* Carnegie Fellowship: Strand won a Carnegie Fellowship in 1937.
* United States Public Health Service Citation: Strand won a United States Public Health Service Citation in 1946 for his work on the film *The Plow That Broke the Plains.*
* Academy Award: Strand won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1948 for the film *Native Land.*
* Prix de la Critique Internationale: Strand won the Prix de la Critique Internationale at the Venice Film Festival in 1951 for his film *Manhatta.*
* Prix de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival: Strand won the Prix de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953 for his film *Le Retour.*
* Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography: Strand won the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography in 1971.