Ancillary Justice won the following awards:
- Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel of the year, 2014[9]
- British Science Fiction Association BSFA Award for Best Novel[10]
- Hugo Award for Best Novel from the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), 2014[11]
- Kitschies Golden Tentacle for best debut novel, 2013.[12]
- Locus Award for Best First Novel, 2014[13]
- Nebula Award for Best Novel from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, 2013[14]
- Seiun Award for Best Translated Novel, 2016.[15]
The novel was also nominated for the following awards:
- Finalist for the Compton Crook Award for best first science fiction/fantasy/horror novel from the Baltimore Science Fiction Society.[16]
- Named to the James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List, for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender.[17]
- Shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick Award for distinguished original science fiction paperback.[18]
