- 2002
- - Road to Perdition
  - Actor in a Supporting Role
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- - Road to Perdition
  - Best Supporting Actor
  - Academy Award
- - Road to Perdition
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  - Golden Globe
- 1994
- - Nobody's Fool
  - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
  - Screen Actors Guild Awards
- - Nobody's Fool
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  - Golden Globe
- - Nobody's Fool
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1986
- - Color of Money
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- - Color of Money
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  - Golden Globe
- 1982
- - Verdict
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  - Golden Globe
- - Verdict
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1981
- - Absence of Malice
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1970
- - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  - Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- 1967
- - Cool Hand Luke
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- - Cool Hand Luke
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  - Golden Globe
- 1963
- - Hud
  - Foreign Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- - Hud
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  - Golden Globe
- - Hud
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1962
- - Sweet Bird of Youth
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  - Golden Globe
- 1961
- - Hustler
  - Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  - Golden Globe
- - Hustler
  - Foreign Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- - Hustler
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award
- 1958
- - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  - Foreign Actor
  - British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  - Best Actor
  - Academy Award