| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
| 1966 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Pawnbroker (1964) |
| 1955 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: On the Waterfront (1954) |
| Atlantic City Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award |
Posthumously. |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
| 1967 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: The Pawnbroker (1964) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Actor for: The Pawnbroker (1964) |
| Cinequest San Jose Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | - | Maverick Tribute Award | |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) for: The Sergeant (1968) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963) For playing "Mike Kirsch". For episode "A Slow Fade to Black". |
| 1959 | Nominated | Emmy |
Best Single Performance by an Actor for: "Playhouse 90" (1956) For playing "Harvey Denton". For episode "A Town Has Turned to Dust". |
| Gemini Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Gemini |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for: Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995) (TV) |
| Genie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Genie |
Best Performance by a Foreign Actor for: The Lucky Star (1980) |
| 1980 | Nominated | Genie |
Best Performance by a Foreign Actor for: Klondike Fever (1980) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Won | 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: The Pawnbroker (1964) |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor for: In the Heat of the Night (1967) Tied with Paul Scofield for A Man for All Seasons (1966). |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | - | Life Achievement Award | |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1970 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Male Star 14th place. |
| 1968 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Male Dramatic Performance for: In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
| Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Male Star 5th place. |
|
| 1966 | 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Dramatic Performance, Male for: The Pawnbroker (1964) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance for: Al Capone (1959) 5th place. |
| Marco Island Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Method Fest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Montréal World Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | - | Career Exellence Award |
For exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art. |
| 1981 | Won | Best Actor |
for: The Chosen (1981) |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Actor for: In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1967 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor for: In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
| New York International Independent Film & Video Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 (fall) | Won | Feature Film Award |
Best Actor for: A Month of Sundays (2001) |
| Palm Beach International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award |
Acting |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Supporting Actor for: The Specialist (1994) |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Performance in a Foreign Film (Mejor Interpretación en Película Extranjera) for: In the Heat of the Night (1967) Also for The Loved One (1965) and No Way to Treat a Lady (1968). |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | - | Mary Pickford Award | |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture On 10 April 1997. At 7080 Hollywood Blvd. |