| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | - | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | |
| 1960 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Ben-Hur (1959) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | Special Award | |
| Bambi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Won | Bambi | |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Informational Special for: Andersonville Diaries (1996) (TV) Shared with: Amy Walter Richards (producer/writer) Kaye Zusmann (executive producer) |
| 1953 | Nominated | Emmy |
Best Actor |
| 1952 | Nominated | Emmy |
Best Actor |
| Fotogramas de Plata | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Won | Fotogramas de Plata |
Best Foreign Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero) for: Ben-Hur (1959) Also for The Ten Commandments (1956). |
| Golden Apple Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Sour Apple | |
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Apple |
Most Cooperative Actor |
| 1956 | Won | Golden Apple |
Most Cooperative Actor |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1967 | Won | Cecil B. DeMille Award | |
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy for: The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962) |
| 1962 | Won | Henrietta Award |
World Film Favorite - Male |
| 1960 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: Ben-Hur (1959) |
| 1957 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: The Ten Commandments (1956) |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Male Star 13th place. |
| 1965 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Male Star 15th place. |
| 1964 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Action Performance for: 55 Days at Peking (1963) 5th place. |
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Star 15th place. |
| 1962 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Star 15th place. |
| 1960 | 2nd place | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance for: Ben-Hur (1959) |
| Long Beach International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award |
Best Cameo for: Planet of the Apes (2001) |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Razzie Award |
Worst Supporting Actor for: Cats & Dogs (2001) Also for Planet of the Apes (2001) and Town & Country (2001). |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1972 | - | Life Achievement Award | |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Nominated | Soap Opera Digest Award |
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role: Prime Time for: "The Colbys" (1985) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Soap Opera Digest Award |
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial for: "The Colbys" (1985) |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| unknown | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture At 1620 Vine Street. |
| Western Heritage Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Won | Bronze Wrangler |
Theatrical Motion Picture for: Will Penny (1968) Shared with: Tom Gries (director) |