Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Actor Missing |
1982 |
| Nominated |
Best Actor Tribute |
1980 |
| Nominated |
Best Actor The China Syndrome |
1979 |
| Won |
Best Actor Save the Tiger |
1973 |
| Nominated |
Best Actor Days of Wine and Roses |
1962 |
| Nominated |
Best Actor The Apartment |
1960 |
| Nominated |
Best Actor Some Like It Hot |
1959 |
| Won |
Best Supporting Actor Mister Roberts |
1955 |
American Film Institute
| Won |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
1988 |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Won |
Honorary Golden Bear |
1996 |
| Won |
Silver Bear for Best Actor Tribute |
1981 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Won |
Best Actor The China Syndrome |
1979 |
| Won |
Best Foreign Actor The Apartment |
1960 |
| Won |
Best Foreign Actor Some Like It Hot |
1959 |
Cannes Film Festival
| Won |
Best Actor Missing |
1982 |
| Won |
Best Actor The China Syndrome |
1979 |
Genie Awards
| Won |
Best Actor - Foreign Tribute |
1981 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Won |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Inherit the Wind |
1999 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Tuesdays With Morrie |
1999 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Missing |
1982 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Tribute |
1980 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama The China Syndrome |
1979 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Save the Tiger |
1973 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Days of Wine and Roses |
1962 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Dad |
1989 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy That's Life! |
1986 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy The Front Page |
1974 |
| Won |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Avanti! |
1972 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy The Out-of-Towners |
1970 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy The Odd Couple |
1968 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy The Great Race |
1965 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Irma La Douce |
1963 |
| Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Under the Yum Yum Tree |
1963 |
| Won |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy The Apartment |
1960 |
| Won |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Some Like It Hot |
1959 |
National Board of Review
| Won |
Best Actor Glengarry Glen Ross |
1992 |
| Won |
Career Achievement Award |
1986 |
Screen Actors Guild
| Won |
Best Male Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie Tuesdays With Morrie |
1999 |
Venice International Film Festival
| Won |
Volpi Cup for Best Actor Glengarry Glen Ross |
1992 |
