Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ian Charleson Awards – Best Classical Stage Performance | Love's Labor Lost | Nominated |
| 2004 | Golden Nymph for Television Films – Best Performance by an Actor | Hawking | Won |
| BAFTA Television Award – Best Actor | Hawking | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Golden Nymph for Mini-Series – Best Performance by an Actor | To the Ends of the Earth | Won |
| Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Hedda Gabler | Nominated | |
| Ian Charleson Awards – Best Classical Stage Performance | Hedda Gabler | Won – 3rd Place | |
| 2006 | London Film Critics Circle Award for British Breakthrough | Amazing Grace | Nominated |
| 2008 | Satellite Award – Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film | Last Enemy, TheThe Last Enemy | Nominated |
| 2009 | BAFTA Television Award – Best Supporting Actor | Small Island | Nominated |
| 2010 | Crime Thriller Awards – Best Actor | Sherlock | Won |
| 2011 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards – Best Actor | Sherlock | Won |
| National Television Awards – Outstanding Drama Performance | Sherlock | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Television Awards – Best Leading Actor | Sherlock | Nominated | |
| TV Choice Awards – Best Actor | Sherlock | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Nominated | |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Won | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Won | |
| GQ U.K. magazine Actor of the Year | Won | ||
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards – Best Actor | Frankenstein | Won | |
| YouMovie Award for Best Cast | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Won | |
| 2012 | YouMovie Award for Best Supporting Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Nominated |
| Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award for Best Foreign Cast | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Won | |
| Olivier Award for Best Actor | Frankenstein | Won | |
| Critics' Circle Theatre Awards – Best Actor | Frankenstein | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actor | Sherlock | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Award – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Sherlock | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Television Awards – Best Leading Actor | Sherlock | Nominated | |
| TV Choice Awards – Best Actor | Sherlock | Won | |
| Crime Thriller Awards – Best Actor | Sherlock | Won | |
| Satellite Award – Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV | Sherlock | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Award – Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV | Sherlock | Nominated |
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