Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Nominated |
| 1981 | British Academy Television Award for Best Actor | Brideshead Revisited | Nominated |
| 1981 | Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie | Brideshead Revisited | Nominated |
| 1981 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Brideshead Revisited | Nominated |
| 1986 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | The Mission | Nominated |
| 1988 | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Dead Ringers | Won |
| 1988 | Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Dead Ringers | Won |
| 1988 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Dead Ringers | Won |
| 1988 | Saturn Award for Best Actor | Dead Ringers | Nominated |
| 1990 | Academy Award for Best Actor | Reversal of Fortune | Won |
| 1990 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor | Reversal of Fortune | Won |
| 1990 | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Reversal of Fortune | Won |
| 1990 | David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor | Reversal of Fortune | Won |
| 1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Reversal of Fortune | Won |
| 1990 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Reversal of Fortune | Won |
| 1990 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Reversal of Fortune | Won |
| 1990 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor | Reversal of Fortune | Won |
| 1994 | Annie Award for Best Achievement for Voice Acting | The Lion King | Won |
| 1994 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain | The Lion King | Nominated |
| 1996 | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Stealing Beauty | Nominated |
| 2004 | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Being Julia | Nominated |
| 2005 | Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie | Elizabeth I | Won |
| 2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Elizabeth I | Won |
| 2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Movie | Elizabeth I | Won |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Georgia O'Keeffe | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama | The Borgias | Nominated |
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