2004

  • Overseas Press Club Award, New York, NY (April 2004)- (Awarded the “The Carl Spielvogel Award” for best international reporting in any medium showing a concern for the human condition.)
  • American Women in Radio and Television Award, New York, NY (June 2004) (Gracie Award for “Individual Achievement, Reporter/Correspondent)
  • SAJA award, New York, NY (June 2004) (South Asian Journalist Association Award for Outstanding Broadcast)
  • Banff TV Rockie Awards, Banff, Canada (June 2004) (winner of the special Jury award) Cine Golden Eagle Award Washington, DC (Fall 2004) (Received the award in the “Informational” catagory ) FRONTLINE/World received the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award from the Overseas Press Club for its 2004 TV season. One of the epsiodes honored was Sharmeen Obaid’s “On a Razor’s Edge”

2005

  • Livingston Award, New York, NY (June 2005) (Awarded the Livingston Award for Best International reporting under the age of 35 in any medium, print and broadcast ) Special Mention “One Future Prize” Munich International Film Festival Munich, Germany (June 2005)
  • American Women in Radio and Television Award, New York, NY (June 2005) (Received the Gracie award for Outstanding documentary film. )

2006

  • South Asian Journalist Association Award New York, NY (June 2006)

2007

  • One World Media Award Broadcast Journalist of the Year London, UK (June 2007)
  • Best of Asia: International Museum of Women San Francisco, CA (December 2007)

Other honors

  • YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction, Toronto, ON (June 2008) - Awarded for services in the field of Communication (A journalist and documentary filmmaker, she is one of the first Muslim women to be broadcast on mainstream Western media. She has made documentaries that touch upon the lives of women in extraordinary situations, from the refugee camps of Afghanistan, to the plight of aboriginal women in Western Canada.)
  • One of 10 people to look out for in 2007 (Toronto Star, December 2006) Toronto Star lists Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy as a rising star.
  • YOUR DIL leadership award for work done in the field of education New York, NY (November 2005)