The Flash Point is wins the Best Action Choreography of the 27rd Hong Kong Film Awards,Hong Kong 2008.
 
The Flash Point is nominated and wins the Best Action Choreography of the 44th Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan 2007.
 
The "Spirited Actor " award by ELLE Style Awards 2007.
 
The Dragon tiger gate is nominated and wins the Best Action Choreography of the 12th Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Film Awards,Hong Kong 2007.
 
CINEASIA 2006 "Award of Excellence in Action Choreography"-Donnie Yen
 
The SPL is nominated and wins the Best Action Choreography of the 25rd Hong Kong Film Awards,Hong Kong 2006.
 
Remy X.O Excellence Award by Remy Martin, New York, 22, Nov. 2004
 
the "Coolest Action Actor of 2004" award by MTV Channel, Shanghai, 21st Nov,2004.
 
The Twins Effect is nominated and wins the Best Action Choreography of the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards,Hong Kong 2004.
 
The Twins Effect is nominated and wins the Best Action Choreography of the 40th Golden Horse Awards,Taiwan 2003.
 
Inside Kung Fu magazine man of the year (2002)
 
World stunt award for best fight for Iron Monkey (2002)
 
As one of six nominees, and the only nominee from Hong Kong, Donnie Yen was awarded the Young Best Director Award at the Yubari Film Festival in Japan for his 2nd directorial debut Ballistic Kiss. (The Best Director award went to Quentin Tarantino for Reservoir Dogs.)
 
Ballistic Kiss was selected as One Of The Best Films of 1998 by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society.
In 1993, Donnie Yen was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor for Once Upon A Time in China 2.