| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
In the Heat of the Night |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
1967 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
A Patch of Blue |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
1965 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Lilies of the Field |
Best Actor |
1963 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Lilies of the Field |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
1963 |
Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival |
Lilies of the Field |
Silver Bear for Best Actor |
1963 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
A Raisin in the Sun |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
1961 |
Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
The Defiant Ones |
Best Foreign Actor |
1958 |
Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival |
The Defiant Ones |
Silver Bear for Best Actor |
1958 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Defiant Ones |
Best Actor |
1958 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
The Defiant Ones |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
1958 |
Nominated |