2021
”The Sun Still Shines” WPRN Women’s International Film Festival, Merit Award
2019
Honorary Doctoral Degree in Fine Arts, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
2011
“Collaborating With the Past” Award of Merit in the Best Shorts Competition
2010
"Caught in Paint" Mexico International Film Festival, Golden Palm Award
2010
UMKC Alumnus Spotlight Award
2010-2005
“Caught in Paint” Sixteen Awards for Documentary Film:
Mexico International Film Festival, Golden Palm Award, 2009 and 2010
Yosemite Film Festival, Best Experimental Film, 2009
15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival, Best Documentary, 2009
Honolulu International Film Festival, Aloha Gold Kahuna Winner, 2009
First Annual Vine Shorts Fest, Best Documentary, 2007
GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos, 2nd Place Documentary, 2007
The Indie Gathering, 1st Place in Micro Documentary Short, 2007
40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival, Bronze Remi Prize for Best Short, 2007
Moving Pictures Magazine Springtime Short Film Contest, Best Documentary, 2007
Tacoma Film Festival, Best Documentary, 2006
Brainwash Movie Festival, Festival Grand Prize, 2006
Golden Star Shorts Fest, Best Documentary, 2006
Black Maria Film Festival, Director's Citation Award, 2006
Boulder Intl Film Festival, Best Short Documentary, 2005
Berkeley Film Festival, Grand Festival Award, 2004
2005
Award in Sculpture, Florence Biennale: “Sensuously Stacked Steel”
2002
Omni Award: www.ritablitt.com
2001
How International Design: Rita Blitt: The Passionate Gesture
1987
National Sculpture Competition,
Midwest Women’s Center, Chicago, IL