Neil Gaiman's work has been honoured with many awards internationally, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. His books and stories have also been honoured with 4 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, 1 World Fantasy Award, 4 Bram Stoker Awards, 6 Locus Awards, 2 British SF Awards, 1 British Fantasy Award, 3 Geffens, 1 International Horror Guild Award and 2 Mythopoeic Awards. "W"s below indicate a win. Nominations are included.

• Personal Awards:
  • "Ricky" Awards (Canada, "Prisoners of Gravity") for "Favourite Guest" and others - 1992
  • Prix Vienne (Australia) for Best Writer - 1993
  • Haxtur Award (Spain) - 1993, 1994, 1995
  • CBLDF Defender of Liberty - 1993
  • HQ Award (Brazil) for Best Foreign Writer, Comic - 1994-1998
  • Kemi Award (Finland) for Best International Writier - 1994
  • Yellow Kid Award (Italy) - 1995
  • Lucca Award (Italy) for Best Writer - 1997
  • Nax Und Moritz Award (Germany) for Best Foreign Writer - 1998
  • Sproing Award (Norway) - 1998
  • Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award - 2007
  • Kurt Vonnegut Jr Award For Literature - 2010
  • Boston Public Library Literary Lights For Children 2010
  • The "Galaxy" Award (China) for Most Popular Foreign Author (2009, 2010)
• Comics:
  • Prix Vienne 1994
  • Max & Moritz 1995
  • Yellow Kid (Italy) 1995
  • Pantera Award (Lucca) 1997
• The Mushroom Hunters
  • Rhysling Award for Long Poem by the SF Poetry Association
• The Graveyard Book
  • Bestseller Lists:
    • #1 New York Times Bestseller (61 weeks in the top 10)
    • National Indie Bestseller
    • BookScan Bestseller
  • Awards:
    • Newbery Medal
    • ALA Notable Children's Book
    • ALA Best Book for Young Adults
    • American Bookseller Association's "Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book"
    • Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (Vermont)
    • Chicago Tribune Young Adult Literary Prize (for body of work)
    • Audio Publishers Association Audie Award
    • Audiobook of the Year
    • "Thriller/Suspense" and "Children's Titles for Ages 8-12" categories
    • IndieBound Award
    • Horn Book Honor
    • Burr Worzolla Award
    • Midwest Booksellers Choice Award
    • Locus Award (Young Adult)
    • Hugo Award - "Best Novel"
    • Booktrust Teenage Prize
  • 2008/2009 Best Lists:
    • Horn Book Fanfare: Best Books of 2008
    • ALA Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2008
    • Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books of 2008
    • Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice 2009
    • Fall 2008 Indie Next List, "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers" - #1
    • New York Public Library's 2008 "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing"
    • New York Public Library Stuff for the Teen Age
    • Amazon.com Best Books of 2008 - Editors' Top 10 for Teens, #9
    • Time Magazine Top Ten of 2008 Fiction List - #9
    • Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of 2009
    • 2009 Capitol Choices (District of Columbia); in "age 10-14" and audiobook categories
  • Nominations:
    • LA Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature Finalist
    • World Fantasy Award
    • Finalist for Amelia Elizabeth Warden Award
    • Shortlisted for British Fantasy Award for best novel
• Coraline
  • Will Eisner Comic Industry Award: Best Publication for Teens/Tweens
  • Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice 20
  • Academy Award nomination, Best Animated Feature, for Henry Selick's film adaptation
  • Golden Globe nomination, Best Animated Feature, for Henry Selick's film adaptation
• Odd and the Frost Giants
  • finalist for the Indies Choice middle-grade book of the year
• Anansi Boys
  • best novel: 2006 The August Derleth Award W
  • best book for young adults : 2006 American Library Association (ALA)
• The Wolves in the Walls
  • work for younger readers : 2004 Stoker
  • non-fiction/art : 2004 Locus/2
  • short fiction : 2004 British SF W
  • illustrated narrative : 2004 Int. Horror Guild
• The Sandman: Endless Nights
  • illustrated narrative : 2004 Stoker W
  • non-fiction/art : 2004 Locus W
  • illustrated narrative : 2004 Int. Horror Guild
• A Study in Emerald
  • short story : 2004 Hugo W
  • novelette : 2004 Locus W
• A Walking Tour of the Shambles [by Gene Wolfe & NG]
• novelette : 2003 Locus/3
• 2003 Bitter Grounds
• novelette : 2004 Locus/6
• honorable mention : 2004 Fountain
• Closing Time
  • short story : 2004 Locus W
• The Monarch of the Glen
  • novelette : 2004 Locus/2
• Smoke and Mirrors
  • fantasy book : 2004 Geffen W
• Murder Mysteries [NG & Craig Russell]
  • comic book/graphic novel : 2003 Spectrum
• October in the Chair
  • short story : 2003 World Fantasy
  • short story : 2003 Locus W
• Coraline
  • novella : 2003 Hugo W
  • novella : 2003 World Fantasy
  • long fiction : 2003 Stoker
  • work for younger readers : 2003 Stoker W
  • young adult novel : 2003 Locus W
  • short fiction : 2003 British SF W
  • long form : 2003 Int. Horror Guild
  • children's literature : 2003 Mythopoeic
  • novella : 2004 Nebula W
• American Gods
  • novel : 2002 Hugo W
  • novel : 2002 World Fantasy
  • novel : 2002 Stoker W
  • fantasy novel : 2002 Locus W
  • August Derleth Award (novel) : 2002 British Fantasy
  • novel : 2002 British SF
  • novel : 2002 Int. Horror Guild
  • adult literature : 2002 Mythopoeic
  • novel : 2003 Nebula W
  • fantasy book : 2003 Geffen W
  • international novel : 2003 Italia/2
  • foreign novel : 2004 Phantastik
• The Sandman: The Dream Hunters [NG, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano]
  • related book : 2000 Hugo
  • comic book, graphic novel, or other illustrated narrative : 2000 Stoker W
  • art book : 2000 Locus/5
• Stardust
  • fantasy novel : 1999 Locus/2
  • art book : 1999 Locus/4
  • adult literature : 1999 Mythopoeic W
  • fantasy book : 2000 Geffen W
  • foreign novel : 2001 Phantastik/5
  • 1999Â Goliath
  • short story : 2000 Homer
• Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
  • collection : 1999 Stoker
  • collection : 1999 Locus/2
• The Sandman: Book of Dreams [NG & Edward E. Kramer, eds.]
  • anthology/collection : 1997 British Fantasy
• The Sandman: The Wake
  • anthology/collection : 1998 British Fantasy
• Shoggoth's Old Peculiar
  • short story : 1999 World Fantasy
• Neverwhere
  • adult literature : 1998 Mythopoeic
• Sandman: World's End
  • anthology/collection : 1996 British Fantasy
• Snow, Glass, Apples.
  • overseas short story : 1997 Seiun
• Sandman
  • other media : 1994 Stoker
• Troll Bridge
  • short story : 1994 World Fantasy
• Angels & Visitations: A Miscellany
  • collection : 1994 World Fantasy
  • collection : 1995 Int. Horror Guild W
• Good Omens [by Terry Pratchett & NG]
  • novel : 1991 World Fantasy
  • fantasy novel : 1991 Locus/2
  • fantasy novel : 1991 HOMer
• A Midsummer Night's Dream [by NG & Charles Vess]
  • short story : 1991 World Fantasy W
• Ghastly Beyond Belief [by NG & Kim Newman]
  • nonfiction/reference : 1986 Locus/10