Joy Michael, holder of the title of Emeritus Theatre Director awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award which she received in 2009 for theatre direction. She has also received the Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, Delhi Natya Sangh Award, Rockefeller Award, Chamanlal Memorial Society Award and the Raja Ram Mohan Nation Education Award. In 2012, the Government of India included her in the Republic day honours list for the award of Padma Shri.
