* BAFTA Awards:
* Best Light Entertainment Performance for "Blackadder" (1987)
* Best Light Entertainment Performance for "The Thin Blue Line" (1996)
* BAFTA Fellowship (2013) - the highest honor awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
* British Comedy Awards:
* Best Comedy Actor for "Blackadder" (1991, 1993)
* Best Comedy Actor for "The Thin Blue Line" (1995)
* Lifetime Achievement Award (2003)
* Other Awards:
* Golden Rose of Montreux (1988) for "Blackadder the Third"
* Golden Rose of Montreux (1991) for "Blackadder Goes Forth"
* Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Comedy for "The House of Bernarda Alba" (1987)
This is not an exhaustive list, but it showcases some of the most notable awards Atkinson has received. He has also been nominated for various other awards, including Golden Globes and Primetime Emmy Awards.