Kolanyane-Kesupile was a 2013/2014 Best of Botswana honoree in the Performing Arts category.[1] She was named a Highly Commended Runner Up for the 2015 Queen's Young Leaders Awards.[12] She was named a TED Global Fellow in 2017 and was the first Motswana to earn this distinction.[13][14] In 2018, she was featured in the OkayAfrica 100 Women list.[14]