Awards

1996
European Film Academy  /  Lifetime Achievement Award  /  Won for  ""
1988
Berlin International Film Festival  /  Honorary Golden Bear  /  Won for  ""
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Fellowship Award  /  Won for  ""
1987
Los Angeles Film Critics Association  /  Best Supporting Actor  /  Won for  "Little Dorrit"
1979
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Honorary and Other Awards  /  Won for  ""
1958
Venice International Film Festival  /  Volpi Cup for Best Actor  /  Won for  "The Horse's Mouth"
1957
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Actor  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Best British Actor  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Hollywood Foreign Press Association  /  Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
National Board of Review  /  Best Actor  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
New York Film Critics Circle  /  Best Actor  /  Won for  "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
1950
National Board of Review  /  Best Actor  /  Won for  "Kind Hearts and Coronets"

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