| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Oscar | Best Director for: Braveheart (1995) |
| 1996 | Won | Oscar | Best Picture for: Braveheart (1995) Award shared with: Alan Ladd Jr. Bruce Davey |
| Australian Film Institute | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Nominated | AFI Award | Best Actor in a Lead Role for: Year of Living Dangerously, The (1982) |
| 1981 | Won | AFI Award | Best Actor in a Lead Role for: Gallipoli (1981) |
| 1979 | Won | AFI Award | Best Actor in a Lead Role for: Tim (1979) |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Actor - Action for: Payback (1999) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Duo - Action/Adventure for: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) Nomination shared with: Danny Glover |
| 1998 | Won | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Actor - Suspense for: Conspiracy Theory (1997) |
| 1997 | Won | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Actor - Suspense for: Ransom (1996) |
| British Academy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Nominated | David Lean Award for Direction | for: Braveheart (1995) |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | BFCA Award | Best Director for: Braveheart (1995) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: What Women Want (2000) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Ransom (1996) |
| 1996 | Won | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture for: Braveheart (1995) |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | - | Man of the Year | - |
| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award | MTV
Movie Award Best Action Sequence for: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) Nomination
shared with: Danny Glover
|
| 1996 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award | Best Male Performance for: Braveheart (1995) |
| 1993 | Won | MTV Movie Award | Best
Action Sequence for: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Best On-Screen Duo for: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) Award shared with: Danny Glover |
| 1993 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award | Best Kiss for: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) Nomination shared with: Rene Russo |
| 1993 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award | Most Desirable Male for: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | NBR Award | Special Achievement in Filmmaking for: Braveheart (1995) |
| People's Choice Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | People's Choice Award | Favorite
Motion Picture Actor
Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama |
| 2000 | Nominated | People's Choice Award | Favorite Motion Picture Actor |
| 1999 | Nominated | People's Choice Award | Favorite All-Time Movie Star |
| 1997 | Won | People's Choice Award | Favorite Motion Picture Actor |
| 1991 | Won | People's Choice Award | Favorite Motion Picture Actor |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | ShoWest Award | Director of the Year |
| 1993 | Won | ShoWest Award | Male Star of the Year |
