| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Being There (1979). Melvyn Douglas was not present at the awards ceremony. Co-presenter Liza Minnelli accepted the award on his behalf. |
| 1971 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: I Never Sang for My Father (1970). |
| 1964 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Hud (1963). Melvyn Douglas was not present at the awards ceremony. His co-star Brandon De Wilde accepted the award on his behalf. |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: The Changeling (1980). |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role for: Being There (1979). |
| 1971 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: I Never Sang for My Father (1970). |
| 1964 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Supporting Actor for: Hud (1963). |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Best Dramatic Performance, Male for: I Never Sang for My Father (1970). 5th place. |
| 1965 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Supporting Performance, Male for: The Americanization of Emily (1964). 5th place. |
| 1964 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Top Male Supporting Performance for: Hud (1963). |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: Being There (1979) and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979). |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1963 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: Hud (1963). |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | 2nd place | NSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) and Being There (1979). |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Supporting Actor for: Being There (1979). |
| 1970 | 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor for: I Never Sang for My Father (1970). |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Won | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama for: "CBS Playhouse" (1967). (CBS). For episode "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (#1.2)". |
| 1966 | Nominated | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama for: Inherit the Wind (1965) (TV). (NBC). |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Won | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture On 8 February 1960. At 6423 Hollywood Blvd. |
Television Awarded February 8, 1960 at 6601 Hollywood Blvd. |
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