1998
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan Lifetime Achievement Award
1968
Delusion Bank
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1966
Animated film "Mysterious Medicine" by Tadanari Okamoto is based on Hoshi's short-short "The Instructions He Stole."
Mainichi Movie Noburo Ofuji Award (Japan)
Educational Movie Festival Grand Prize (Japan)
Tokyo Educational Movie Silver Award
1970
Animated film "Flowers and Moles" by Tadanari Okamoto is based on Hoshi's short-short "Flowers and Secrets."
Venezia International Children's Movie Festival Silver Award
Mainichi Movie Noburo Ofuji Award (Japan)
Educational Movie Festival Grand Prize (Japan)
Tokyo Educational Movie Gold Award
Child-Welfare Cultural Award (Japan)
"The Whimsical Robot," filmed by Koichiro Tsujikawa, is based on Hoshi's short-short of the same name
Media Arts Festival Judges' Selection in Entertainment category (Japan)
AMD Contents Award (Japan)
2008
"Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts" by Telecom Staff and NHK is a collection of animation and drama based on Hoshi's short-shorts.
Hugo Television Award Silver Plaque in Special Performance category (US)
US International Film & Video Festival Certificate in Entertainment: Humor category
TV Grand Prix Award in the Variety category (Japan)
Asian Television Award's Highly Recommended Programme (Singapore)
2009
"Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts" by Telecom Staff and NHK
International Emmy Award in the Comedy category
2010
"Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts" by Telecom Staff and NHK
Intermedia-globe Silver Award in the Entertainment category (Germany)
2011
A film opera "Hey! Come on Out!" by Streetwise Opera
Selected for the British Films Directory
2007-2008
"Shinichi Hoshi: The Man Who Wrote 1001 Stories" by Hazuki Saisho
Kodansha Non-Fiction Award (Japan)
Jiro Osaragi Award (Japan)
Japan Science Fiction Award
Mystery Writers of Japan Award in the Critique category
Nebula Award in Non-Fiction category (Japan)
