Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Empire Falls | Won |
| 2005 | Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Empire Falls | Won |
| 2003 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Road to Perdition | Nominated |
| 2002 | Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Road to Perdition | Nominated |
| 2002 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Road to Perdition | Nominated |
| 2002 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Road to Perdition | Nominated |
| 2002 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor [Runner-up] | Road to Perdition | Won |
| 1995 | Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Best Actor | Nobody's Fool (1994) | Won |
| 1994 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Nobody's Fool (1994) | Nominated |
| 1994 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nobody's Fool (1994) | Nominated |
| 1994 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | Nobody's Fool (1994) | Won |
| 1994 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Nobody's Fool (1994) | Won |
| 1994 | Screen Actors Guild | Best Actor | Nobody's Fool (1994) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | The Color of Money (1986) | Won |
| 1986 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Color of Money (1986) | Nominated |
| 1986 | National Board of Review | Best Actor | The Color of Money (1986) | Won |
| 1982 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | The Verdict (1982) | Nominated |
| 1982 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Verdict (1982) | Nominated |
| 1981 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Absence of Malice | Nominated |
| 1968 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Rachel, Rachel | Nominated |
| 1968 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Rachel, Rachel | Nominated |
| 1968 | Golden Globes | Best Director | Rachel, Rachel | Won |
| 1968 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Rachel, Rachel | Won |
| 1967 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Cool Hand Luke | Nominated |
| 1967 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Cool Hand Luke | Nominated |
| 1963 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Hud (1963) | Nominated |
| 1963 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Hud (1963) | Nominated |
| 1962 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Adventures of a Young Man | Nominated |
| 1962 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) | Nominated |
| 1961 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | The Hustler | Nominated |
| 1961 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Foreign Actor | The Hustler | Won |
| 1961 | Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Hustler | Nominated |
| 1958 | Academy Awards | Best Actor | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) | Nominated |
| 1958 | Cannes Film Festival | International Prize For Best Actor | The Long, Hot Summer | Won |
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