| 2004 |
| SACEM Grand Prix for film music |
| 2001 |
| Moscow Film Festival Honour Award for his career |
| 1998 |
| Mostra de Valencia - Honour Award for his career |
| 1994 |
| Bravos award from the Cinéma Français at the La Garenne Colombes 28 November |
| 1992 |
| Career Homage Award from the SACEM to Francis Lai at the American Film Festival of Deauville |
| 1989 |
| Awarded at the San Remo Music Festival |
| 1987 |
| Grand Prix awarded by the SACEM during the International Music Fair Homage awarded by the Union of Film Composers |
| 1982 |
| Die Schönsten Melodien der Welt SR1 Europawelle Saar - Bild Am Sontag / ZDF Saarbrüken, 3 April 1982 - Bilitis Awarded at the International Festival in San Sebastian for his career Homage for his works Award in Berlin Festival Platinum Video Award for Les Uns et Les Autres Gold Record for the Original Soundtrack of Les Uns et Les Autres Gold Record for Les Uns et Les Autres in Quebec |
| 1981 |
| Love Story SR1 Europawelle Saar Bild Am Sonntag / ZDF "Die Schönsten Melodien der Welt Nr.2" Böblingen, 28 März |
| 1980 |
| Platinum Record fo Bilitis at the Midem 80 for 500.000 albums sold in France Gold Record for Bilitis sales in Belgium Platinum Record for Bilitis sales in Belgium Gold Record in Switzerland for copies sold of Bilitis album |
| 1978 |
| Europe 1 Award for the film Soundtrack Numéro 1 of the year Bilitis Midem - 25 Janvier Césars 78 Nominee for Best Film Score Gold Record for 300.000 copies sold in France |
| 1977 |
| Gold record for 500.000 copies sold of the FR3 station ident theme end mainly for the track entitled Les Etoiles du Cinéma Best foreign song Award in Tokyo for Bonsoir Tristesse at the Yamaha International Song Festival International |
| 1976 |
| Gold Record awarded by Music For Pleasure for having sold £ 250.000 Sterling of the record Francis Lai-The Man and His Music |
| 1974 |
| Special Citation of Achievement by the Broadcast Music Inc. for over one million radio plays in the USA, of the music from the film Live for Life Nominated for the Anthony Asquith Oscar for the original soundtrack of La Bonne Année Oscar in Rome for his works |
| 1973 |
| Médaille d’Or de la Ville de Nice |
| 1972 |
| Midem Trophee honouring the composer's work Show Business International Homage Award Gold Record celebrating his career from United Artists Records Awarded "Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" Oscar at the Song Festival in Tokyo for the theme "Pour Un Homme" Oscar at the Belgrade's Yougoslavian Composer's Union Film Festival |
| 1971 |
| French Cinema Trophee for the film soundtrack of Claude Lelouch's film Smic, Smac, Smoc |
| 1970 |
| Oscar in Hollywood for the Best Original Film Score Love Story Golden Globe award for the music of the film Love Story - Hollywood - Foreign Press Association Two Gold Records for the film's Original Soundtrack |
| 1969 |
| Gold Record for the film soundtrack of Le Passager de la Pluie |
| 1967 |
| Prix Vincent Scotto (SACEM) pour la musique du film A Man and A Woman Triumph award in the category Chansons de Films for A Man and A Woman by Cinérevue Special distinction at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival |
| 1966 |
| Oscar nominee for the Best Film Score A Man and A Woman Oscar nominee for the Best Song A Man and A Woman Gold Record for the Original Soundtrack of A Man and A Woman |