Honors and Awards that she gained from the 1970's through her final years:
Grammy Award Nominations:
- 1969 - Scenes and Arias from French Opera;
- 1970 - Mozart and Strauss Arias;
- 1976 - Music of Victor Herbert (WINNER)
- Emmy Award Nominations:
- 1975 - Profile in Music: Beverly Sills, Festival '75 (WINNER);
- 1977 - Sills and Burnett at the Met;
- 1978 - Lifestyles with Beverly Sills (WINNER);
- 1980 - Beverly Sills in Concert;
- 1981 - Great Performances: Beverly! Her Farewell Performance
- Honorary Doctorates in Music:
- 1972 - Temple University;
- 1973 - New York University & New England Conservatory of Music;
- 1974 - Harvard University
- Other Music-related awards:
- 1970 - Musical America - Musician of the Year;
- 1972 - Edison Award - Manon recording;
- 1973 - Handel Medallion from New York City for artistic achievement;
- 1979 - Recording Industry of America Cultural Award;
- 1980 - Golden Baton, American Symphony Orchestra League;
- 1985 - Kennedy Center Honors;
- 1990 - National Medal of Arts from National Endowment for the Arts;
- 1996 - The 2nd Annual Heinz Award in Arts and Humanities
- 2005 - Beverly Sills Artist Award established by the Metropolitan Opera ($50,000 annual award);
- 2007 - Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame
- Charitable and Humanitarian Awards:
- 1979 - Pearl S. Buck Women's Award;
- 1980 - Presidential Medal of Freedom;
- 1981 - Barnard College Medal of Distinction;
- 1984 - Charles S. Hughes Gold Medal Award - Nat. Conf. of Christians and Jews;
- 1985 - Gold Medal from National Institute of Social Sciences