for: Lilies of the Field (1963)

1959	3rd place	Golden Laurel	Top Male Dramatic Performance for: The Defiant Ones (1958)
1959	3rd place	Golden Laurel	Top Male New Personality

National Board of Review, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1994	-	Career Achievement Award

San Sebastián International Film Festival
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1968	Won	Prize San Sebastián	Best Actor for: For Love of Ivy (1968) Tied with Claude Rich for Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968).

Satellite Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1998	Nominated	Golden Satellite Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for: Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV)

Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2000	-	Life Achievement Award

1998	Nominated	Actor	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for: Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV)

Society of Camera Operators
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2001	-	Governors' Award

Walk of Fame
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
unknown	-	Star on the Walk of Fame	Motion Picture At 7065 Hollywood Blvd.

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