Knight of the Legion of Honor, presented by Agnes Varda, Paris (France), 2009
Henri Langlois Prize, animated films, for his entire work that has promoted the French animated cinema at the highest level of world animation, Vincennes (France), 2011
Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, Paris (France), 2017
Honorary Cristal, International Animation Festival, Annecy (France), 2022
Other awards and distinctions
- •Klingsor Prize for his lifetime achievement, Bratislava Biennial Animation Festival (Slovakia), 2008
- •“Friend of Children's Cinema”, in recognition of the high quality of his screenplays and graphics, and the humanist issues on cultural diversity, Mostra de Cinema Infantil, Florianopolis (Brazil), 2009
- •International Tribute to Michel Ocelot, Animadrid, International Festival of Animated Images, Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid (Spain), 2010
- •Grand Prize awarded by the city of Baillargues (France), 2010
- •Tribute and retrospective, Paris Cinéma Festival, Paris (France), 2011
- •Tribute to Michel Ocelot, Cinéma 2 Festival, Valenciennes (France), 2012
- •Lifetime Achievement Award, Cinekid, Amsterdam (Netherlands), 2012
- •Maestro dell’ Animazione, Asifa Italia, Sottodiciotto Festival, Turino (Italy), 2012
- •"Nueva Mirada" Special Prize for his lifetime achievement, Buenos-Aires (Argentina), 2014
- •Animafest Lifetime Achievement Award, Zagreb (Croatia), 2015
- •Honorary award, Klap Klap Festival, Nancy (France), 2018
- •Tribute to Michel Ocelot, 73rd Congress of the National Federation of the French Cinemas, Deauville (France), 2018
- •Pulcinella Career Achievement Award, Cartoons on the Bay, Torino (Italy), 2019
- •Lifetime Achievement Award, Lucca Film Festival and Europa Cinema, Lucca (Italie), 2019
- •Lifetime Achievement Award, Schlingel Film Festival, Chemnitz (Germany), 2023
- •Honorary Award, Festival Voix d'Etoiles, Leucate (France), 2023
- •Homenaje a Michel Ocelot, Muestra Internacional de Cine Educativo (Mice), Cuba, 2024