bˈɑːb ɡˈɑːdfɹi wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐn ˌɛmbˌiːˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə nˈuːli ɪstˈæblɪʃt lˈaɪftaɪm ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ɐwˈɔːɹd æt ðə bɹˈædfɚd ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən fˈɛstɪvəl ˌɔn ˈeɪtiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, wɪððə fˈɛstɪvəl ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪv ʌv hɪz fˈɪlmz.
Bob Godfrey was awarded an MBE in 1986, and received the newly established Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bradford Animation Festival on 18 November 2007, with the festival including a retrospective of his films.