in chronological order:
1979
Jacob’s Awards: Jacob’s Award for Best Actor in a TV Series (Drama) in “Bracken”–Won
1987
Fantasporto: International Fantasy Film Award for Best Actor, “Gothic” and “Defense of the Realm”–Won
1995
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures: NBR Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble in “The Usual Suspects”–Won
1998 Satellite Awards: Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television–Nominated for “Weapons of Mass Distraction”
1998 Grammy Awards: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (Children)– Nominated for Oscar Wilde’s “The Star-Child and The Nightingale and the Rose”
2000
Theatre World Awards: Theatre World Award for Acting in “A Moon for the Misbegotten”–Won
2000 Tony Awards : Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play–Nominated for “A Moon for the Misbegotten”
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favourite Actor (Horror)–Nominated for “Stigmata”
2005 Irish Film and Television Awards: IFTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film–Nominated for “Wah Wah”
2006 Irish Film and Television Awards: IFTA Award for Best Actor–Nominated for “Jindabyne”
2006 Australian Film Institute Awards: AFI Award for Best Lead Actor–Nominated for “Jindabyne”
2006
Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play in “A Touch of the Poet”–Won
2007
Dublin International Film Festival: Volta Award for Lifetime Achievement in Acting (first year of presentation)–Won
2008 Irish Film and Television Awards: IFTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film–Nominated for “Jindabyne”
2008 Primetime Emmy Awards: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series–Nominated for “In Treatment”
2008
Dingle Film Festival: Gregory Peck Excellence in the Art of Film Award–Won [First year of presentation, in honor of the late Gregory Peck]
2008 Satellite Awards: Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama–Nominated for “In Treatment”
2009
Golden Globe Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama–Won for “In Treatment”
2009 Primetime Emmy Awards: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series–Nominated for “In Treatment”
2013 10th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards: Actor in a Lead Role Television–Nominated for “Secret State”
2014 11th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards: Actor in a Lead Role Television–Nominated for “Quirke–Elegy for April”
2016 Tony Awards : Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play–Nominated for “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
2018 Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
2021
Buenos Aires International Film Festival: Nominated for Best Actor for his role in “Death of a Ladies’ Man” — Won
2021 Irish Film and Television Academy Virtual Awards: Nominated for Best Actor, Film for his role in “Death of a Ladies’ Man”–Won