| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Seventh Cross (1944) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor for: Cocoon: The Return (1988) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor for: Cocoon (1985) |
| Daytime Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy |
Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special for: A Separate Peace (2004) (TV) Posthumously. |
| 2002 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy |
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for: Off Season (2001) (TV) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy |
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for: Sea People (1999) (TV) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for: 12 Angry Men (1997) (TV) |
| 1994 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: To Dance with the White Dog (1993) (TV) |
| 1992 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: Broadway Bound (1992) (TV) |
| Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: Christmas on Division Street (1991) (TV) |
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| 1990 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: Age-Old Friends (1989) (TV) |
| 1988 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: Foxfire (1987) (TV) |
| 1984 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special for: The Dollmaker (1984) (TV) Shared with: Susan Cooper (writer) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: Broadway Bound (1992) (TV) |
| Humanitas Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Humanitas Prize |
90 Minute Category for: The Dollmaker (1984) (TV) Shared with: Susan Cooper |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: Marvin's Room (1996) Shared with: Meryl Streep Leonardo DiCaprio Diane Keaton Robert De Niro Gwen Verdon Hal Scardino Dan Hedaya |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | WGA Award (TV) |
Adapted Drama Anthology for: The Dollmaker (1984) (TV) Shared with: Susan Cooper |