| Year | Movie | Award | Category | |||
| 2005 | The Upside of Anger | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 2005 | The Upside of Anger | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 1991 | Dances with Wolves | Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Outstanding Individual Performance | |||
| 1991 | JFK | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com | |||
| 1991 | Dances with Wolves | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Actor | |||
| 1991 | Dances with Wolves | British Academy of Film and Television | David Lean Award | |||
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com | |||
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | |||
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actor | |||
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Picture | |||
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | National Board of Review | Best Director | |||
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Director | |||
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Directors Guild of America | Best Director |