*In 1979 he was given a special Academy Award "for bringing joy and laughter to every part of the world through his unique animated motion pictures", being the second animator to receive this award (the first was Walt Disney — who received it three times —, while Chuck Jones was in 1995 the third to receive the merit).
* В 1979 году был удостоен специальной награды Американской киноакадемии (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMPAS) «за привнесение своими уникальными анимационными картинами радости и смеха в каждый уголок мира» («for bringing joy and laughter to every part of the world through his unique animated motion pictures»).