Sean’s awards include an academy award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1987 movie The Untouchables. He has received numerous other honors and awards:
honors
| 2001 | William Wallace Award, Washington, DC |
| 2001 | Palm Springs Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 1999 | Kennedy Center Award, Washington, DC |
| 1999 | National Association of Theater Owners, ShoWest Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 1997 | Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute |
| 1991 | The Freedom of the City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 1991 | Legion D’Honneur, France |
| 1988 | Honourary Doctor of Letters, University of St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1987 | Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres, France |
| 1984 | Fellowship – Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1981 | Honourary Doctor of Letters, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland |
awards
| 1998 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), British Academy Fellowship. The highest award presented by BAFTA for achievement in world cinema. |
| 1996 | Cecil B. DeMille Award, Golden Globe, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Presented for outstanding contribution to the entertainment field. |
| 1992 | American Cinematheque Award, The Moving Picture Ball, Los Angeles. Presented to an extraordinary artist currently making a significant contribution to the art of the Moving Picture. |
| 1992 | Rudolph Valentino Award, Italian Board of Film Critics and Essayists, Los Angeles. In honor of an outstanding actor and actress who, like Valentino, have reached the pinnacle of success. |
| 1991 | Scot of the Year, Awarded by BBC Scotland. |
| 1990 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), Lifetime Achievement Tribute Award. Special BAFTA silver mask given to a British actor or actress who has made an outstanding contribution to world cinema. |
| 1990 | Man of Culture Award, Rome, Italy. |
| 1988 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), BEST ACTOR for the film “The Name of the Rose”. |
| 1988 | Golden Globe Award, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR for the film “The Untouchables.” |
| 1988 | American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Oscar winner for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR for the film “The Untouchables.” |
| In July of 2000, he was Knighted “Sir Sean Connery” by Queen Elizabeth II in Edinburgh, Scotland. | |