1953

Israeli Nordau Prize for Literature

1958

Israeli Sokolov Prize for outstanding  journalistic work

1964

Three Israeli Kinor David Prizes for the film "Sallah ":

- Best Script

- Best actress

- Best actor

Nomination of "Sallah" for the Academy Award, Hollywood; as best foreign film

Two Golden Gates at the international  Film Festival, San Francisco, for "Sallah":

- Best script

- Beste acting work

1965

Two Golden Globes, Hollywood for "Sallah":

- outstanding foreign film 1964

- Best acting work

American Distributors`First Prize for "Sallah":

- Best foreign direction

1966

Viennale award of the Festival of Gaiety for "Sallah"

Special Medallion of the Bulgarian writers association, Sofia

1969

XI. Semena International de Cine en Color for the film "The Big Dig"

Outstanding foreign film

Nomination of "The Big Dig" for the Golden Globe, Hollywood:

- Best foreign film

Lady with Umbrella prize - Award of the International Film Festival for "The Big Dig", Barcelona 

1970

Prize of the Israeli Broadcasting for the radio play " The Last Angry Kick

Israeli Herzl Prize for Literature

Israeli Jabotinsky Prize for the book "Sorry we won" and "Woe to the Victors!"

1971

Mention special de la critique international für "The Big Dig" at the Festival International de Television, Monte Carlo

XIII. Semena International de Cine en Color Prize for "The Police man":

- outstanding foreign film

Israeli Kinor David Prize for "The Police man":

- Best actor

1972

Golden Globe, Hollywood, for "The Police man":

- outstanding foreign film

Nomination of "The Police man" for the Academy Award, Hollywood:

- Best foreign film

Cine del Duca Award of the Festival International de Television, Monte Carlo, for "The Police man":

- Best Production

Gold-Medal of the International Film Festival, Atlanta, für "The Police man" 

Lady with Umbrella prize, Award of the International Film Festival für "The Police man"; Barcelona 

1976

Das Goldene dtv- Taschenbuch for a Million sold  paperback of the title "Look back, Mrs Lot!"

1977

Doctor Humoris Causa, Carneval Mainz

1978

Order Wider den tierischen Ernst, Aachen

1979

Prize of the President of the University Tel Aviv

1980

Till Eugenspiegel Prize, Hamburg

1981

Recherche de la Qualite Ordre de St. Fortunat for literary work, Mainz

The Noble Prize of the Association for the Promotion of Humour in International Affairs, "Aphia", Paris

1984

International Scientific Community Prize in Humorology for his contribution to the Word humor at the Fourth International Congress of Humor, Tel Aviv 

Yocheved Neumann Prize, Jerusalem, for literary work

Die Goldene Kamera, Berlin, for outstanding TV-films

Shalom Aleichem Literary Prize, Tel Aviv

1985

Karl Valentin Prize, München

1988

Euro Culinaria Medaille Prize of the Order Cordon bleu de Saint Esprit for literary work

Das Goldene Schlitzohr, Mülheim, for spreading the humor

Prize of the President of the University Tel Aviv (not quite sure)

1990

Doctor Humoris Causa, Carnevaluniversity Saarbrücken "Grünschnäbel"

Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa 1989, Universitty Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv Municipality Prize

1993

Bundesverdienstkreuz first class, Bonn

OSCAR of the Israeli Film Academy, Tel Aviv, for his life's work

1996

Austrian Art - and Literature prize first class, Vienna

1998

Literary Great Prize of Hungary, Budapest

1999

Bialekpreis - Literature prize, Jerusalem

Hungarian States prize for Literature, Budapest

2002

Israel Prize, for his life work (the most important prize granted in Israel)