| Year | Movie | Award | Category | |||
| 2007 | Extras [TV Series] | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | |||
| 2004 | Emile | Genie Awards | Best Actor | |||
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Screen Actors Guild | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor [Runner-up] | |||
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Actor | |||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor - Runner-up | |||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Actor | |||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Screen Actors Guild | Best Actor | |||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | National Board of Review | Best Actor | |||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actor | |||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Actor | |||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actor | |||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Actor | |||
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Actor | |||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actor | |||
| 1996 | Richard III | European Film Academy | Best Actor | |||
| 1995 | Richard III | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |