| Guggenheim Fellowship | 250 |
| Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | 73 |
| Knight of the Legion of Honour | 65 |
| Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | 64 |
| People's Artist of the USSR | 61 |
| American Choreography Awards | 52 |
| Honored Artist of the RSFSR | 52 |
| Padma Shri in Art | 44 |
| Officer of Arts and Letters | 43 |
| Bessie Awards | 42 |
| People's Artist of the RSFSR | 42 |
| Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | 42 |
| Capezio Dance Award | 38 |
| Meritorius Artist of Hungary | 38 |
| Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland | 38 |
| Order of the Red Banner of Labour | 36 |
| Harangozó Gyula Award | 35 |
| Order of the Badge of Honour | 34 |
| Order of Lenin | 33 |
| Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | 30 |
| Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia | 30 |
| Merited Artist of Russia | 30 |
| Pew Fellowship in the Arts | 30 |
| Kossuth Prize | 29 |
| Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts | 28 |
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire | 27 |
| Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | 26 |
| Golden Mask | 25 |
| Kennedy Center Honors | 25 |
| MacArthur Fellows Program | 25 |
| National Medal of Arts | 25 |
| Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award | 25 |
| National Dance Award | 24 |
| Stalin Prize | 24 |
| Knight of the National Order of Merit | 23 |
| Member of the Order of the British Empire | 23 |
| People's Artist of the Russian Federation | 23 |
| Member of the Order of Canada | 21 |
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | 21 |
| Officer of the Legion of Honour | 20 |
| Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | 19 |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 19 |
| Gold Cross of Merit | 18 |
| Order of Friendship of Peoples | 18 |
| Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | 17 |
| Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog | 17 |
| Medal with Purple Ribbon | 17 |
| Order of Friendship | 17 |
| Governor General's Performing Arts Award | 15 |
| Litteris et Artibus | 15 |
| Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreographer | 15 |
| Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class | 15 |
| Rosenblum Prize | 15 |
| star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | 15 |
| Deutscher Tanzpreis | 14 |
| Padma Bhushan | 14 |
| Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | 13 |
| Medal "For Distinguished Labour" | 13 |
| National Dance Awards | 13 |
| Prix de Rome | 13 |
| SZOT prize | 13 |
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | 12 |
| Emmy Award | 12 |
| Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi | 12 |
| Fulbright Scholarship | 12 |
| Merited Artist of Ukraine | 12 |
| Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class | 12 |
| Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical | 12 |
| Erkel Ferenc Prize | 11 |
| Franz Liszt Prize | 11 |
| Great Artist of Hungary Award | 11 |
| Knight Bachelor | 11 |
| Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | 11 |
| Lenin Komsomol Prize | 11 |
| Medal "Veteran of Labour" | 11 |
| Officer of the Order of Canada | 11 |
| People's Artist of Ukraine | 11 |
| Thalia Awards | 11 |
| USSR State Prize | 11 |
| Zasłużony Działacz Kultury | 11 |
| Member of the Order of Australia | 10 |
| Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) | 10 |
| Order of Honour | 10 |
| Saint George's Cross | 10 |
| State Stalin Prize, 1st degree | 10 |
| The Caroline Plummer Fellowship in Community Dance | 10 |
| Commander of the Legion of Honour | 9 |
| Doris Duke Performing Artist Award | 9 |
| Hero of Socialist Labour | 9 |
| Honored art worker of the Russian Federation | 9 |
| Národní umělec | 9 |
| Officer of the National Order of Merit | 9 |
| Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | 9 |
| Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | 9 |
| People's artist of the Georgian SSR | 9 |
| People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR | 9 |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography | 9 |
| Schweizer Tanz- und Choreografiepreis | 9 |
| Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal | 8 |
| Berliner Bär | 8 |
| Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | 8 |
| Dance Info Norway's Honorary Award | 8 |
| Europe Theatre Prize | 8 |
| Filmfare Awards South | 8 |
| Israel Prize | 8 |
| Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" | 8 |
| Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | 8 |
| Medal of the Order of Australia | 8 |
| Polish Cultural Merit Order | 8 |
| Prix Jacqueline-Lemieux | 8 |
| State Prize of the Russian Federation | 8 |
| Tony Award for Best Choreography | 8 |
| Academy Honorary Award | 7 |
| Anonymous Was A Woman Award | 7 |
| Konex Award | 7 |
| Officer of the Order of Australia | 7 |
| Padma Vibhushan | 7 |
| People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR | 7 |
| Praemium Imperiale | 7 |
| Prix Benois de la Danse | 7 |
| Prix Denise-Pelletier | 7 |
| Silver Cross of Merit | 7 |
| Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis | 7 |
| Stalin Prize, 2nd degree | 7 |
| State Prize of Russia in Culture | 7 |
| Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring | 7 |
| Berufstitel Professor | 6 |
| Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | 6 |
| Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec | 6 |
| Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR | 6 |
| Handel Medallion | 6 |
| Hevesi Sándor Award | 6 |
| Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR | 6 |
| Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary | 6 |
| Medal "For Labour Valour" | 6 |
| Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland | 6 |
| Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit | 6 |
| National Prize for Arts and Sciences | 6 |
| Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit | 6 |
| Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | 6 |
| Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg | 6 |
| Order of the White Star, 3rd Class | 6 |
| Prince Claus Award | 6 |
| Theatre World Award | 6 |
| Commander of the National Order of Merit | 5 |
| Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog | 5 |
| Dora Mavor Moore Awards | 5 |
| Drama League Award | 5 |
| Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 5 |
| Filmfare Awards | 5 |
| Golden Medal for Merit to Culture | 5 |
| Honoured Cultural Worker of the RSFSR | 5 |
| Ingenio et arti | 5 |
| Isadora Duncan Dance Awards | 5 |
| Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav | 5 |
| Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog | 5 |
| Knight of the National Order of Quebec | 5 |
| Martha Hill Lifetime Achievement Award | 5 |
| Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR | 5 |
| Meritorious Cultural Personality | 5 |
| Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class | 5 |
| Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class | 5 |
| Order of the Three Stars | 5 |
| Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires | 5 |
| Paul Robeson Award | 5 |
| People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR | 5 |
| People's Artist of the Estonian SSR | 5 |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom | 5 |
| Prešeren Fund Awards | 5 |
| Queen's Service Medal | 5 |
| Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude | 5 |
| Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship | 5 |
| Austrian Decoration for Science and Art | 4 |
| Bavarian Order of Merit | 4 |
| BBC 100 Women | 4 |
| City of Barcelona Award | 4 |
| commander of the Order of the Dannebrog | 4 |
| Companion of Honour | 4 |
| Companion of the Order of Canada | 4 |
| Courage Award for the Arts | 4 |
| Cultural Medallion for Dance | 4 |
| Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna | 4 |
| Emerging Pacific Artist | 4 |
| Eusko Ikaskuntza Ville de Bayonne Prize of Honour | 4 |
| Gold medal from the Ministry of Culture of Armenia | 4 |
| Golden Lion | 4 |
| Gundel Art Award | 4 |
| Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical | 4 |
| honorary degree from Spelman College | 4 |
| honorary doctorate | 4 |
| Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music | 4 |
| Honored Art Worker of Ukraine | 4 |
| Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR | 4 |
| Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires | 4 |
| Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" | 4 |
| Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō | 4 |
| King's Medal of Merit | 4 |
| King's Medal of Merit in Gold | 4 |
| Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | 4 |
| Master Artist of the Hungarian State Opera House | 4 |
| Max Awards | 4 |
| Medal of Andalusia | 4 |
| Medal of the City of Paris | 4 |
| Medal of the National Education Commission | 4 |
| Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords | 4 |
| Merited Worker of Culture of Estonian SSR | 4 |
| National Film Award for Best Choreography | 4 |
| National Prize of East Germany | 4 |
| New York Foundation for the Arts | 4 |
| Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit | 4 |
| OkayAfrica 100 Women | 4 |
| Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | 4 |
| Order of Merit | 4 |
| Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class | 4 |
| Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class | 4 |
| Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | 4 |
| People's Artist of the Tajik SSR | 4 |
| Person of Cultural Merit | 4 |
| Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order | 4 |
| Prešeren Award | 4 |
| Q105046798 | 4 |
| Society of London Theatre Special Award | 4 |
| State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza | 4 |
| Swiss Performing Arts Award | 4 |
| Victorian Honour Roll of Women | 4 |