Distinctions
- Primus InterPares Prize - Revelation 1998 (Feb 1999)
- Jack Petchey Award – Inovation in Culture 1999 (Oct 1999)
- Primus InterPares Prize – Teater 2000 (Apr 2001)
- Primus InterPares Prize – Culture Personality 2001 - Attributed to Luís Vicente (Feb 2002)
- Recognition and Merit Sage for the Development and Promotion of the Algarve - Attributed to Luís Vicente by Jornal Região Sul (May 2003)
- Touristic Merit Medal – Silver, attributed to ACTA by Região de Turismo do Algarve (Oct 2003)
- Cultural Merit Medal - Gold, attributed to ACTA by Faro Municipality (Sep 2005)
- Golden Globe (nomination) Best Show/Theater 2005, "Othelo" (co-production CTA)
- Golden Globe (nomination) Best Actor/Theater 2005, Luís Vicente
- Honorable Mention in Papier Prize 2009
- Gulbenkian Prize – Education (Jul 2010)
- Cultural Merit Medal – Silver, attributed to ACTA by Portimão Municipality (Dec 2010)
- Cultural Merit Medal - Gold, attributed to Luí Vicente by Faro Municipality (2013)