Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Inherit the Wind (1999) | Won |
| 1999 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Tuesdays With Morrie | Nominated |
| 1999 | Screen Actors Guild | Best Male Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie | Tuesdays With Morrie | Won |
| 1992 | National Board of Review | Best Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross | Won |
| 1992 | Venice International Film Festival | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross | Won |
| 1989 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Dad (1989) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | That's Life! | Nominated |
| 1982 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Missing (1982) | Nominated |
| 1982 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | Missing (1982) | Won |
| 1982 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Missing (1982) | Nominated |
| 1981 | Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Best Actor | Tribute (1980) | Won |
| 1981 | Genie Awards | Best Actor - Foreign | Tribute (1980) | Won |
| 1980 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Tribute (1980) | Nominated |
| 1980 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Tribute (1980) | Nominated |
| 1979 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | The China Syndrome | Nominated |
| 1979 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Actor | The China Syndrome | Won |
| 1979 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | The China Syndrome | Won |
| 1979 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | The China Syndrome | Nominated |
| 1974 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Front Page (1974) | Nominated |
| 1973 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Save the Tiger | Won |
| 1973 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Save the Tiger | Nominated |
| 1972 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Avanti! | Won |
| 1970 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Out-of-Towners (2006) | Nominated |
| 1968 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Odd Couple (1968) | Nominated |
| 1965 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Great Race (1965) | Nominated |
| 1963 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Irma La Douce (1963) | Nominated |
| 1963 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Under the Yum Yum Tree | Nominated |
| 1962 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Days of Wine and Roses | Nominated |
| 1962 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Days of Wine and Roses | Nominated |
| 1960 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | The Apartment (1960) | Nominated |
| 1960 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Foreign Actor | The Apartment (1960) | Won |
| 1960 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Apartment (1960) | Won |
| 1959 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Some Like It Hot (1959) | Nominated |
| 1959 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Foreign Actor | Some Like It Hot (1959) | Won |
| 1959 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Some Like It Hot (1959) | Won |
| 1955 | Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Mister Roberts (1955) | Won |
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