| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Posthumously. |
| 1962 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) |
| 1961 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Inherit the Wind (1960) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Old Man and the Sea (1958) |
| 1956 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) |
| 1951 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Father of the Bride (1950) |
| 1939 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Boys Town (1938) Spencer Tracy was not present at the awards ceremony. His wife Louise Treadwell accepted the award on his behalf. |
| 1938 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Captains Courageous (1937) |
| 1937 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: San Francisco (1936) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor for: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Posthumously. |
| 1961 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: Inherit the Wind (1960) USA. |
| 1959 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: The Last Hurrah (1958) USA. |
| 1957 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: The Mountain (1956) |
| 1954 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: The Actress (1953) USA. |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1955 | Won | Best Actor |
for: Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Tied with the ensemble cast in Bolshaya semya (1954). |
| Fotogramas de Plata | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1963 | Won | Fotogramas de Plata |
Best Foreign Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero) for: Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Posthumously. |
| 1961 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: Inherit the Wind (1960) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: The Old Man and the Sea (1958) |
| 1954 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: The Actress (1953) |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Male Dramatic Performance for: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) 4th place. |
| 1961 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance for: Inherit the Wind (1960) 5th place. |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1958 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Actor for: The Old Man and the Sea (1958) Also for The Last Hurrah (1958). |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| unknown | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture At 6812 Hollywood Blvd. |