Editing David Strathairn (section)

== Awards and nominations ==
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|-
! Year
! Award
! Title
! Ref.
|-
| 1987
| rowspan="3" | [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male]]
| ''[[Matewan]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1991
| ''[[City of Hope (1991 film)|City of Hope]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Passion Fish]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[CableACE]] Award for Guest Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series
| ''[[In the Gloaming (film)|In the Gloaming]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 1999
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]]
| ''[[Limbo (1999 film)|Limbo]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=11|2005
| [[Volpi Cup for Best Actor]]
| rowspan=11|''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] 
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]] || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]] || {{nom}}
|-
|[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast]] || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]] || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]] || {{nom}}
|-
|[[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] || {{nom}}
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]] || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2010
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] || rowspan=2|''[[Temple Grandin (film)|Temple Grandin]]'' || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]] || {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Hemingway & Gellhorn]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=4|2020
| [[AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
| rowspan=4|''[[Nomadland (film)|Nomadland]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]] || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]] || {{nom}}
|-
| [[San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor]] || {{nom}}
|-
|}