| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | - | Honorary Award |
For superlative artistry and versatility in the creation of motion pictures. Orson Welles was not present at the awards ceremony. His acceptance speech was pre-recorded. |
| 1942 | Won | Oscar |
Best Writing, Original Screenplay for: Citizen Kane (1941) Shared with: Herman J. Mankiewicz On Friday, July 19th, 2003, Orson Welles' Oscar statuette went on sale at an auction at Christie's, New York, but was voluntarily withdrawn so the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences could buy it back for just 1 dollar. The statuette, included in a large selection of Welles-related material, was going to be sold by Beatrice Welles, the youngest of the filmmaker's three daughters and the sole heir of his estate and was expected to sell at over 300,000 dollars. |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Citizen Kane (1941) |
Best Director for: Citizen Kane (1941) |
| American Film Institute, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | - | Life Achievement Award | |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actor for: Campanadas a medianoche (1965) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: The Immortal Story (1968) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1966 | Won | 20th Anniversary Prize |
for: Campanadas a medianoche (1965) |
| Technical Grand Prize |
for: Campanadas a medianoche (1965) Tied with Skaterdater (1965). |
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| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Campanadas a medianoche (1965) |
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| 1959 | Won | Best Actor |
for: Compulsion (1959) Shared with: Dean Stockwell Bradford Dillman |
| 1952 | Won | Grand Prize of the Festival |
for: The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) Tied with Due soldi di speranza (1952). |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | Luchino Visconti Award | |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Fantasporto | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Nominated | International Fantasy Film Award |
Best Film for: The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Won | Critics Award |
Best Film for: Le procès (1962) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role for: Butterfly (1982) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Documentary for: It's All True (1993) Shared with: Myron Meisel Bill Krohn Richard Wilson |
| 1978 | - | Career Achievement Award | |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | - | Career Achievement Award | |
| Peabody Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Won | Peabody Award |
for: The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV) |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Supporting Actor for: Butterfly (1982) |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1974 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Vérités et mensonges (1974) |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1970 | Won | Career Golden Lion | |
| 1947 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: The Stranger (1946) |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| unknown | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
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