| 2022 | Piranesi | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Adult Literature | |
| 2022 | Piranesi | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Piranesi | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Piranesi | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fantasy Novel | |
| 2021 | Piranesi | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2021 | Piranesi | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2021 | Piranesi | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | The Kitschies source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Red Tentacle (Novel) | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | BSFA Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best Novel | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | Piranesi | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Ladies of Grace Adieu | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Adult Literature | |
| 2007 | The Ladies of Grace Adieu and other stories | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2007 | The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Collection | |
| 2006 | Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |