Awards and Recognition
- 1981: Doctoral thesis nominated for the Canadian Society of Zoologist's best thesis of the year
- 1988: Sir Frederick Haultain Award for significant contributions to science in Alberta
- 1998: Featured as one of 12 outstanding Canadians in Maclean's
- 1998: Featured on the front cover of the Canadian issue of Time
- 1999: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists' Michel T. Halbouty Human Needs Award
- 1999: Elected to the Royal Society of Canada
- 2001: The festschrift Mesozoic Vertebrate Life: New Research Inspired by the Paleontology of Philip J. Currie was published in his honor
- 2003: Ranked as one of Canada's top five explorers by Time magazine
- 2004: Michael Smith Award
- 2006: ASTech Award
- 2010: Alberta Order of Excellence
- 2012: The Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Gold Medal
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