- •BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Award) for the Best Animated Film, London (UK),1981.
- •CESAR nomination for the Best Animated Short Film, Paris (France), 1981.
- •First Prize, Animafest, Zagreb (Croatia), 1980.
- •Golden Trophy, International Film Festival, Odense (Denmark), 1980
The 3 Inventors
(1979)The Legend of the Poor Hunchback
(1982)- •CESAR award for the Best Animated Short Film, Paris (France), 1983
- •“Best of Annecy” tour, USA and Canada
The Insensitive Princess
(1984)- •Audience Prize, Odense International Short Film Festival, Odense (Denmark), 1985
- •Short Film Jury Prize, International Festival, Bourg-en-Bresse (France), 1984
The 4 Wishes
(1987)- •Official selection in the short film category, CANNES FESTIVAL (France), 1987
- •"Outrageous Animation" tour of the United States, 1989
- •1st Prize, Animation Festival, Millau (France)
Cine Si
(1989)- •Nominated for the CESARS with “The Princess of Diamonds”, Best Animated Short Film, Paris (France), 1989
- •Emile Reynaud Prize for "Prince and Princess”, National Animated Film Festival, Marly-le-Roi (France), 1989
- •Award for the best TV series' episode with "Prince and Princess”, International Animated Film Festival, Ottawa (Canada), 1990
- •Fipresci Prize for “The Old Lady's Coat”, International Animated Film Festival, Annecy (France), 1991
Kirikou and the Sorceress
(1998)GRAND PRIZE for Best Feature Film, International Animation Film Festival, ANNECY (France), 1999
Best European Feature Film‚ BRITISH ANIMATION AWARDS, London (UK), 2002
More awards
- •1st Prize, Children's Jury for the best animated feature film, CICFF International Children's Festival, Chicago (United States)
- •1st Prize, Adult Jury for the best animated feature film, CICFF International Children's Festival, Chicago (United States)
- •Best Feature Film, International Animated Film Festival, KROK, Kiev (Ukraine)
- •Cinekid Prize, International Film Festival for children and young adults, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
- •Best Animated Feature Film, International Festival of Montevideo (Uruguay)
- •Public Prize, International Film Festival of Zanzibar (Tanzania)
- •Public Prize (Swahili version), Lola Kenya Screen Festival, Nairobi (Kenya)
- •Best animated film, International Festival Cine Infantil, Santo Domingo-Santiago (Dominican Republic)
Princes and Princesses
(2000)SACD Cinema Prize, Paris (France), 2000
1st Prize, Children's Jury for the best animated feature film, CICFF International Children's Festival, Chicago (United States), 2001
1st Prize, Adult Jury for the best animated feature film, CICFF International Children's Festival, Chicago (United States), 2001
Other awards
1st Prize, Children's Jury for the best animated feature film, CICFF International Children's Festival, Chicago (United States), 2001
1st Prize, Adult Jury for the best animated feature film, CICFF International Children's Festival, Chicago (United States), 2001
Other awards
- •Andersen Prize, International Festival of Sestri Levante (Italy), 2000
- •Best Film for children, Würzburg International Filmweekend, Würzburg (Germany), 2001
- •OCIC Jury Special Prize, International Festival of Mar Del Plata (Argentina)
- •French Film Festival of Cuba, feature film category, Havana (Cuba), 2014
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts
(2005)The Children's Screening, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (France), 2005
Presentation at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New-York, 2006
Presentation at the BARBICAN CENTER, London (UK), 2006
Awards
- •Public Prize for the Best Feature Film, International Film Festival, Wissembourg (France), 2005
- •International Jury Prize, Animated Film Festival, Cairo (Egypt), 2006
- •Public Prize, Animovie Festival, Stuttgart (Germany), 2006
- •1st Prize, Children's Jury for the best animated feature film, CICFF International Children's Festival, Chicago (United States)
- •1st Prize, Adult Jury for the best animated feature film, CICFF International Children's Festival, Chicago (United States)
Azur & Asmar - The Princes' Quest
(2006)Director's Fortnight, CANNES FESTIVAL (France), 2006
GOYA's nomination for Best Animated Film, Madrid (Spain), 2008
Awards
- •Best Feature Film, Children’s Film Festival, London (UK), 2006
- •Golden Goats, Best Animated Feature Film, Ale Kino, Poznan (Poland), 2006
- •Grand Prize-Best Feature Film, Animafest, Zagreb (Croatia), 2007
- •Barrilete de Oro, Best Children Feature Film, International Film Festival Nueva Mirada for Youth and Children, Buenos Aires (Argentina), 2007
- •Animovi Prize for Best Animated Feature Film, International Animated Film Festival, Stuttgart (Germany), 2007
- •Audience Prize, Sprockets, International Children Film Festival, Toronto (Canada), 2007
- •Young Jury Prize, DiverCine, International Children Film Festival, Saragossa (Spain), 2014
Dragons and Princesses
(2010)Special Award for the best TV series, International Animation Film Festival, ANNECY (France), 2010
Other awards and selections
Other awards and selections
- •Golden Star for the Best TV series, International Animation Festival « Cinéma dans les Etoiles », Saint-Laurent le Minier (France), 2013
- •Anima Mundi, International Animated Film Festival, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2010
- •Diverciné, International Children's Film Festival, Montevideo (Uruguay), 2010
- •International Animated Film Festival, Hiroshima (Japan), 2010
- •International Film Festival of Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Quebec (Canada), 2010
Tales of the Night
(2011)Nominated at the 61st BERLINALE edition, Berlin International Film Festival (Germany), 2011
Other awards and selections
Other awards and selections
- •Castello d’Argento, Castellinaria, International Children's Film Festival, Bellinzona (Switzerland), 2011
- •Premio Minicastellinaria, Castellinaria, International Children's Film Festival, Bellinzona (Switzerland), 2011
- •Special Jury Prize, International Children's Film Festival, Hyderabad (India),2011
- •International Film Festival, Thessalonique (Greece), 2011
- •London Film festival, British Film Institute, London (UK), 2011
- •International French Film Festival, Tüebingen-Stuttgart (Germany), 2011
- •French Film Festival, Lisbon (Portugal), 2011
- •International Film Festival, Mostra, Sao Paulo (Brazil), 2011
- • International Film Festival of Catalogna, Sitges (Spain), 2011
- •French Cinepanorama, Hong-Kong, 2011
- •International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 2011
- •International Film Festival, Durban (South Africa), 2011
- •International Animated Film's Voices festival, Port Leucate (France), 2011
- •International Film Festival, Melbourne (Australia), 2012
- •International Film Festival, Istanbul (Turkey), 2012
- •Rendez-vous with French Cinema, London and Edinburg (UK), 2012
- •The Alliance Française French Film Festival, Australia, 2012
- •French Film Festival in Greece, 2012
- •Francophone Film Days, Budapest (Hungary), 2012
Kirikou and the Men and Women
(2012)CESAR Nomination for the Best Animated Film, Paris (France), 2013
Other awards and selections
- •Alice nella Città Festival, Rome (Italie), 2012
- •International Animated Film Festival, Stuttgart (Germany), 2013
- •Children and Young People Jury Award for the Best Animated Feature Film, Nueva Mirada International Film Festival, Buenos-Aires (Argentina), 2014
- •"Golden Kite" for the Best Animated Film, Nueva Mirada International Film Festival, Buenos-Aires (Argentina), 2014
Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess
(2016)- • Best Children Feature Film, Carrousel International du Film, Rimouski (Quebec), 2017
- •Golden Reel, 8-13 years old category, Festival "Les 400 Bobines", Lisieux (France), 2017
- •Selected by the International Film Festival, Münich (Germany), 2017
- •Selected by the BFI London Film Festival (United Kingdom), 2017
- • Selected by the International Film Festival, Melbourne (Australia), 2017
- •Selected by the french Film Festival UK, Edinburg (United Kingdom), 2017
Dilili in Paris
(2018)Opening ceremony film of the 42nd International Animation Film Festival, Annecy (France), 2018
César award for the best animated film, Paris (France), 2019
Lumières Award for the best animated film (French Golden Globes), Paris (France), 2019
Other awards and selection
- •Press award for the best feature film, International Historical Fiction Film Festival, Plaisance du Touch (France), 2018
- •Creation award, Les Lumières de Paris, International Institute for the Outreach of Paris, Paris (France), 2019
- •Audience Award, French Film Festival, Yokohama (Japan), 2019
- •Selected by the International Film festival, San Sebastian (Spain), 2018
- •Selected by the BFI Film Festival, London (United Kingdom), 2018
- •Selected by the International Film Festival, Gand (Belgium), 2018
- •Selected by the International Fantastic Film of Catalonia, Sitges (Spain), 2018
- •Selected by the International Film Festival, Gijon (Spain), 2018
- •Selected by the International Film Festival, Shanghai (China), 2019
- •Selected by the International Film Festival, Tokyo (Japan), 2020
The Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
(2022)
Selected by the French Film Festival, Barcelona (Spain), 2023
Awards and distinctions for his entire career
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
