Awards

1964 • Won

Actor

Lilies of the Field

1959 • Nominated

Actor

The Defiant Ones

2001 • Won

Honorary Award

1991 • Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Separate but Equal

1997 • Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor for a Miniseries or Special

1982 • Won

Cecille B. DeMille Award

1969 • Won

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites)

1970 • Won

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites)

1971 • Won

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites)

1992 • Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Separate but Equal

1960 • Nominated

Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Porgy and Bess

1962 • Nominated

Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

A Raisin in the Sun

1959 • Nominated

Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

The Defiant Ones

1964 • Won

Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Lilies of the Field

1968 • Nominated

Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

In the Heat of the Night

1966 • Nominated

Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

A Patch of Blue

1999 • Won

Life Achievement Award

1998 • Nominated

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

1962 • Nominated

Foreign Actor

A Raisin in the Sun

1958 • Nominated

Foreign Actor

Edge of the City

1959 • Won

Foreign Actor

The Defiant Ones

1965 • Nominated

Foreign Actor

Lilies of the Field

1967 • Nominated

Foreign Actor

A Patch of Blue

1968 • Nominated

Foreign Actor

In the Heat of the Night

2016 • Won

Fellowship