Throughout Hamama's career, she received numerous accolades for best actress, and was nominated for the Cannes Film Festival’s Prix International for her role in 1950's "Your Day Will Come". She received her first award in 1951 for her role in "I'm the Past", which was presented to her by different venues, including the Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema. The country's Ministry of Guidance also awarded her the title of Best Actress in both 1955 and 1961. These were followed by many different awards for best actress from various national and international events. International ones included special awards at the first Tehran International Film Festival in 1972 for her role in "The Thin Thread", and again at the 1977 Tehran Film Festival for her role in "Mouths and Rabbits". In 1973, she received the Special Award at the Moscow International Film Festival for her role in "Empire M". Hamama's other international accolades included the Best Actress awards at the Jakarta Film Festival in 1963 for her role in "The Open Door", and at the Carthage Film Festival in 1988 for her role in "Bitter Days, Nice Days".