2021
• Academy Award, Actor in a Leading Role for The Father
• Golden Globe, Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for The Father
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Leading Actor for The Father
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for The Father

2020
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Supporting Actor for The Two Popes
• Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for The Two Popes
• Academy Award, Actor in a Supporting Role for The Two Popes

2019
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for King Lear

2017
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Westworld
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Westworld

2007
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Bobby

1998
• Academy Award, Actor in a Supporting Role for Amistad
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Amistad
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Amistad

1996
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Nixon
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Nixon
• Academy Award, Actor in a Leading Role for Nixon
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Nixon

1994
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Remains of the Day
• Academy Award, Actor in a Leading Role for The Remains of the Day
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actor in a Leading Role for Shadowlands
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actor in a Leading Role for The Remains of the Day

1992
• Academy Award, Actor in a Leading Role for The Silence of the Lambs
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actor in a Leading Role for The Silence of the Lambs
• Golden Globe, Best Actor for The Silence of the Lambs

1990
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Miniseries or Special for Great Expectations

1989
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for The Tenth Man

1982
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special for The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1981
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special for The Bunker

1979
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actor for Magic
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Magic

1973
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Best Actor for War & Peace

1971
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actor for The Great Inimitable Mr Dickens

1969
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Supporting Actor for The Lion in Winter