AWARDS

Ové has been the recipient of the Scarlet Ibis medal from the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in recognition of his international achievements in television and film, and in 1986 was named Best Director for Independent Film and Television by the British Film Institute, awarded for his "contribution to British culture".

In 2006, he was one of five winners of the £30,000 Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Visual Arts.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2007 Birthday Honours for his contributions to the film industry in the UK.

At the 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, Ové was honoured as a "T&T Film Pioneer".

In 2013, the government of Trinidad and Tobago recognized him as a National Icon, one of "60 nationals and organizations who have personified and epitomised the strong values, fundamental beliefs, and cultural aspirations of our society".

A "Tribute to Horace Ové" was presented by Birkbeck Institute for Social Research in collaboration with Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image on 23–24 January 2015, with screenings of his films and a symposium.

In 2017, at the 12th Screen Nation Film and Television Awards, Ové was honoured with the Edric Connor Trailblazer award.

Ové was awarded the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Special Jury Prize 2018, with the citation stating: "In a year where Windrush has been plastered across newspaper headlines, it seems fitting that the jury have chosen to honour one of the generation’s proudest voices."

Ové was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to media.

On 23 October 2023, the British Film Institute opened Power to the People: Horace Ové's Radical Vision at BFI Southbank — a retrospective season that ran the span of four weeks; it had been planned as a celebration, and became also a tribute.

Screenings included Baldwin's N***** (1969), Reggae (1970), King Carnival (1973), The Black Safari(1972) and Skateboard Kings (1978).

The centrepiece was the 4K restoration of Pressure (1975). Restored by the BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding from the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, it had its world premiere at both the 67th BFI London Film Festival and the 61st New York Film Festival on 11 October, before a UK-wide cinema release on 3 November.