Highsmith's awards

• 1946 : O. Henry Award for best publication of first story, for "The Heroine" in Harper's Bazaar
• 1951 : Edgar Award nominee for best first novel, for Strangers on a Train
• 1956 : Edgar Award nominee for best novel, for The Talented Mr. Ripley
• 1957 : Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, for The Talented Mr. Ripley
• 1963 : Edgar Award nominee for best short story, for "The Terrapin"
• 1964 : Silver Dagger Award from the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain
• 1975 : Grand Prix de l'Humour Noir for L'Amateur d'escargot
• 1990 : Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture