- 1979
- - Little Romance
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  - Golden Globe
- 1978
- - Boys From Brazil
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1976
- - Marathon Man
  - Best Supporting Actor
  - Academy Award
- - Marathon Man
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  - Golden Globe
- 1973
- - Sleuth
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- - Sleuth
  - Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- 1972
- - Sleuth
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  - Golden Globe
- 1969
- - Oh! What a Lovely War
  - Supporting Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- 1965
- - Othello
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1962
- - Term of Trial
  - British Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- 1960
- - Spartacus
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  - Golden Globe
- - Entertainer
  - British Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- - Entertainer
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1957
- - Prince and the Showgirl
  - British Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- 1956
- - Richard III
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1955
- - Richard III
  - British Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- 1952
- - Carrie
  - British Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- 1948
- - Hamlet
  - Actress in a Leading Role
  - Golden Globe
- - Hamlet
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1946
- - Henry V
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1940
- - Rebecca
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1939
- - Wuthering Heights
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award