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Academy Awards, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
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1989 |
Nominated |
Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Little Dorrit (1988)
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1980 |
- |
Honorary Award |
For advancing the art of screen acting through a host of memorable and distinguished performances.
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1978 |
Nominated |
Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Star Wars (1977)
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1959 |
Nominated |
Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958)
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1958 |
Won |
Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Alec Guinness was not present at the awards ceremony. Jean Simmons accepted the award on his behalf.
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1953 |
Nominated |
Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
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|
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1978 |
Won |
Saturn Award |
Best Supporting Actor
for: Star Wars (1977)
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|
BAFTA Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1989 |
- |
Academy Fellowship | |
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1986 |
Nominated |
BAFTA TV Award |
Best Actor
for: "Great Performances: Monsignor Quixote (#15.1)" (1987)
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1983 |
Won |
BAFTA TV Award |
Best Actor
for: "Smiley's People" (1982)
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| |
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1980 |
Won |
BAFTA TV Award |
Best Actor
for: "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (1979)
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| |
|
1961 |
Nominated |
BAFTA Film Award |
Best British Actor
for: Tunes of Glory (1960)
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| |
|
1960 |
Nominated |
BAFTA Film Award |
Best British Screenplay
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958)
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| |
|
1958 |
Won |
BAFTA Film Award |
Best British Actor
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
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| |
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1956 |
Nominated |
BAFTA Film Award |
Best British Actor
for: The Prisoner (1955)
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| |
|
Berlin International Film Festival |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1988 |
- |
Honorary Golden Berlin Bear | |
| |
|
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1980 |
Won |
Broadcasting Press Guild Award |
Best Actor
for: "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (1979)
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| |
|
Emmy Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1983 |
Nominated |
Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
for: "Smiley's People" (1982)
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| |
|
1960 |
Nominated |
Emmy |
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor (Lead or Support)
for: The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) (TV)
(Shown within "Startime" (1959/I)).
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| |
|
European Film Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1996 |
- |
Life Achievement Award | |
| |
|
Evening Standard British Film Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1995 |
Won |
Special Award | |
| |
|
1979 |
Won |
Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Actor
for: Star Wars (1977)
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| |
|
Film Society of Lincoln Center |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1987 |
- |
Gala Tribute | |
| |
|
Golden Globes, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1989 |
Nominated |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
for: Little Dorrit (1988)
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| |
|
1978 |
Nominated |
Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Star Wars (1977)
|
| |
|
1958 |
Won |
Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
|
| |
|
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1952 |
Won |
Silver Ribbon |
Best Actor - Foreign Film (Migliore Attore Straniero)
for: The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
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| |
|
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1968 |
Won |
KCFCC Award |
Best Supporting Actor
for: The Comedians (1967)
Tied with Robert Shaw for A Man for All Seasons (1966).
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Laurel Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1959 |
3rd place |
Golden Laurel |
Top Male Comedy Performance
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958)
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| |
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1958 |
2nd place |
Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
|
| |
|
London Critics Circle Film Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1990 |
Won |
Special Achievement Award | |
| |
|
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1988 |
Won |
LAFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actor
for: Little Dorrit (1988)
|
| |
|
National Board of Review, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1957 |
Won |
NBR Award |
Best Actor
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
|
| |
|
1950 |
Won |
NBR Award |
Best Actor
for: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
|
| |
|
New York Film Critics Circle Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1957 |
Won |
NYFCC Award |
Best Actor
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
|
| |
|
Sant Jordi Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1961 |
Won |
Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958)
Also for The Prisoner (1955).
|
| |
|
1959 |
Won |
Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
for: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
|
| |
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Venice Film Festival |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1958 |
Won |
Volpi Cup |
Best Actor
for: The Horse's Mouth (1958)
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|
Walk of Fame |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
unknown |
- |
Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture
At 1551 Vine Street.
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