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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won 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
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1992 Won Life Achievement Award
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/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
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won Britannia Award Lifetime Contributions to International Film

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/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).

 
Black Reel Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Black Reel Network/Cable - Best Actor
for: The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) (TV).

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

 
CableACE Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Nominated CableACE Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
for: Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV).
(Showtime).

 
Film Society of Lincoln Center
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Won Gala Tribute
 
Fotogramas de Plata
YearResultAwardCategory/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
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1967 Won Golden Apple Male Star of the Year

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/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
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Hall of Fame
 
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).

 
1976 Won Image Award Best Director
for: Let's Do It Again (1975).

 
Laurel Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/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).

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).

Top Male New Personality

 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won Career Achievement Award
 
Primetime Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
for: Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV).
(Showtime).

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

 
San Sebastián International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/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
YearResultAwardCategory/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
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won 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
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Governors' Award
 
Walk of Fame
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture
On 1 February 1994. At 7065 Hollywood Blvd.
 

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