Michael Ende

Literary Award of the City of Berlin for the Young Generation

Deutscher Kinderbuchpreis (German Children’s Book Award) for Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer (Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver)

Hans-Christian-Andersen-Award, honorary list for Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer (Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver)

Deutscher Kinderbuchpreis (German Children’s Book Award), short list Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13 (Jim Button and the Wild 13)

Hugo-Jacobi-Award

Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis (German Literary Award for Books for Young People) for Momo

Europäischer Jugendbuchpreis, (European Literary Award for Books for Young People, honorary list for Momo

Nakamori-Award, Japan

Book of the Month of December for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Buxtehuder Bulle for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Preis der Leseratten des ZDF (ZDF’s Bookworm Award) forDie unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Wilhelm-Hauff-Preis zur Förderung von Kinder- und Jugendliteratur (Wilhelm-Hauff-Award for the Support of Literature for Children and Young People) for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis (German Literary Award for Books for Young People), Short list for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur (Main Prize of the German Academy for Children’s and Young People’s Literature), Volkach

Europäischer Jugendbuchpreis (European Literary Award for Books for Young People) for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Janusz-Korczak-Preis for the complete work

Deutscher Kinder- und Jugendschallplattenpreis (German Record Award for Children and Young People)

Die schönsten Bücher der Bundesrepublik (Most Beautiful Books of West Germany), awarded by the Stiftung Buchkunst (Foundation for the Art of Bookmaking) for The Lindworm and the Butterfly

Japanese Book Award for the Best Translation of Contemporary Literature for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Bronzi di Riace, Kiwanis Literature Award, Reggio, for the complete work

Lorenzo il Magnifico-Award for the complete work

Author of the year

Silver Pencil of Rotterdam for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Children’s book of the year, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Sympathy Award of the City of Rome, Italy

Poetentaler der Stadt München (Poet’s Coin of the City of Munich) for The Goggolori

Der Deutsche Fantasy-Preis (German Fantasy Award)

Kulturpreis der bayerischen Raiffeisen-Banken (Culture Award of the Bavarian Raiffeisen-Banken) for the complete work

Saarländischer Rundfunk: Die Kinder- und Jugendbuchliste (Short List for Children’s and Young People’s Books by the Saarlaendischer Rundfunk) for Ophelia's Shadow Theatre

IBBY honorary list for the best translation into Italian for Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer (Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver)

IBBY honorary list for the best translation into Iranian for Momo

IBBY honorary list for the best translation into Polish for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

Züricher Kinderbuchpreis (Zurich Children’s Book Award) La vache qui lit for The Night of Wishes

Special Award for the 10 years anniversary of the Preis der Leseratten des ZDF (ZDF Bookworm Award) for The Night of Wishes

Golden record for Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)

• Katholischer Kinderbuchpreis (Catholic Children’s Book Award), short list, for Ophelia's Shadow Theatre
• Rattenfängerpreis der Stadt Hameln (Pied Piper Award of the City of Hamelin), short list, for The Night of Wishes
• Bundesverdienstkreuz am Band (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany/Cross)

Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis (German Literary Award for Books for Young People), short list for The Long Way to Santa Cruz

Curt Laßwitz-Award for the best short story of the year for The Long Way to Santa Cruz

Bad Wildbader Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis (Children’s and Young People’s Book Award of Bad Wildbad)