Awards Archive

Awards for 2008-2009

John Gassner Playwriting Award
Annie Baker Body Awareness
Beau Willimon Farragut North
Gina Gionfriddo Becky Shaw

Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Brian d’Arcy James Shrek the Musical
David Pittu What’s That Smell? The Music of Jacob Sterling
James Barbour A Tale of Two Cities
Josh Grisetti Enter Laughing
Matt Cavenaugh West Side Story

Outstanding Actor in a Play
Bill Irwin Waiting for Godot
Geoffrey Rush Exit the King
Nathan Lane Waiting for Godot
Raúl Esparza Speed-the-Plow
Thomas Sadoski reasons to be pretty

Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Josefina Scaglione West Side Story
Leslie Kritzer Rooms A Rock Romance
Megan Hilty 9 to 5
Nancy Opel The Toxic Avenger
Sutton Foster Shrek the Musical

Outstanding Actress in a Play
Carla Gugino Desire Under the Elms
Harriet Walter Mary Stuart
Janet McTeer Mary Stuart
Marcia Gay Harden God of Carnage
Saidah Arrika Ekulona Ruined

Outstanding Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler 9 to 5
Josh Prince Shrek the Musical
Karole Armitage Hair
Peter Darling Billy Elliot the Musical
Susan Stroman Happiness

Outstanding Costume Design
Catherine Zuber Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
John Napier Equus
Martin Pakledinaz Blithe Spirit
Nicky Gillibrand Billy Elliot the Musical
Tim Hatley Shrek the Musical

Outstanding Director of a Musical
Arthur Laurents West Side Story
Diane Paulus Hair
Jason Moore Shrek the Musical
Stephen Daldry Billy Elliot the Musical
Susan Stroman Happiness

Outstanding Director of a Play
Anthony Page Waiting for Godot
Bartlett Sher Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Garry Hynes The Cripple of Inishmaan
Matthew Warchus The Norman Conquests
Moisés Kaufman 33 Variations

Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Award to the full cast of “The Norman Conquests” (Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan, Ben Miles, Paul Ritter and Amanda Root).

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Aaron Simon Gross 13
Christopher Sieber Shrek the Musical
Daniel Breaker Shrek the Musical
Gregory Jbara Billy Elliot the Musical
Wesley Taylor Rock of Ages

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
David Pearse The Cripple of Inishmaan
John Benjamin Hickey Mary Stuart
Patrick Page A Man For All Seasons
Russell G. Jones Ruined
Zach Grenier 33 Variations

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Carole Shelley Billy Elliot the Musical
Haydn Gwynne Billy Elliot the Musical
Karen Olivo West Side Story
Kathy Fitzgerald 9 to 5
Martha Plimpton Pal Joey

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Andrea Martin Exit the King
Angela Lansbury Blithe Spirit
Condola Rashad Ruined
Kristine Nielsen Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
Susan Louise O’Connor Blithe Spirit

Outstanding Lighting Design
David Hersey Equus
David Lander 33 Variations
Kevin Adams Hair
Peter Kaczorowski Ruined
Rick Fisher Billy Elliot the Musical

Outstanding New Broadway Musical
A Tale of Two Cities
Billy Elliot the Musical
Rock of Ages
Shrek the Musical

Outstanding New Broadway Play
33 Variations
God of Carnage
Irena’s Vow
reasons to be pretty

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Happiness
Rooms A Rock Romance
The Toxic Avenger
What’s That Smell? The Music of Jacob Sterling

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Becky Shaw
Farragut North
Ruined
Shipwrecked! The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told By Himself)
Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them

Outstanding New Score
Billy Elliot the Musical
Happiness
Rooms A Rock Romance
Shrek the Musical

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Enter Laughing
Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Blithe Spirit
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
The Cripple of Inishmaan
The Norman Conquests
Waiting for Godot

Outstanding Set Design
Derek McLane 33 Variations
Ian MacNeil Billy Elliot the Musical
Santo Loquasto Waiting for Godot
Tim Hatley Shrek the Musical
Walt Spangler Desire Under the Elms

Outstanding Solo Performance
Lorenzo Pisoni Humor Abuse
Matt Sax Clay
Mike Birbiglia Sleepwalk With Me
Mike Burstyn Lansky
Mike Daisey If You See Something Say Something

Special Achievement Award
As previously announced, the OCC Executive Committee awarded Special Achievement Awards to David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish for their performances in “Billy Elliot the Musical.