* 1980 - Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel for _The Twits_
* 1983 - British Fantasy Award for Best Novel for _The Witches_
* 1984 - World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
* 1990 - British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year for _Matilda_
* 1992 - Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
* 2006 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
* 2007 - The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal
* 2008 - The Roald Dahl Funny Prize for _The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me_