Awards and Honors
| Year | Nominated work(s) | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Chicago, Icarus's Mother, Red Cross | Obie Award for Best Distinguished Play(s) | Won |
| 1967 | La Turista | Won | |
| 1968 | Forensic and the Navigator, Melodrama Play | Won | |
| 1973 | The Tooth of Crime | Won | |
| 1975 | Action | Obie Award for Best Playwriting | Won |
| 1977 | Curse of the Starving Class | Obie Award for Best New American Play | Won |
| 1979 | Buried Child | Obie Award for Best Playwriting | Won |
| Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Won | ||
| 1980 | Himself | Obie Award for Sustained Achievement | Won |
| 1984 | Fool for Love | Obie Award for Best New American Play | Won |
| Obie Award for Best Direction | Won | ||
| The Right Stuff | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Paris, Texas | BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| 1986 | A Lie of the Mind | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | Won |
| New York Drama Critics' Circle for Best Play | Won | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Won | ||
| 1992 | Himself | American Academy of Arts and Letters – Gold Medal for Drama | Won |
| 1994 | American Theatre Hall of Fame | Inducted | |
| 1996 | Buried Child | Tony Award for Best Play | Nominated |
| 1997 | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Lily Dale" | Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best TV Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 1999 | Dash and Lilly | Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film | Nominated | |
| True West | Tony Award for Best Play | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
| 2008 | Ruffian | SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries | Nominated |
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