- 12 Grammy Awards, including Best Jazz Instrumental Album for "Sketches of Spain" (1961), "Kind of Blue" (1959), "In a Silent Way" (1970), and "Bitches Brew" (1971).
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction for the television special "Miles Davis at Montreux" (1992).
- Pulitzer Prize for Music for his composition "On the Corner" (1993).
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1996).
- Polar Music Prize (1994), considered one of the most prestigious music awards in the world.
- Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "So What" (1995) and "Kind of Blue" (2002).
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2006).