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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1973 Won Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
for: Limelight (1952)
Shared with:
Ray Rasch
Larry Russell
The film was not released in Los Angeles until 1972. Under the Academy rules at the time being, this permitted it to be eligible despite of being 20 years old.
 
1972 - Honorary Award
For the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century.
 
1948 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Original Screenplay
for: Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
 
1941 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: The Great Dictator (1940)
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
for: The Great Dictator (1940)
 
1929 - Honorary Award
for: The Circus (1928)
For versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus.
Though nominated for best actor, the academy decided to remove Chaplin's name from the competitive classes and instead award him a Special Award.
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 - Academy Fellowship 
 
Blue Ribbon Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1953 Won Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 - Honorary Award 
 
1949 Won Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
for: Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 - DGA Honorary Life Member Award 
 
Film Society of Lincoln Center
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1972 - Gala Tribute 
 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1953 Won Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
for: Limelight (1952)
 
Jussi Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won Jussi Best Foreign Filmmaker
for: Modern Times (1936)
Also for The Great Dictator (1940).
 
Kinema Junpo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: The Great Dictator (1940)
 
1953 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
 
1927 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: The Gold Rush (1925)
 
1925 Won Kinema Junpo Award The Best Artistic Film
for: A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1940 Won NYFCC Award Best Actor
for: The Great Dictator (1940)
Refused to accept the award.
 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1972 Won Career Golden Lion 
 
Walk of Fame
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
unknown - Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture
At 6751 Hollywood Blvd.
 
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