ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, kˈɪtlɚ wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə "sˈiːmɛnz mˈiːdiːə ˈɑːɹts pɹˈaɪz" sˈiːmɛnzmˈɛdiəŋkˌʌnstpɹeɪz baɪ zˌiːkˌeɪˈɛm kˈɑːɹlsɹuːh zˈɛntɹəm fˈuːɚ kˈʌnst ˈʌnd mˌɛdiəntɛknˈɑːlədʒi, ɔːɹ "sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ ˈɑːɹt ænd mˈiːdiːə tɛknˈɑːlədʒi"fɔːɹ hɪz ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ɪnðə fˈiːld ʌv mˈiːdiːə θˈiəɹi.
In 1993, Kittler was awarded the "Siemens Media Arts Prize" (Siemens-Medienkunstpreis) by ZKM Karlsruhe (Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, or "Centre for Art and Media Technology") for his research in the field of media theory.