ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, bˈɪlaʊt ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə hˈæməltən kˈɪŋ ɐwˈɔːɹd ænd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, hiː wʌz ɪndˈʌktᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾɚz hˈɔːl ʌv fˈeɪm.
In 1989, Billout received the Hamilton King Award and in 2016, he was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame.