| Year | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bronze Telly | Coverage of famine in Somalia | Won |
| 1997 | Emmy Award | Coverage of Princess Diana's funeral | Won |
| 2001 | GLAAD Media Award | 20/20 Downtown: "High School Hero" | Won |
| 2005 | Peabody Award | Coversage of Hurricane Katrina | Won |
| 2005 | National Headliner Award | Anderson Cooper 360: "Wave of Destruction" | Won |
| 2006 | Emmy Award | Anderson Cooper 360: "Charity Hospital" | Won |
| 2006 | Emmy Award | Anderson Cooper 360: "Starving in Plain Sight" | Won |
| 2007 | Emmy Award | Anderson Cooper 360: "Sago Mines" | Nominated |
| 2007 | Emmy Award | Anderson Cooper 360: "High Rise Crash" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Anderson Cooper 360: "Black Market Infertility" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Anderson Cooper 360: "Chicago Police Brutality" | Nominated |
| 2010 | National Order of Honor and Merit |
Reporting on 2010 Haiti Earthquake | Awarded |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Anderson Cooper 360: "Haiti in Ruins" | Won |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Anderson Cooper 360: "Crisis in Haiti" | Won |
| 2013 | GLAAD Media Award | Awarded |