Sam Waterston Awards

Academy Awards, USA

1985

Got nomination for Oscar
category Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Killing Fields (1984)

BAFTA Awards

1985

Got nomination for BAFTA Film Award
category Best Actor for The Killing Fields (1984)

1981

Got nomination for BAFTA TV Award
category Best Actor for Oppenheimer (1980) (TV)

Emmy Awards

2000

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

1999

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

1997

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

1996

Won Emmy
category Outstanding Informational Series for Lost Civilizations (1995)
shared with Jason Williams; Robert H. Gardner (producer/director/writer); Ed Fields (writer)

1994

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for I'll Fly Away: Then and Now (1993) (TV Movie)

1993

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for I'll Fly Away (1991) (TV)

1992

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for I'll Fly Away (1991) (TV)

1974

Got nomination for Emmy
category Best Supporting Actor in Drama for The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV Movie)

Gemini Awards

2002

Won Gemini Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) (TV Movie)

Golden Globes, USA

1995

Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

1993

Won Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama for I'll Fly Away (1991) (TV)

1992

Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama for I'll Fly Away (1991) (TV)

1985

Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Killing Fields (1984)

1983

Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for Oppenheimer (1980) (TV)

1975

Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture for The Great Gatsby (1974)

1975

Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Most Promising Newcomer - Male for The Great Gatsby (1974)

Satellite Awards

2000

Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

1998

Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2004

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)
shared with S. Epatha Merkerson; Jesse L. Martin; Jerry Orbach

2002

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)
shared with S. Epatha Merkerson; Jesse L. Martin; Jerry Orbach

2001

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)
shared with S. Epatha Merkerson; Jesse L. Martin; Angie Harmon

2000

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)
shared with Jesse L. Martin; S. Epatha Merkerson; Angie Harmon

1999

Won Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

1999

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)
shared with Angie Harmon; S. Epatha Merkerson; Jerry Orbach

1998

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

1998

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)
shared with Benjamin Bratt; S. Epatha Merkerson; Jerry Orbach

1997

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)
shared with Benjamin Bratt; S. Epatha Merkerson; Jerry Orbach

Tony Awards

1994

Got nomination for Tony Award
category Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for "Abe Lincoln in Illinois"

TV Guide Awards

2001

Got nomination for TV Guide Award
category Actor of the Year in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

2000

Got nomination for TV Guide Award
category Favorite Actor in a Drama for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

Viewers for Quality Television Awards

2000

Got nomination for Viewers for Quality Television Award
category Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

1999

Got nomination for Viewers for Quality Television Award
category Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)

1998

Got nomination for Viewers for Quality Television Award
category Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series for Law & Order (1994) (TV)