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== Accolades == [[File:Burgemeester Samkalden verricht opening World Press Photo en reikt prijzen uit, Bestanddeelnr 926-3212.jpg|thumb|''The Terror of War'' was awarded [[World Press Photo of the Year]] in 1973.]] He was the 2014 [[Lucie Awards]] honoree for Achievement in Photojournalism. [[Kerala Media Academy]] in [[India]] presented him with the World Press Photographer Prize in 2019. On the 40th anniversary of that [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning photograph in September 2012, Ut became only the third person inducted into the [[Leica Camera|Leica Hall of Fame]] for his contributions to photojournalism.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leica-gallery-los-angeles-debuts-from-hell-to-hollywood-by-pulitzer-prize-winning-photographer-nick-ut-300830666.html |title= Leica Gallery Los Angeles Debuts "From Hell to Hollywood" by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Nick Ut |author= Leica Camera |work= [[PR Newswire]] |date= April 11, 2019 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319175220/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leica-gallery-los-angeles-debuts-from-hell-to-hollywood-by-pulitzer-prize-winning-photographer-nick-ut-300830666.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, he became the first journalist to receive the [[National Medal of Arts]], the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the [[Federal government of the United States|United States federal governments]].<ref name="nma">{{cite web|url= https://www.ap.org/media-center/press-releases/2021/ap-photographer-nick-ut-receives-national-medal-of-arts/ |title= AP photographer Nick Ut receives National Medal of Arts |website= [[Associated Press]] |agency= [[Associated Press]] |date= January 13, 2021 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319120320/https://www.ap.org/media-center/press-releases/2021/ap-photographer-nick-ut-receives-national-medal-of-arts/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NBC">{{cite web|url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nick-ut-photojournalist-who-made-famed-vietnam-war-napalm-girl-n1254517 |title= Nick Ut, photojournalist who made famed Vietnam War 'napalm girl' image, attacked in D.C. |first= Minyvonne |last= Burke |work= [[NBC News]] |date= January 17, 2021 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319134026/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nick-ut-photojournalist-who-made-famed-vietnam-war-napalm-girl-n1254517 |url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Organizations{{efn|Awards, honors and other miscellaneous organizations are listed in alphabetical order.}} ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Asian American Journalists Association]] | align="center"| 2011 | rowspan="2"| Lifetime Achievement Award | {{won|Honored}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://rafu.com/2012/06/david-ono-to-show-the-power-of-a-picture/ |title= David Ono to Show 'The Power of a Picture' |work= [[Rafu Shimpo]] |date= June 1, 2012 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320150158/https://rafu.com/2012/06/david-ono-to-show-the-power-of-a-picture/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | align="center"| 2017 | {{won|Honored}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://awards.aaja.org/past-awardees-year |title= Past Community Awardees By Year |work= Asian American Journalists Association Awards |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320150725/https://awards.aaja.org/past-awardees-year |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[Federal government of the United States]] | align="center"| 2021 | [[National Medal of Arts]] | {{won|Honored}} | align="center"| <ref name="nma"/> |- ! scope="row"| [[George Polk Awards]] | align="center"| 1972 | News Photography | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref name=GPA>{{cite web|url= https://www.liu.edu/polk-awards/past-winners#1972 |title= Past Winners |work= [[Long Island University]] |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320141952/https://www.liu.edu/polk-awards/past-winners#1972 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[Kerala Media Academy]] | align="center"| 2019 | World Photographer Prize | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/nick-ut-selected-for-kerala-media-academy-award-p6-briefly-with-his-pic/article22540044.ece |title= Nick Ut selected for Kerala Media Academy award p6 briefly with his pic |author= Staff Reporter |work= [[The Hindu]] |date= January 28, 2018 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320142403/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/nick-ut-selected-for-kerala-media-academy-award-p6-briefly-with-his-pic/article22540044.ece |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nick-ut-the-main-attraction-of-the-photo-feast-118031100705_1.html |title= Nick Ut the main attraction of the Photo feast |author= Press Trust of India |work= [[Business Standard]] |date= March 11, 2018 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320142504/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nick-ut-the-main-attraction-of-the-photo-feast-118031100705_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[Leica Camera]] | align="center"| 2012 | Leica Hall of Fame | {{won|Honored}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2023/09/03/montage/nick-ut%E2%80%99s-journey-through-lens |title= Nick Ut's journey through the lens |first= Dinuli |last= Francisco |work= [[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)|Sunday Observer]] |date= September 3, 2023 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319175317/https://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2023/09/03/montage/nick-ut%E2%80%99s-journey-through-lens |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[Los Angeles Press Club]] | align="center"| 2016 | Joseph M. Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement | {{won|Honored}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-reporter-tops-southern-california-897166/ |title= Hollywood Reporter Tops Southern California Journalism Awards With 35 Noms |author= THR Staff |work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= May 25, 2016 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320135844/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-reporter-tops-southern-california-897166/ |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web|url= https://blog.ap.org/announcements/lifetime-achievement-award-for-photographer-nick-ut |title= Lifetime achievement award for photographer Nick Ut |first= Lauren |last= Easton |work= AP Definitive Source β [[Associated Press]] |date= June 27, 2016 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320124133/https://blog.ap.org/announcements/lifetime-achievement-award-for-photographer-nick-ut |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[Lucie Awards]] | align="center"| 2014 | Achievement in Photojournalism | {{won|Honored}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.1854.photography/2014/10/lucie-foundation-2014-awards/ |title= Lucie Foundation unveils its 2014 honorees |first= Sarah |last= Allen |work= [[British Journal of Photography]] |date= October 15, 2014 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320143358/https://www.1854.photography/2014/10/lucie-foundation-2014-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[Overseas Press Club]] | align="center"| 1972 | Best Photographs, Daily Newspaper or Wire Service | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref name=FI>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbesindia.com/article/recliner/i-took-the-picture-that-changed-the-war-nick-ut/51441/1 |title= I took the picture that changed the war: Nick Ut |first= Jasodhara |last= Banerjee |work= [[Forbes India]] |date= October 1, 2018 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320143826/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/recliner/i-took-the-picture-that-changed-the-war-nick-ut/51441/1 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web|url= https://opcofamerica.org/opc-awards-contest-rules/archive-award/ |title= Awards Recipients |work= [[Overseas Press Club]] |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320144002/https://opcofamerica.org/opc-awards-contest-rules/archive-award/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[Pulitzer Prize]] | align="center"| [[1973 Pulitzer Prize|1973]] | [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography|Spot News Photography]] | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/08/archives/pulitzers-go-to-washington-post-frankel-championship-season.html |title= Pulitzers Go to Washington Post, Frankel, 'Championship Season' |first= John |last= Corry |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= May 8, 1973 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320140540/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/08/archives/pulitzers-go-to-washington-post-frankel-championship-season.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[World Press Photo]] | align="center"| 1973 | [[World Press Photo of the Year|Photo of the Year]] | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref name=WP>{{cite web|url= https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo-contest/1973/nick-ut/1 |title= 1973 Nick Ut |work= [[World Press Photo]] |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320153812/https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo-contest/1973/nick-ut/1 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |}
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