- 1968 - MFF Algher, Sardinia - Special Prize for Lifetime Achievement.
- 1989 - Awarded by French Government with the emblem Officer of the Order of Art and Literature
- 1990 - Akira Kurosawa Prize at the IFF in San Francisco Lifetime Achievement Award;
- 1990 - Award and Honest Membership confirmation from the Committee of Directors of the American-Czech Society.
- 1996 - Awarded by President Havel with the State decoration Medal of Merit
- 1996 - Golden Flaiano Cinema International Prize for his Lifetime Achievement - Pescara
- 1996 - Czech Lion for his artistic contribution to the Czech film from the Czech film and TV Academy.
- 1997 - Gold Seal – Yugoslavian cinematography annual award
- 2000 - Awarded by the Italian association of theatre and film artists (Unupadec) - Golden European plaque 2000
- 2003 - IFF Karlovy Vary award “Lifetime achievement”
- 2003 - IFF Palič – Award for the extraordinary contribution to the world cinema
- 2003 - Lifetime achievement in Calcutta (2003)
- 2004 - Award for the Lifetime achievement in cinematography in Istanbul
- 2004 - Honored by the government of the Hungarian Republic with the decoration of Order of Medium cross with a star
- 2004 - IFF Beauvais “French Order of the commander of arts and literature.”
- 2004 - IFF BIFEST (Bucharest) “Lifetime award” for his contribution to the film art.
- 2007 - Golden Camera for the outstanding contribution in film (Artfilm, Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia)
- 2007 - IFF Haifa “Lifetime achievement” award
- 2007 - IFF Sofia- “Lifetime achievement” award
- 2007 - IFF Festroia (Portugal) – “Lifetime achievement” award
- 2007 - IFF Sevilla (Spain) - “Lifetime achievement” award
- 2007 - Lodz- Camera image - Lifetime achievement to J.Menzel, Jaromír Šofr (cameraman).
- 2009 - Skopje – Honorary Doctorate of the University of Audio-Visual arts ESRA.
- 2009 - Barcelona – Prize Terenci Moix to Jiří Menzel for the film of the year (I served the King of England), awarded by the International association.
- 2010 - IFF Zlin- Prize of the 50th Jubilee IFF for the Lifetime achievement.
- 2010 - IFF Dubrovnik (Croatia) 6. Libertas film festival- Master Award for excellence in film.
- 2011 - IFF Benalmadena (Spain) International Prize of the town Benalmadena for the achievement in Cinema.
- 2011 - IFF Toruň (Poland) – Special Golden Angel for lifetime achievement
- 2011 - Romania – Jiří Menzel received the Order of Cultural Merit. Romanian President Traian Basescu appointed Mr. Menzel a Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit to acknowledge his achievements in film and stage directing as well as his considerable contribution to the development of world cinematography.
- 2012 - Croatia - Czech society awarded Jiri Menzel with the Prize of Mate Rejla - for development of mutual relations in the scenic and film art.
- 2013 - Prague - Artis Bohemiae Amicis Award - from the Ministry of Culture for promotion of the good name of Czech Art at home and abroad.
- 2013 - Bucharest, Romania - June 8, Jiri Menzel received the lifetime achievement award at the Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) in Cluj.
- 2013 - Girona- Spanish Liberpress association gave him an award in appreciation of his film-making independent of political pressures and totalitarian regimes
- 2013- Warsaw - Award for lifetime achievement at the 13th IFF Grand OFF
- 2013- Goa (India) - Award for lifetime achievement and contribution to world cinematography by the Ministry of Culture.
- 2014- Sofia - Doctor Honoris Causa for extraordinary contribution to development of contemporary European and world film by The Bulgarian National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts Krasto Sarafov.