- Best album of the Year 2012, JazzSpecial
- Danish Music Award 2011 "Best Jazz release of the Year"
- Django´dor award 2006 - 'MASTER OF JAZZ'
- South African Grammy 2005: Drums Across feat. Tlale Makhele / Carsten Dahl & Jesper Bodilsen.
- Prize of Honor for the CD “Moon Water 2005” by the Danish Culture and art Foundation
- Grammy Award 2004 - Best Jazz Cd of the year - 'Solo piano' (Stunt)
- JASA Award, 2002
- Wilhelm Hansen Prize of honor 2002
- Danish Music Award 2001 (Six hands, three minds, one heart)
- Best album of the year 2000 - Readers poll in 'Jazz Special'
- Danish Jazzpar Winner 2000
- Receives the Ben Webster Award, 1997
- Representing Denmark at EBU - Jazzfestival in Marciac, France with Carsten Dahl Trio, august 1995
- Receives the "Roedovre Music Prize", January 1995
- Nominated for the JASA-prize 1994, 1995 og 1996.
- Receives scholarship from Danish art Foundation and KODA tape funds
- DJFBA's Scholarship
