• 2014 Vanesa was chosen by the Guardian to feature in their “Women in Leadership” section:http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2014/feb/28/vanesa-tate-sound-designer
  • 2012 BAFTA for Best Sound (Nomination) – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  • 2011 Golden Reel Award (Nomination) – Best Sound in a foreign feature Film – Biutiful
  • 2011 BAFTA Game Award of 2011 (Nomination) – Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, EA GAMES
  • 2011 AIAS Awards Los Angeles (Nomination) for best sound design – Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, EA GAMES
  • 2010 Prix Vulcain de lʼartiste technicien at 63rd Cannes Film Festival for sound on Biutiful
  • 2010 Best Sound Design at LA Reel Film Festival on the feature film Lovelorn
  • 2010 Best Sound Design at Premio Libero Bizzarri – Italy – Il Colore Delle Parole – feature documentary
  • 2009 Golden Bear (Nomination) – Cheri by Stephen Frears
  • 2009 Golden Reel Award (Nomination) – Best Sound in a foreign feature Film – The Chronicles of Narnia: 
Prince Caspian
  • 2009 Golden Reel Award (Nomination) – Best Sound – Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • 2008 Golden Reel Award (Nomination) – Best Sound in a foreign feature Film – Harry Potter and the Order 
of the Phoenix
  • 2008 Conch Award – Best soundtrack of the year – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street