获得荷兰博尼范登当代艺术奖；
获得日本国际交流基金奖；
获得亚洲艺术大奖；
The Japan Foundation Awards, Tokyo, Japan;
Asia Arts Award Honoree, Asia Society's Asia Arts Game Changers, Hong Kong;
Bonnefanten Award for Contemporary Art (BACA), Maastricht, The Netherlands;
获得美国巴尼特·纽曼基金会奖；
The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Award, New York;
获得由美国***首次颁发的美国国家艺术勋章；
U.S. Department of State ~ Medal of Arts, Washington, D.C.;
24th Praemium Imperiale – Lifetime Achievement in the Arts (Painting), Tokyo, Japan;
《蔡国强：花开花落》获国际艺术评论家协会美国分会***公共项目首奖；
First Place for Best Project in a Public Space (for Cai Guo-Qiang: Fallen Blossoms), International Association of Art Critics, United States Section;
获第二十届福冈亚洲文化奖；
20th Fukuoka Prize for Arts and Culture, Fukuoka, Japan;
Hiroshima Art Prize, Hiroshima City Culture Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan;
获得第七届日本广岛奖授奖，日本；
《不合时宜》获国际艺术评论家协会新英格兰美国分会***美术馆个展及***美术馆装置作品奖；
Best Monographic Museum Show (for Cai Guo-Qiang: Inopportune) and Best Installation or Single Work in a Museum (for Inopportune: Stage One), International Association of Art Critics, United States Section, New England Chapter;
获得美国欧柏特艺术奖；
CalArts/Alpert Award in the Arts, Valencia, USA;
获第48届威尼斯双年展金狮奖，成为第一位获得该奖项的中国艺术家；
Golden Lion, 48th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy;
获第46届威尼斯双年展超国度文化展Benesse奖；
Benesse Prize in conjunction with TransCulture, 46th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy;
Japan Cultural Design Prize, Tokyo, Japan;