| Oscar Nominations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Film | Category | Role | Result |
| 45th Academy Awards Oscars 1973 |
Limelight | Music (Original Dramatic Score) | Composer | Won |
| 44th Academy Awards Oscars 1972 |
--- | Honorary Award | --- | Won |
| 20th Academy Awards Oscars 1948 |
Monsieur Verdoux | Writing (Original Screenplay) | Writer | Nominated |
| 13th Academy Awards Oscars 1941 |
The Great Dictator | Actor | "Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania" | Nominated |
| Writing (Original Screenplay) | Writer | Nominated | ||
| 1st Academy Awards Oscars 1929 |
The Circus | Special Award | Producer, Actor, Director, and Writer | Won |