- At age 16, Johnson received an Honorable Mention for the Drexel University High School Ten-Page Screenplay Contest (2001).
- At age 15, Johnson was in a high school production of "Of Mice and Men". He played the part of "Crooks" and toured London, England performing the play.
- Received Honorable Mention at the 2007 Tabloid Witch Awards.
- CJ Johnson is only the second filmmaker to win in two different years at the Tabloid Witch Awards. He won Honorable Mentions in 2007 for "The Signal" and 2008 for "Creepers".
- Top 15 finalist in the Screamfest LA writing competition for feature adaptation screenplay of Johnson's own award winning short film, "Creepers" (2010).
- Fellowship Recipient for the Guy Hanks & Marvin Miller Screenwriting Program. Sponsored by Bill Cosby and USC. (2011).
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