Preferring the stage to the screen and putting his family before his career, Scofield nonetheless established himself as an esteemed performer during a six-decade long career. Among other accolades, his performance as Mark Van Doren in "Quiz Show" (1994) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the BAFTA Awards for portraying Thomas Danforth in "The Crucible" (1996). Scofield declined the honour of a knighthood, but was appointed CBE in 1956 and became a Companion of Honour in 2001.