This is a list of awards given to Desmond Tutu.
| Year | Award | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | General Theological Seminary, United States of America | |
| Fellow of King's College London | London, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law | University of Kent, England | ||
| 1979 | Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Harvard University, United States of America | |
| 1980 | Prix d'Athene | Onassis Foundation, Greece | |
| 1981 | Honorary Doctorate of Theology | Ruhr University, Bochum, West Germany | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | University of Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Newsmaker of the year | Southern African Society of Journalists, South Africa | ||
| 1982 | Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology | Columbia University, United States of America | |
| 1983 | Family of Man Gold Medal Award | ||
| 1984 | Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award | United States of America | |
| Nobel Peace Prize | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Saint Paul's College, Virginia, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Claremont Graduate University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology | Dickinson College, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Howard University, United States of America | ||
| 1985 | Freedom of The City | Reggio Emilia, Italy | |
| Freedom of The City | Florence, Italy | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | University of Rochester, United States of America | ||
| 1986 | Freedom of The City | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | |
| Magubela prize for liberty | |||
| 1987 | Freedom of The City | Durham, England | |
| Pacem in Terris Award | United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of the West Indies, West Indies | ||
| 1988 | Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Mount Allison University, Canada | ||
| 1989 | Third World Prize (jointly) | ||
| 1990 | Freedom of The City | Lewisham, England | |
| Freedom of The City | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Honorary Degree | Oxford University, England | ||
| Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | University of Missouri-Kansas City, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctor of Laws[1] [2] | Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America | ||
| 1991 | Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 1992 | Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award | ||
| 1993 | Honorary Doctorate | Albion College, Albion, Michigan, USA | |
| 1994 | Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)[3] | The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia | |
| 1995 | Chaplain and Sub-Prelate of Venerable Order of Saint John | International | |
| 1996 | Order for Meritorious Service Award (Gold) | South Africa | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion | Lambeth Palace, England | ||
| 1997 | Humanitarian Award | African Times, New York, United States of America | |
| Bill of Rights Award | American Civil Liberation Union Fund, United States of America | ||
| ROBIE award | Jackie Robinson Foundation, New York, United States of America | ||
| 1998 | Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur[4] | France | |
| Four Freedoms Award | Middelburg, The Netherlands | ||
| Honorary Degree | Bishop's University, Canada | ||
| 1999 | Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award | United States of America | |
| Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Germany | ||
| Dedicatee of the Annual Survey of American Law | New York University School of Law, United States of America | ||
| Order for Meritorious Service (Gold) | South Africa | ||
| Sydney Peace Prize | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Freedom of the City | Kingston upon Hull, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | University of Cambridge, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Florida International University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | University of Hull, England | ||
| Wilberforce Medal | England | ||
| 2000 | Delta Prize for Global Understanding | Atlanta, United States of America | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of Toronto, Canada | ||
| Honorary Degree | Yale University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | University of Trinity College, Canada | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of Alberta, Canada | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humanities | Seattle University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Pompeu Fabra University, Spain | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada | ||
| Honorary Degree | University of Oklahoma, United States of America | ||
| Athenagoras Prize for Human Rights | Chicago, United States of America | ||
| 2001 | One room named for Desmond Tutu at Southwark Cathedral[5] | London, England | |
| Honorary Degree | Fort Hare University, South Africa | ||
| 2002 | Honorary Doctorate | Vaal University of Technology, South Africa | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | University of Washington, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Potchefstroom University, South Africa | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Theology | University of Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award | Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America | ||
| 2003 | International Advocate for Peace Award | Cardozo School of Law, United States of America | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters[6] | Elon University, Elon, North Carolina, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Rhodes University, South Africa | ||
| Golden Plate Award | Academy of Achievement, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | Willamette University, United States of America | ||
| Père Marquette Discovery Award | Marquette University, United States of America | ||
| James Parks Morton Interfaith Award | Interfaith Center of New York, United States of America | ||
| 2004 | Desmond Tutu HIV Centre founded | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Honorary Doctorate | Warsaw University, Poland | ||
| Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace founded | Liverpool Hope University, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of British Columbia, Canada | ||
| 2005 | Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award | New York City, United States of America | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Berea College, United States of America | ||
| Gandhi Peace Prize | India | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | University of North Florida, United States of America | ||
| Desmond Tutu TB Centre founded | Stellenbosch University, South Africa | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Fordham University, United States of America | ||
| Desmond Tutu Education Center founded | General Theological Seminary, United States of America | ||
| Chartered Institute of Public Relations' President's Medal | Harrogate, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Ghent University, Belgium | ||
| 2006 | Union Medal | Union Theological Seminary, United States of America | |
| Light of Truth Award from the International Campaign for Tibet | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Desmond Tutu Centre for the ARROW Project founded | Plymouth, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate in Public Service | The College of William & Mary, United States of America | ||
| Gandhi King Ikeda Community Builders Prize | Morehouse College, United States of America | ||
| King Hussein Prize | New York, United States of America | ||
| 2007 | Honorary Doctorate in Education | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa | |
| Alumnus of the Year | King's College London, England | ||
| Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award | James Madison University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of Ulster, Northern Ireland | ||
| Profiles in Courage Award[7] | Danish Kennedy Society, Denmark | ||
| Honorary Fellowship | Guild of Church Musicians, London, England | ||
| Tutu Foundation UK launched[8] | London, England | ||
| Marion Doenhoff Prize for International Reconciliation and Understanding | Germany | ||
| Washington National Cathedral Prize for Advancement in Religious Understanding | Washington, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | University of Pittsburgh, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Wheelock College, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humanities | James Madison University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Giuseppe Motta Medal[9] | Geneva Institute for Democracy and Development, Switzerland | ||
| 2008 | OUTSPOKEN Award | International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, United States of America | |
| Lincoln Leadership Prize | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, Chicago, United States of America | ||
| J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding | United States Department of State, United States of America | ||
| 2009 | Spiritual Leadership Award | Humanity's Team, Pretoria, South Africa | |
| Doctorate in Theology | Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Vienna, Austria | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Theology[10] | University of Vienna, Austria | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | University of Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Bangor University, Wales | ||
| Presidential Medal of Freedom | United States of America | ||
| 2010 | The Juliet Hollister Awards | New York, USA | |
| Bynum Tudor Fellow[11] | Kellogg College, Oxford, England | ||
| Audie Awards for Audiobook of the Year and Multi-Voiced Performance for Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales | Audio Publishers Association | ||
| 2011 | Global Treasure Award of the Skoll Foundation | Oxford, England | |
| 2012 | Honorary Doctorate of Theology | University of Groningen, Netherlands | |
| 2014 | International Catalonia Prize[12] | Barcelona, Catalonia | |
| 2015 | Honorary Companion of Honour (CH) | Commonwealth realms | |
| Audie Awards for Audiobook of the Year and Original Work for Mandela: An Audio History | Audio Publishers Association | ||
| 2017 | Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John (GCStJ) | Commonwealth realms |