| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 1998 | Oscar Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Amistad (1997) | Nominated |
| 1996 | Oscar Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: Nixon (1995) | Nominated |
| 1994 | Oscar Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: The Remains of the Day (1993) | Nominated |
| 2002 | Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actor
for: Hannibal (2001) | Nominated |
| 1999 | Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actor
for: Meet Joe Black (1998) | Nominated |
| 1993 | Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor
for: Dracula (1992) | Nominated |
| 1978 | Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actor - Horror
for: Audrey Rose (1977) | Nominated |
| 1994 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Actor
for: The Remains of the Day (1993) | Nominated |
| 1979 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Actor
for: Magic (1978) | Nominated |
| 1971 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Actor
for: "Play for Today" (1970)
For episode "Hearts and Flowers".
Also for:
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) TV Movie,
"BBC Play of the Month" - Uncle Vanya episode (1965),
and "Biography: Danton #1.1" (1970). | Nominated |
| 1969 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Supporting Actor
for: The Lion in Winter (1968) | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
for: "Great Expectations" (1989) | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
for: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) | Nominated |
| 1998 | Golden Globe Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
for: Amistad (1997) | Nominated |
| 1996 | Golden Globe Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
for: Nixon (1995) | Nominated |
| 1994 | Golden Globe Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
for: The Remains of the Day (1993) | Nominated |
| 1992 | Golden Globe Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | Nominated |
| 1989 | Golden Globe Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
for: The Tenth Man (1988) (TV) | Nominated |
| 1979 | Golden Globe Award | Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
for: Magic (1978) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Leopard Locarno International Film Festival |
for: Slipstream (2007) | Nominated |
| 2001 | ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Actor of the Year
for: Titus (1999) | Nominated |
| 1992 | ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards | Actor of the Year
for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | Nominated |
| 2001 | MTV Movie Award | Best Kiss
for: Hannibal (2001)
Shared with:
Julianne Moore | Nominated |
Best Villain
for: Hannibal (2001) |
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| 1998 | OFCS Award Online Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actor
for: Amistad (1997) | Nominated |
| 1981 | Razzie Award | Worst Actor
for: A Change of Seasons (1980) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
for: Bobby (2006)
Shared with:
Harry Belafonte
Joy Bryant
Nick Cannon
Emilio Estevez
Laurence Fishburne
Brian Geraghty
Heather Graham
Helen Hunt
Joshua Jackson
David Krumholtz
Ashton Kutcher
Shia LaBeouf
Lindsay Lohan
William H. Macy
Svetlana Metkina
Demi Moore
Freddy Rodríguez
Martin Sheen
Christian Slater
Sharon Stone
Jacob Vargas
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Elijah Wood | Nominated |
| 1998 | Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Amistad (1997) | Nominated |
| 1996 | Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast
for: Nixon (1995)
Shared with:
Edward Herrmann,
Bob Hoskins, Hadeline Kahn,
E.G. Marshall, David Paymer,
David Hyde Pierce, Paul Sorvino
Joan Allen, Brian Bedford, Powers Boothe, Kevin Dunn ,
Fyvush Finkel, Annabeth Gish,
Tony Goldwyn, Larry Hagman,
Ed Harris, Mary Steenburgen, J.T. Walsh, James Woods | Nominated |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
for: Nixon (1995) | Nominated |
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