Awards to the EHT
| Award Title | Granting Body | Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Group Award (A) | Royal Astronomical Society | 8 Jan 2021, announcement |
| Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award | National Space Club and Foundation (USA) | 12 Mar 2020, announcement |
| AAS Bruno Rossi Prize 2020 | American Astronomical Society (AAS; USA) | 28 Jan 2020, press release |
| Einstein Medal 2020 | Albert Einstein Society (Switzerland) | 27 Dec 2019, announcement |
| Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award 2019 (Physical Sciences) | Smithsonian Institution (USA) | 19 Nov 2019, article |
| 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics | Breakthrough Foundation (USA) | 03 Nov 2019, press release, ceremony |
| NSF Diamond Achievement Award | National Science Foundation (NSF; USA) | 09 May 2019, press release |
| Media Award | Outlet |
|---|---|
| 2019 Breakthrough of the Year | Science Magazine |
| Top Science Story of 2019 | Science News |
| #1 Science Image of the Year 2019 | Nature Magazine |
| #2 Breakthrough of the Year 2019 | Physics World |
| One of the Top Science Stories of 2019 | Scientific American |
| #1 in 16 Scientific Moments that Defined 2019 | Popular Mechanics |
| #1 in 15 Best Space Images of 2019 | Forbes |
| Among Most Mind-boggling Scientific Discoveries of 2019 | Business Insider |
| Among 15 Most Awe-inspiring Space Images of the Decade | Vox |
| #1 in Top Space Stories of 2019 | Fox News |
| #1 in Biggest Scientific Breakthroughs of 2019 | The Week |
| Among 19 Good Things that Happened in 2019 | Washington Post |