·2021: Gary Lucas and Jeff Buckley's "Grace" cited as One of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in Rolling Stone Magazine

·2016: Cultural Award received in May 2016 from Casa Gaia in Havana Cuba for giving a solo concert during their 15th anniversary celebrations

·2015: Premio Ciampi Lifetime Achievement Award, named for one of Italy's most famous songwriters Piero Ciampi

·2015: Gary Lucas is Artist in Residence for 3 days and nights at Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in the UK

·2015: Consul General's Award for Cultural Diplomacy presented to Gary Lucas by the US Consul General in Milan Philip T. Reeker

·2014: Acker Award for Outstanding Avant-Garde Performance, Music Category

·2013: Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Music from the Barezzi Festival in Parma Italy

·2011: Golden Boot Award from the Lodz Cinergia Festival of European Cinema for live score accompanying the 1931 Spanish "Dracula" (d. George Melford)

·2002: Dragon.con Award from the largest US Science Fiction Festival in the US located in Atlanta Georgia for Gary's live score for "The Golem" (1920, d. Paul Wegener and Carl Boese)

·1995: Grammy-nominated songwriter for Joan Osborne's "Spider Web" (from her 3 million selling "Relish" album)

·Clio Award for Excellence in Copywriting

·1987: Black Music Award for creating campaign for The O'Jays

·1968: National Council of Teacher's of English Award (NCTE Award) for achievement in writing while attending Nottingham High School in Syracuse