2006
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Empire Falls
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for Empire Falls

2005
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Empire Falls

2004
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for Our Town

2003
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Our Town
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actor in a Supporting Role for Road to Perdition
• Academy Award, Actor in a Supporting Role for Road to Perdition
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Road to Perdition

1995
• Academy Award, Actor in a Leading Role for Nobody's Fool
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Nobody's Fool
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Nobody's Fool

1987
• Academy Award, Actor in a Leading Role for The Color of Money
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Color of Money

1983
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Verdict
• Academy Award, Actor in a Leading Role for The Verdict

1982
• Academy Award, Actor in a Leading Role for Absence of Malice

1971
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actor for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969
• Golden Globe, Best Director - Motion Picture for Rachel, Rachel

1968
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Cool Hand Luke
• Academy Award, Actor for Cool Hand Luke

1964
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Foreign Actor for Hud
• Academy Award, Actor for Hud
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Hud

1963
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Adventures of a Young Man
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Sweet Bird of Youth

1962
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Hustler
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Foreign Actor for The Hustler
• Academy Award, Actor for The Hustler

1959
• Academy Award, Actor for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Foreign Actor for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof