Sir David received many awards for his contributions to broadcasting, conservation and his country as a whole.
Sir David receiving his Knighthood in 1985 with his wife and daughter.
Source: Daily Mail
| 1970s |
| BAFTA Desmond Davis Award |
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| 1980s |
| BAFTA Fellowship |
| Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Knighthood |
| 1990s |
| Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for producing Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas broadcast for a number of years from 1986 |
| Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Companion of Honour “for services to nature broadcasting” |
| International Cosmos Prize |
| 2000s |
| Michael Faraday Prize awarded by the Royal Society |
| Descartes Prize for Outstanding Science Communication Actions |
| Caird Medal of the National Maritime Museum |
| Order of Merit |
| Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest |
| National Outdoor Book Award (Nature and the Environment category), Life in the Underground |
| National Television Awards Special Recognition Award |
| Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management– Institute Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the public perception and understanding of ecology |
| The Culture Show British Icon Award |
| British Naturalists’ Association Peter Scott Memorial Award |
| BAFTA Specialist factual award for Life In Cold Blood |
| Prince of Asturias Award |
| 2010s |
| Fonseca Prize |
| Queensland Museum Medal |
| Society for the History of Natural History Founders’ Medal |