| Year | Movie | Award | Category | |||
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | |||
| 1952 | Breaking the Sound Barrier | British Academy of Film and Television | Best British Actor | |||
| 1952 | Breaking the Sound Barrier | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | |||
| 1952 | Breaking the Sound Barrier | National Board of Review | Best Actor | |||
| 1949 | The Heiress | National Board of Review | Best Actor | |||
| 1949 | The Fallen Idol | National Board of Review | Best Actor | |||
| 1949 | The Heiress | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 1940 | The Fugitive | National Board of Review | Best Acting | |||
| 1938 | The Citadel | National Board of Review | Best Acting | |||
| 1938 | South Riding | National Board of Review | Best Acting |