- Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in France (1952)
- Grand Prix du Disque (France) in 1954 for "La Vie en rose"
- Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (1959) for her performance in the film "La Vie en rose"
- Grand Prix du Disque (France) in 1961 for "Non, je ne regrette rien"
- Special Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1963, becoming the first French woman to receive this honour.