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The '''Obie Awards''' or '''Off-Broadway Theater Awards''' are annual awards given since 1956 by ''The Village Voice'' and currently by the American Theatre Wing to theater artists and groups involved in off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. Starting just after the 2014 ceremony, the American Theatre Wing became the joint presenter and administrative manager of the Obie Awards. The Obie Awards are considered off-Broadway's highest honor, similar to the Tony Awards for Broadway productions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Theatre Wing and Village Voice Will Co-Present Annual Obie Awards |url=https://playbill.com/article/american-theatre-wing-and-village-voice-will-co-present-annual-obie-awards-com-330065 |website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CQ0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22highest+honor%22+%22off+broadway%22&pg=RA1-PA77 |title=Billboard |date=1999-06-26 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}}</ref>
==Background== [[File:Julie Bavasso Shelly Winters Jason Robards 1956 Obie Awards.jpg|thumb|right|Julie Bovasso, Shelley Winters and Jason Robards at the first Obie Awards (1956)]] The Obie Awards were initiated by critic Jerry Tallmer and Edwin (Ed) Fancher, publisher of ''The Village Voice,'' who handled the financing and business side of the project. They were first given in 1956 under the direction of Tallmer. Initially, only off-Broadway productions were eligible; in 1964, off-off-Broadway productions were made eligible. The first Obie Awards ceremony was held at Helen Gee's cafe.<ref name="VV">Aletti, Vince, [https://archive.today/20131013202414/http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-10-12/art/helen-gee-1919-2004/full/ "Helen Gee 1919–2004"], ''Village Voice'' (New York City), 12 October 2004, accessed on 21 November 2013.</ref>
With the exception of the Lifetime Achievement and Best New American Play awards, there are no fixed categories at the Obie Awards, and the winning actors and actresses are all in a single category titled "Performance." There are no announced nominations.<ref>Healy, Patrick. [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/ruined-wins-obie-awards/ "'Ruined' Wins Obie Awards"] ''The New York Times'', May 18, 2009.</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116870.html "Camp, Harris, Merkerson, Marvel and White to Present at Obies; Passing Strange to Perform"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509005814/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116870.html |date=2008-05-09}}, playbill.com, April 17, 2008.</ref> Awards in the past have included performance, direction, best production, design, special citations, and sustained achievement. Not every category is awarded every year. ''The Village Voice'' also awards annual Obie grants to selected companies; in 2011, these grants were $2,000 each to Metropolitan Playhouse and Wakka Wakka Productions.<ref name=play1>Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150893-Chad-Deity-Ethan-Hawke-Laurie-Metcalf-Thomas-Sadoski-Charlayne-Woodard-Win-Obie-Awards " 'Chad Deity', Ethan Hawke, Laurie Metcalf, Thomas Sadoski, Charlayne Woodard Win Obie Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520234611/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150893-Chad-Deity-Ethan-Hawke-Laurie-Metcalf-Thomas-Sadoski-Charlayne-Woodard-Win-Obie-Awards |date=2011-05-20}} playbill.com, May 16, 2011.</ref> There is also a Ross Wetzsteon Grant, named after its former theater editor, in the amount of $2,000 (in 2009; in 2011 the grant was $1,000), for a theatre that nurtures innovative new plays.<ref>Cox, Gordon.[https://variety.com/2009/legit/awards/ruined-road-top-obie-awards-1118003900/ Off Broadway event] ''Variety'', May 18, 2009.</ref>
The first awards in 1955-1956 for plays and musicals were given to ''Absalom'' (Lionel Abel) as Best New Play, ''Uncle Vanya'', Best All-Around Production and ''The Threepenny Opera'' as Best Musical.<ref>[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0153525.html "1955–1956 Obie Awards"] infoplease.com, accessed May 21, 2013.</ref>
In September 2014, the American Theatre Wing joined the ''Village Voice'' as co-presenters, with the Wing having "overall responsibility for running" the Awards.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/american-theatre-wing-and-village-voice-will-co-present-annual-obie-awards "American Theatre Wing and Village Voice Will Co-Present Annual Obie Awards"] playbill.com, September 9, 2014.</ref> In 2021, the Wing took over as sole presenter of the Obie Awards.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Obie Awards |url=https://www.obieawards.com/about/ |website=Obie Awards |publisher=American Theatre Wing |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref>
==Award categories== * Outstanding New Play * Distinguished Performance * Distinguished Playwriting * Distinguished Directing * Distinguished Design *Sustained Achievement in Theatre *Sustained Achievement in Directing *Sustained Achievement in Performance *Sustained Achievement in Design *Special Citations **Lifetime Achievement **Ross Wetzsteon Award **Michael Feingold Award **Morgan Jenness Award
===Retired categories=== *Distinguished Performance by an Actress * Distinguished Performance by an Actor * Distinguished Performance by an Ensemble *Best Musical
==Ceremony history== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Host !Venue !Presenters |- |1956 |Shelley Winters |Limelight Cafe | |- |1957 |Geraldine Page |rowspan=2|[Limelight Cafe] | |- |1958 |Maureen Stapleton | |- |1959 |Kim Stanley |rowspan=14|Village Gate | |- |1960 |Anne Bancroft | |- |1961 |Julie Harris | |- |1962 |Lotte Lenya | |- |1963 |Uta Hagen | |- |1964 |Colleen Dewhurst | |- |1965 |Gloria Foster | |- |1966 |Anne Jackson | |- |1967 |Barbara Harris | |- |1968 |Estelle Parsons | |- |1969 |Julie Bovasso | |- |1970 |Dustin Hoffman | |- |1971 |Elaine May | |- |1972 |Groucho Marx | |- |1973 |Sylvia Miles |unknown venue | |- |1974 |Madeleine Le Roux |unknown venue | |- |1975 |Godfrey Cambridge |Village Gate | |- |1976 |no formal host |Lincoln Center | |- |1977 |Paul Sorvino, Gilda Radner, Marilyn Sokol |rowspan=3|The Bottom Line | |- |1978 |Dustin Hoffman | |- |1979 |Ron Leibman | |- |1980 |no formal host |rowspan=2|Roxy NYC | |- |1981 |Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver | |- |1982 |Swoosie Kurtz, Tommy Tune |Savoy | |- |1983 |Harvey Fierstein, Julie Bovasso |First City Cabaret | |- |1984 |no formal host |Cat Club | |- |1985 |Ellen Stewart, Harvey Fierstein |Puck Building | |- |1986 |Christopher Durang, Swoozie Kurtz |unknown venue | |- |1987 |Morgan Freeman, Christine Lahti |unknown venue | |- |1988 |Morgan Freeman, Lee Breuer |unknown venue | |- |1989 |no formal host |unknown venue | |- |1990 |Julie Bovasso, Olympia Dukakis |unknown venue | |- |1991 |Stockard Channing, Alan Arkin |rowspan=2|Palladium Ballroom | |- |1992 |Jerry Zaks, Kate Nelligan | |- |1993 |no formal host |unknown venue | |- |1994 |Mary McDonnell, James McDaniel |unknown venue | |- |1995 |Hector Elizondo, Anne Meara |unknown venue | |- |1996 |Nicky Silver |unknown venue | |- |1997 |no formal host |unknown venue |Fyvush Finkel, Kathleen Chalfant, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Peter Francis James, Shirley Knight, Camryn Manheim, Mary Louise Parker, Roger Guenveur Smith, Julie Taymor, Marisa Tomei, Rip Torn, Ming Cho Lee, Karin Coonrod, and Scott Elliot<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/obie-awards-for-off-broadway-will-be-given-may-19-com-70401|title=OBIE Awards for Off-Broadway Will Be Given May 19 |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref> |- |1998 |Eric Bogosian, Kristen Johnson<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/eric-bogosian-kristen-johnson-to-host-obie-awards-may-18-com-75425|title=Eric Bogosian & Kristen Johnson To Host Obie Awards, May 18 |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |rowspan=8|Webster Hall |Danny Hoch, Woodie King Jr., Mac Wellman, Mary Louise Wilson, Lea DeLaria, Ellie Covan, Tsai Chin, Greg Germann, and Liz Diamond<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/richard-foreman-wins-best-play-honors-at-1998-village-voice-obie-awards-com-75432|title=Richard Foreman Wins Best Play Honors at 1998 Village Voice Obie Awards |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref> |- |1999 |Lea DeLaria, Paul Rudnick<ref name=dc>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/durang-chalfant-house-lights-win-1999-obie-awards-for-excellence-off-bway-com-82006|title=Durang, Chalfant, House/Lights Win 1999 OBIE Awards For Excellence Off-Bway |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Betty Buckley, Kathleen Chalfant, Stephen DeRosa, David Henry Hwang, Swoosie Kurtz, Elizabeth Marvel, John Cameron Mitchell, Everett Quinton, Phylicia Rashad, and Roger Rees<ref name=dc/> |- |2000 |Claudia Shear, Mary Testa<ref name=cs>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/claudia-shear-to-host-2000-obie-awards-may-15-com-88618|title=Claudia Shear to Host 2000 OBIE Awards, May 15 |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Ping Chong, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Cynthia Nixon, Frances Sternhagen, Mary Testa, Carmelita Tropicana, James Urbaniak<ref name=cs/> |- |2001 |Brian Murray, Marian Seldes<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/seldes-and-murray-to-host-2001-obie-awards-may-21-com-96371|title=Seldes and Murray to Host 2001 OBIE Awards, May 21 |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Darius De Haas, David Gallo, Linda Lavin, Marion McClinton, Debra Monk, Mark Russell, J. Smith-Cameron, and Daphne Rubin-Vega<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/07-2001/obie-won_1517.html|title=Obie-Won|work=TheaterMania.com|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2002 |Karen Evans Kandel, Ruben Santiago-Hudson<ref name=kek>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-2002-obie-awards-honoring-off-bway-presented-may-20-com-105889|title=The 2002 Obie Awards, Honoring Off-Bway, Presented May 20 |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Elizabeth Franz, Mary Louise Parker, Ellen McLaughlin, Rinde Eckert, Richard Maxwell, Suzan-Lori Parks, and George C. Wolfe<ref name=kek/> |- |2003 |Bill Irwin, Charlayne Woodard<ref name=bi>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/ed-norton-rosemary-harris-bam-talking-heads-among-2003-off-broadway-obie-awards-winners-com-113265|title=Ed Norton, Rosemary Harris, BAM, Talking Heads Among 2003 Off-Broadway Obie Awards Winners |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Edward Albee, Linda Emond, Juliana Francis, Martha Plimpton, Jackie Hoffman, Eddie Izzard, John Ortiz, and Liev Schreiber<ref name=bi/> |- |2004 |Swoosie Kurtz, Raul Esparza<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/05-2004/2003-2004-obie-awards-bestowed-at-webster-hall_4736.html|title=2003-2004 OBIE Awards Bestowed at Webster Hall|work=TheaterMania.com|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Viola Davis, Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs, and Denis O'Hare<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/kurtz-and-esparza-to-host-2004-obie-awards-ceremony-may-17-com-119157|title=Kurtz and Esparza to Host 2004 Obie Awards Ceremony May 17|website=Playbill|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2005 |Stockard Channing, Brian F. O'Byrne |Elaine Stritch and Frances Sternhagen<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jimmy-smits-to-host-village-voice-obie-awards-may-16-com-125126|title=Jimmy Smits to Host Village Voice Obie Awards May 16 |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2006 |Lili Taylor, Eric Bogosian<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/downtown-drama-obie-awards-to-be-handed-out-may-15-com-132576|title=Downtown Drama: Obie Awards To Be Handed Out May 15 |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |rowspan=2|Skirball Center for the Performing Arts |Christine Lahti, Christine Ebersole, Edward Hibbert, Douglas Carter Beane, Phylicia Rashad, and Oskar Eustis<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/obie-awards-2005-2006-six-of-the-award-presenters-named|title=OBIE Awards 2005 - 2006 - six of the award presenters named.|date=2017-10-19|work=New York Theater Guide|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2007 |Cynthia Nixon, T.R. Knight<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/02-2007/tr-knight-and-cynthia-nixon-to-host-obie-awards_10029.html|title=T.R. Knight and Cynthia Nixon to Host Obie Awards|work=TheaterMania.com|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Michael Cerveris, Angela Lansbury, William Ivey Long, Camryn Manheim, Stephanie March, Terrence McNally, Liev Schreiber, and Anika Noni Rose<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2007-Village-Voice-Obie-Awards-Winners-Announced-20070521#|title=2007 Village Voice Obie Awards Winners Announced|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2008 |Elizabeth Marvel, Bill Camp<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/foote-hwang-cromer-hamilton-mulgrew-and-stew-among-2008-obie-award-winners-com-150224|title=Foote, Hwang, Cromer, Hamilton, Mulgrew and Stew Among 2008 Obie Award Winners |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |rowspan=10|Webster Hall |Jonathan Groff, Priscilla Lopez, S. Epatha Merkerson, Marisa Tomei, Julie White and Bradley Whitford<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2008-Obie-Awards-Winners-Announced-20080520|title=2008 Obie Awards Winners Announced|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2009 |Daniel Breaker, Martha Plimpton<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/plimpton-and-breaker-to-host-54th-annual-obie-awards-com-159087|title=Plimpton and Breaker to Host 54th Annual Obie Awards |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Anne Hathaway, Brian d'Arcy James, Gavin Creel, John Shea, Karen Olivo, Kate Mulgrew, Marc Kudisch, and Nilaja Sun<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/05/18/the-2009-village-voice-obie-award-winners-announced/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722203152/https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/05/18/the-2009-village-voice-obie-award-winners-announced/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2017|title=The 2009 Village Voice Obie Award Winners Announced|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2010 |Anika Noni-Rose and Michael Cerveris<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/photo-call-2010-obie-awards-ceremony-com-168539|title=Photo Call: 2010 OBIE Awards Ceremony |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |J. Smith-Cameron, Marin Ireland, Linda Lavin, Hamish Linklater, Michael Shannon and Jennifer Westfeldt<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/152422/circle-mirror-transformation-among-winners-at-2010-obie-awards/|title=Circle Mirror Transformation Among Winners at 2010 OBIE Awards|work=Broadway.com|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2011 |S. Epatha Merkerson and David Hyde Pierce<ref name="play1" /> |Nina Arianda, Alec Baldwin, Margaret Colin, Mamie Gummer, Rose Hemingway, John Larroquette, Patina Miller, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Arian Moayed, Jim Parsons, Andrew Rannells, Liev Schreiber, and Frank Wood<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/05-2011/2011-obie-award-winners-announced_37303.html|title=2011 Obie Award Winners Announced|work=TheaterMania.com|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2012 |no formal host |Eric McCormack, Grace Gummer, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Justin Bartha, Leslie Odom Jr., Lily Rabe, Michael McKean, Tonya Pinkins, Topher Grace, and Tracee Chimo<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/05/16/the-2012-obie-award-winners/|title=The 2012 Obie Award Winners|access-date=2017-11-07|archive-date=2017-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108035459/https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/05/16/the-2012-obie-award-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |2013 |Jessica Hecht and Jeremy Shamos<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178152-Detroit-Grimly-Handsome-Eisa-Davis-John-Rando-Shuler-Hensley-and-More-Are-Obie-Winners "'Detroit', 'Grimly Handsome', Eisa Davis, John Rando, Shuler Hensley and More Are Obie Winners"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605004632/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178152-Detroit-Grimly-Handsome-Eisa-Davis-John-Rando-Shuler-Hensley-and-More-Are-Obie-Winners|date=June 5, 2013}} playbill.com, May 20, 2013.</ref> |Bobby Cannavale, Tracee Chimo, Cyndi Lauper, Judith Light, Krysta Rodriguez, Duncan Sheik, Meryl Streep, and Courtney B. Vance<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2013/05/20/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2013-village-voice-obie-awards/|title=Announcing the Winners of the 2013 Village Voice Obie Awards|access-date=2017-11-07|archive-date=2017-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108034747/https://www.villagevoice.com/2013/05/20/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2013-village-voice-obie-awards/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |2014 |Tamara Tunie and Hamish Linklater<ref name="Tamara">Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191304-59th-Annual-Obie-Award-Winners-Announced-Sydney-Lucas-Is-Youngest-Winner-in-Obie-History "59th Annual Obie Award Winners Announced; Sydney Lucas Is Youngest Winner in Obie History"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520222123/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191304-59th-Annual-Obie-Award-Winners-Announced-Sydney-Lucas-Is-Youngest-Winner-in-Obie-History|date=May 20, 2014}} playbill.com, May 19, 2014.</ref> |Betsy Aidem, Harvey Fierstein, Lena Hall, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Andy Karl, David Bar Katz, Cristin Milioti, Kelli O'Hara, Lily Rabe, and Stephen Trask<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/59th-annual-obie-award-winners-announced-sydney-lucas-is-youngest-winner-in-obie-history-com-218500|title=59th Annual Obie Award Winners Announced; Sydney Lucas Is Youngest Winner in Obie History |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2015 |Lea DeLaria<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/2015-obie-awards-photos_72977.html|title=Inside the 2015 Obie Awards|work=TheaterMania.com|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Sting, Jessie Eisenberg, Stockard Channing, Billy Crudup, Tony Kushner, Lisa Kron, and William Ivey Long<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/legit/news/2015-obie-awards-full-list-1201499595/|title='Hamilton,' Henderson and Houghton Win 2015 Obie Awards (FULL LIST)|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=2015-05-19|work=Variety|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2016 |Lea DeLaria<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/winners-announced-for-61st-annual-obie-awards|title=Winners Announced for 61st Annual Obie Awards |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Savion Glover, Elizabeth Marvel, Colman Domingo, Danai Gurira, Tovah Feldshuh, Lisa Kron, Maura Tierney, Kate Burton, Carrie Preston, Norm Lewis, and Marlo Thomas<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/savion-glover-marlo-thomas-and-lisa-kron-among-presenters-of-today-39-s-obie-awards|title=Savion Glover, Marlo Thomas and Lisa Kron Among Presenters of Tonight's Obie Awards |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2017 |Lea DeLaria<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/go-inside-the-2017-obie-awards|title=Go Inside the 2017 Obie Awards |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |Chris Cooper, Rose Byrne, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Jayne Houdyshell, Lena Hall, Jefferson Mays, LaChanze, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taylor Mac, Darius de Haas, Mike Faist, J. Smith-Cameron, David Henry Hwang, Derek McLane, William Ivey Long, Emilio Sosa, Peter Barbey<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.obieawards.com/2017/05/presenters-performers-announced-tonights-62nd-annual-obie-awards/|title=Presenters and Performers Announced For Tonight's 62nd Annual Obie Awards|last=|first=|date=2017-05-22|work=Obie Awards|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref> |- |2018 |John Leguizamo<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/john-leguizamo-will-host-the-2018-obie-awards|title=John Leguizamo Will Host the 2018 Obie Awards|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|website=Playbill|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref> |Terminal 5 | Andrew Garfield, Lucy Liu, Matthew Broderick, Oliver Platt, Laura Benanti, Laura Osnes, Beth Malone, David Morse, Itamar Moses, Arian Moayed, Stephen Trask, Gideon Glick, Rebecca Taichman, William Ivey Long, Natasha Katz, David Henry Hwang, David Zinn, Emilio Sosa, Lilli Cooper, Pixie Aventura, Heather Hitchens, Peter Barbey, Michael Feingold<ref>Andrew Gans, [http://www.playbill.com/article/andrew-garfield-laura-benanti-laura-osnes-among-presenters-for-2018-obie-awards "Andrew Garfield, Laura Benanti, Laura Osnes Among Presenters for 2018 Obie Awards"], Playbill, May 14, 2018.</ref> |- |2019 |Rachel Bloom<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/legit/news/rachel-bloom-obie-awards-host-1203179504|title='Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Creator Rachel Bloom to Host Obie Awards (Exclusive)|last=Land|first=Brent|website=Variety|date=April 3, 2019|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> |Terminal 5 | Eric Bogosian, Julie White, Kristine Nielsen, Beowulf Boritt, Patti LuPone, Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, Heather Hitchens, David Henry Hwang, Billy Crudup, Margo Seibert, Michael John LaChiusa, Liesl Tommy, Damon Daunno, Rachel Chavkin, Rebecca Taichman, Luke Cresswell, Riccardo Hernandez, Mimi Lien, Marc Kudisch<ref>Olivia Clement, [https://www.playbill.com/article/liesl-tommy-patti-lupone-rachel-chavkin-and-more-to-present-at-the-2019-obies "Liesl Tommy, Patti LuPone, Rachel Chavkin, and More to Present at the 2019 Obies"], Playbill, May 16, 2019.</ref> |- |2020 |Cole Escola<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/theater/obie-awards-theater-virus.html|title='Act Surprised! Obie Awards Go Virtual, Giving Winners Heads-Up (Exclusive)|last=Paulson|first=Michael|website=The New York Times|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> |YouTube<br />(virtual, due to COVID-19)<ref name=2020Ceremony/> | Clint Ramos, Craig Lucas, Cynthia Erivo, Dominique Morisseau, Eisa Davis, Emilio Sosa, Heather Hitchens, Heidi Schreck, Katrina Lenk, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Liesl Tommy, Malcolm Gets, Rachel Chavkin, Rachel Hauck, Sahr Ngaujah, Sam Pinkleton, Saycon Sengbloh<ref>[https://www.playbill.com/article/the-2020-obie-awards-celebrating-the-best-of-off-broadway-stream-july-14 "The 2020 Obie Awards, Celebrating the Best of Off-Broadway, Stream July 14"], Playbill, July 14, 2020.</ref> |- |<s>2021</s> | rowspan="2" colspan="3" |''due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the 66th Obie Awards were not held until 2023, collectively honouring productions of the 2020–21, 2021–22 and 2022–23 theater seasons''<ref name=2023Ceremony/> |- |<s>2022</s> |- |2023 |Crystal Lucas-Perry<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Crystal-Lucas-Perry-Will-Host-the-66th-Annual-Obie-Awards-20230213.html|title='Crystal Lucas-Perry Will Host the 66th Annual Obie Awards|last=Wild|first=Stephi|website=BroadwayWorld|date=February 13, 2023|access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref> |Terminal 5 | Emilio Sosa, Heather Hitchens, J. Allen Suddeth, Melissa Rose Bernardo, David Mendizábal, Rachel Chavkin, |- |2024 |Kara Young and Frank DiLella<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dctheaterarts.org/2024/01/27/winners-of-nycs-67th-annual-obie-awards-for-2022-23/|title='Winners of NYC's 67th Annual Obie Awards for 2022-23|last=Miller|first=Deb|website=DCTheatreArts|date=January 27, 2024|access-date=2024-01-27}}</ref> |NY1 | Presented on Air by Hosts |- |2025 ||Marla Mindelle, Ryan J. Haddad and Frank DiLella<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/dayton/on-stage-episodes/2025/01/30/honoring-theater-excellence--a-special-obie-awards-edition-of--on-stage-|title='Honoring theater excellence: A special Obie Awards edition of 'On Stage'|website=Spectrum News|date=February 1, 2025|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref> |NY1 | Presented on Air by Hosts |- |2026 |Michael Urie and Frank DiLella<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/on-stage-episodes/2026/01/30/on-stage--presents--the-69th-annual-obie-awards---part-3|title='On Stage’ Presents: The 69th Annual Obie Awards|website=Spectrum News|date=January 31, 2026|access-date=2026-01-31}}</ref> |NY1 | Presented on Air by Hosts |}
== Notable winners == ===2000s=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Recipients<ref name=1956to2007>{{cite web |title=Obie Awards |date=2022-09-09 |website=infoplease.com |url=https://www.infoplease.com/arts-entertainment/performing-arts-awards/obie-awards |access-date=2023-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402004126/https://www.infoplease.com/arts-entertainment/performing-arts-awards/obie-awards |archive-date=2019-04-02 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |2000 | Cynthia Hopkins (Performance - ''Another Telepathic Thing''); Byron Jennings (Performance Award - ''Waste''); Maria Irene Fornes (Special Citation - ''Letters From Cuba''); Susan Hilferty (Sustained Excellence in Costume Design) |- |2001 | Brian d'Arcy James (Performance Award - ''The Good Thief''); Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Special Citation - ''Lackawanna Blues''); Justin Vivian Bond (Special Citation - ''Kiki and Herb: Jesus Wept''); Kirsten Childs (Music and Lyrics Award - ''The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin''); Neil Patel (Design Award - ''War of the Worlds, Resident Alien, Race, I Will Bear Witness''); José Rivera (Playwrighting Award - ''References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot'') |- |2002 | Kevin Adams (Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design); Tony Kushner (Playwrighting Award - ''Homebody/Kabul''); Caryl Churchill; Charles L. Mee |- |2003 | Mac Wellman (Lifetime Achievement Award); Mos Def (Performance Award - ''Fucking A''); Fiona Shaw (Performance - ''Medea''); Edward Norton (Performance - ''Burn This''); Denis O'Hare (Performance Award - ''Take Me Out''); Christine Ebersole (Performance Award - ''Talking Heads''); Kenneth Posner (Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design); David Greenspan (Special Citation - ''She Stoops to Comedy'') |- |2004 | Derek McLane; Moises Kaufman (Directing Award - ''I am My Own Wife''); Viola Davis (Performance Award - ''Intimate Apparel''); Sarah Jones (Performance Award - ''Bridge & Tunnel''); Jefferson Mays (Performance Award - ''I am My Own Wife''); Tony Kushner (Special Citation - ''Caroline, or Change''); Jeanine Tesori (Special Citation - ''Caroline, or Change''); Alex Timbers (Special Citation - ''A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant'') |- |2005 | LaChanze (Performance Award - ''Dessa Rose''); Cherry Jones (Performance Award - ''Doubt''); Deirdre O'Connell (Sustained Excellence in Performance Award); Rui Rita (Design Award - Engaged); Caryl Churchill (Playwrighting Award - ''A Number''); Lynn Nottage (Playwriting Award - ''Fabulation''); Ivo van Hove (Directing Award - ''Hedda Gabler'') |- |2006 | Dana Ivey (Performance Award - ''Mrs. Warren's Profession''); Christine Ebersole (Performance Award - ''Grey Gardens''); Allen Moyer (Sustained Excellence of Set Design); Robert O'Hara (Special Citation - ''In the Continuum''); Danai Gurira (Special Citation - ''In the Continuum''); Adam Rapp (Special Citation - Red Light Winter) |- |2007 | Young Jean Lee (Obie Grant Award); Lin-Manuel Miranda (Music and Lyrics Award - ''In the Heights''); Beowulf Boritt (Sustained Excellence in Set Design); Anne Kauffman |- |2008 | Adrienne Kennedy (Lifetime Achievement Award); Annie Dorsen (Best New Theatre Piece - ''Passing Strange''); Kate Mulgrew (Performance Award - ''Iphigenia 2.0''); Jane Greenwood (Sustained Excellence of Costume Design Award); David Henry Hwang (Playwrighting Award - ''Yellow Face'' |- | 2009 | Lynn Nottage (Best American Play - ''Ruined''); Stephen Sondheim (Music and Lyrics Award - ''Road Show''); Jonathan Groff (Performance Award - ''Prayer for my Enemy'') |}
===2010s=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Recipients !{{Refh}} |- |2010 |Sam Gold (Directing Award - ''Circle Mirror Transformation, The Alien''); Reed Birney (Performance Award - ''Circle Mirror Transformation'') | |- |2011 |Laurie Metcalf (Performance Award - ''The Other Place''); Leigh Silverman (Directing Award - ''In the Wake, Go Back to Where You Are'') | |- |2012 |Steven Hoggett, Martin Lowe, John Tiffany (Special Citations - ''Once''); Jim Fletcher (Sustained Excellence in Performance); Mimi Lien (Set Design Award); Erin Courtney (Special Citation - ''A Map of Virtue'') | <ref name=2012Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=''4000 Miles'', Gabriel Ebert, Mary Louise Wilson, Linda Lavin, Santino Fontana and More Are Obie Winners |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=2012-05-21 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/news/article/4000-miles-gabriel-ebert-mary-louise-wilson-linda-lavin-santino-fontana-and-193800?r=n |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208153925/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/4000-miles-gabriel-ebert-mary-louise-wilson-linda-lavin-santino-fontana-and-193800?r=n |archive-date=2015-12-08}}</ref> |- |2013 |Dave Malloy and Rachel Chavkin (Special Citations - ''Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812''); Annie Baker (Playwriting Award - ''The Flick'') | <ref name=2013Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=''Detroit'', ''Grimly Handsome'', Eisa Davis, John Rando, Shuler Hensley and More Are Obie Winners |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=2013-05-20 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/news/article/178152-Detroit-Grimly-Handsome-Eisa-Davis-John-Rando-Shuler-Hensley-and-More-Are-Obie-Winners |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605004632/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178152-Detroit-Grimly-Handsome-Eisa-Davis-John-Rando-Shuler-Hensley-and-More-Are-Obie-Winners |archive-date=2013-06-05}}</ref> |- |2014 |Sydney Lucas (Performance Award - ''Fun Home''); Sonya Tayeh (Choreography Award) | <ref name=2014Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=59th Annual Obie Award Winners Announced; Sydney Lucas Is Youngest Winner in Obie History |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=2014-05-19 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/news/article/191304-59th-Annual-Obie-Award-Winners-Announced-Sydney-Lucas-Is-Youngest-Winner-in-Obie-History |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520222123/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191304-59th-Annual-Obie-Award-Winners-Announced-Sydney-Lucas-Is-Youngest-Winner-in-Obie-History |archive-date=2014-05-20}}</ref> |- |2015 |Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Lacamoire, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler (Best New American Theatre Work - ''Hamilton'') | <ref name=2015Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=Obie Winners Announced! ''Hamilton'' Is Best New American Theatre Work |first=Adam |last=Hetrick |date=2015-05-18 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/news/article/obie-winners-announced-hamilton-is-best-new-american-theatre-work-349401 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623131743/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/obie-winners-announced-hamilton-is-best-new-american-theatre-work-349401 |archive-date=2015-06-23}}</ref> |- |2016 |Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul (Musical Theatre Award - ''Dear Evan Hansen''); Ben Platt (Performance Award); Lupita Nyong'o (Performance Award) | <ref name=2016Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=Winners Announced for 61st Annual Obie Awards |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=2016-05-23 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/winners-announced-for-61st-annual-obie-awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525134952/http://www.playbill.com/article/winners-announced-for-61st-annual-obie-awards |archive-date=2016-05-25}}</ref> |- |2017 |Lynn Nottage (Playwriting Award - ''Sweat''); J.T. Rogers (Playwriting Award - ''Oslo''); Matthew Broderick (Performance Award); Michael Urie (Performance Award) | <ref name=2017Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=''Oslo'' and ''The Band's Visit'' Among 2017 Obie Award Winners |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=2017-05-22 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/oslo-and-the-bands-visit-among-2017-obie-award-winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531084749/http://www.playbill.com/article/oslo-and-the-bands-visit-among-2017-obie-award-winners |archive-date=2017-05-31 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |2018 |Rajiv Joseph (Best New American Play-''Describe the Night''); Will Swenson (Performance Award); Jessica Hecht (Performance Award); Billy Crudup (Performance Award); Donald Holder (Lighting Design Award) | <ref name=2018Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=''Describe the Night'', Will Swenson, Dominique Morisseau, More Win 2018 Obie Awards |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=2018-05-21 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/describe-the-night-will-swenson-dominique-morisseau-more-win-2018-obie-awards# |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011159/http://www.playbill.com/article/describe-the-night-will-swenson-dominique-morisseau-more-win-2018-obie-awards |archive-date=2018-05-23 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |2019 |Heidi Schreck (Best New American Play - ''What the Constitution Means to Me''); Daniel Fish, John Heginbotham, Daniel Kluger, Laura Jellinek, Terese Wadden, Scott Zielinski, Drew Levy, Joshua Thorson (Special Citations-''Oklahoma!'') | <ref name=2019Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=Take a Look Inside the 2019 Obie Awards |first=Nathan |last=Skethway |date=2019-05-21 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/take-a-look-inside-the-2019-obie-awards |access-date=2023-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525125436/https://www.playbill.com/article/take-a-look-inside-the-2019-obie-awards |archive-date=2019-05-25 |url-status=live}}</ref> |}
===2020s=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Recipients !{{Refh}} |- |2020 |{{bulleted list|Writing: Will Arbery (''Heroes of the Fourth Turning''); Michael R. Jackson (''A Strange Loop''); Haruna Lee (''Suicide Forest'')|Directing: JoAnne Akalaitis (''MUD/Drowning''); Kenny Leon (''Much Ado About Nothing''); Whitney White (''Our Dear Dead Drug Lord''); Les Waters for Sustained Excellence in Direction|Performance: Liza Colón-Zayas and Elizabeth Rodriguez (''Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven''); Emily Davis (''Is This A Room''); Edmund Donovan (''Greater Clements''); April Matthis (''Toni Stone''); Joe Ngo (''Cambodian Rock Band''); Deirdre O'Connell (''Dana H.'')|Design: Yu-Hsuan Chen - set design (''Our Dear Dead Drug Lord''); Mikhail Fiksel - sound design (''Dana H.'' and ''Cambodian Rock Band''); Andrea Hood - costume design (''Public Works''); Arnulfo Maldonado for Sustained Excellence in Set Design; Jen Schriever for Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design|Choreography: Camille A. Brown for Sustained Excellence in Choreography|Institutional Recognition: National Black Theatre for sustained excellence in production and continued advocacy on behalf of Black artists; Page 73 for providing extraordinary support for early career playwrights; The Tank for providing extraordinary support for emerging artists|Special Citations: Entire creative team and ensemble of ''Heroes of the Fourth Turning''; Entire creative team and ensemble of ''A Strange Loop''; David Cale for the writing and performance of ''We're Only Alive For A Short Amount of Time''; Dave Malloy, Or Matias and Hidenori Nakajo for their collaboration on the music and sound of ''Octet''; David Neumann and Marcella Murray for creation and performance of ''Distances Smaller Than This Are Not Confirmed''; Tina Satter for the conception and direction of ''Is This A Room''; Alexandria Wailes for Sustained Excellence as an Artist and Advocate; Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) for advocacy of equity, diversity and inclusion; Michael Feingold for Extraordinary Service to the Theater|Lifetime Achievement: Tim Sanford; Vinie Burrows|In addition, Michael Feingold, theatre critic for ''The Village Voice'' and former chair of the Obie Awards, became the first recipient of the new Michael Feingold Award, to be awarded annually for excellence in criticism, dramaturgy, translation, scholarship, mentorship, or education.}} | <ref name=2020Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=''Heroes of the Fourth Turning'', ''A Strange Loop'' Among 2020 Obie Award Winners |first=Ryan |last=McPhee |date=2020-07-14 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://playbill.com/article/heroes-of-the-fourth-turning-a-strange-loop-among-2020-obie-award-winners |access-date=2023-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715124440/https://playbill.com/article/heroes-of-the-fourth-turning-a-strange-loop-among-2020-obie-award-winners |archive-date=2020-07-15 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |<s>2021</s> | rowspan="2" |''due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the 66th Obie Awards were not held until 2023, collectively honouring productions of the 2020–21, 2021–22 and 2022–23 theater seasons'' | rowspan="2" | <ref name=2023Ceremony/> |- |<s>2022</s> |- |2023 | * '''Best New American Play:''' Sanaz Toossi (''English'') * '''Writing:''' Martyna Majok (''Sanctuary City'') * '''Directing:''' ** Taylor Reynolds (''Man Cave'', ''Tambo & Bones'') ** Awoye Timpo (''Wedding Band'') ** Saheem Ali for Sustained Excellence in Direction ** David Brimmer for Sustained Excellence in Direction * '''Music Direction and Composition:''' ** Matt Ray (''The Hang'') * '''Performance:''' ** Stephanie Berry (''On Sugarland'') :* Lizan Mitchell (''On Sugarland'') :* Brittany Bradford (''Wedding Band'') :* Kara Young (''Twelfth Night'') :* Arturo Luís Soria (''Ni Mi Madre'') :* Billy Eugene Jones for Sustained Achievement in Performance :* Andrea Patterson for Sustained Achievement in Performance * '''Design:''' ** Reza Behjat (''English'' and ''Wish You Were Here'') ** Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew for sustained achievement in lighting design ** Nikiya Mathis for sustained achievement in hair and wig design ** Machine Dazzle for sustained achievement in set and costume design * '''Special Citation:''' ** Heather Christian (composer, vocal arrangements, orchestration) ** Ben Moss (music director, orchestration) ** Nick Kourtides (sound design) ** Musical team of ''Oratorio For Living Things'' ** Creative Team and Ensemble of ''Fat Ham'' (The Public Theater) – including James Ijames (playwright), Saheem Ali (director), Maruti Evans (set design), Dominique Fawn Hill (costume design), Stacey Derosier (lighting cesigner), Mikaal Sulaiman (sound design), Darrell Grand Moultrie (choreographer), Earon Chew Nealey (hair and wig design), Skylar Fox (illusions design), and ensemble members Nikki Crawford, Chris Herbie Holland, Billy Eugene Jones, Adrianna Mitchell, Calvin Leon Smith, Marcel Spears, Benja Kay Thomas ** Aya Ogawa (playwright) for the creation, writing, and direction of ''The Nosebleed'' ** Qween Jean * Digital+Virtual+Hybrid Production: ** Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, Ariel Sibert, Cat Rodríguez, and Rory Pelsue (creators, writers, directors) in collaboration with David Bengali (video designer) for ''Circle Jerk'' ** Laurie Woolery for directing in the adaptation of ''As You Like It'' ** Shaina Taub for music and lyrics in the adaptation of ''As You Like It'' ** Alex Edelman (''Just For Us'') ** Modesto Flako Jimenez (''Taxilandia'') ** Richard Nelson for the completion and producing of ''The Rhinebeck Panorama'' * '''Digital+Virtual+Hybrid Production:''' Sarah Gancher (writer), Jared Mezzocchi and Elizabeth Williamson (directors) (''Russian Troll Farm'') * '''Lifetime Achievement:''' ** Ping Chong ** Anne Bogart ** Ralph Lee ** Casey Compton ** Mettawee River Theater Company * '''Michael Feingold Award:''' ** Maestra Music
| <ref name=2023Ceremony>{{cite magazine |title=Winners of 66th Obie Awards, Celebrating 2020-2022 Seasons, Announced |first=Meg |last=Masserson |date=2023-02-24 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://playbill.com/article/winners-of-66th-obie-awards-celebrating-2020-2022-seasons-announced |access-date=2023-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224193209/https://playbill.com/article/winners-of-66th-obie-awards-celebrating-2020-2022-seasons-announced |archive-date=2023-02-24 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |2024 | * '''Best New American Play:''' ** Ryan J. Haddad (''Dark Disabled Stories'') * '''Writing:''' ** Hansol Jung (''Wolf Play'') ** Bruce Norris (''Downstate'') * '''Directing:''' ** Dustin Wills (''Montag'', ''West Brain'', ''Wolf Play'') ** Shayok Misha Chowdhury (''Public Obscenities'') ** Faye Driscoll (''Weathering'') ** Eric Ting for Sustained Excellence in Direction ** Pam MacKinnon for Sustained Excellence in Direction * '''Performance:''' ** William Jackson Harper (''Primary Trust'') ** Marla Mindelle (''Titanique'') ** Zuleyma Guevera (''Sancocho'') ** Maryann Plunkett (''Deep Blue Sound'') ** Shannon Tyo for Sustained Achievement in Performance ** John Douglas Thompson for Sustained Achievement in Performance ** K. Todd Freeman for Sustained Achievement in Performance * '''Design:''' ** Enver Chakartash - Costume Design ** Barbara Samuels - Lighting Design ** dots for Sustained Achievement in Design ** Mikaal Sulaiman for Sustained Achievement in Sound Design * '''Special Citations:''' ** Ensemble: Ryan J. Haddad, Dickie Hearts, and Alejandra Ospina (''Dark Disabled Stories'') ** Design Team of ''West Brain'': Kate Noll (Set), Cha See (Lights), Haydee Zelideth Antuñano (Costumes), Tei Blow (Co-Sound), John Gasper (Co-Sound), Nick Hussong (Projections) ** Ensemble of ''The Comeuppance'': Brittany Bradford, Caleb Eberhardt, Susannah Flood, Bobby Moreno, Shannon Tyo ** Liza Birkenmeier (Writer) and Tara Ahmadinejad (Director) (''Grief Hotel'') ** Lead Actors: Ariana Venturi and Nadine Malouf (''Montag'') ** Ann C. James - Founder and Mentor of Intimacy Coordinators of Color * '''Lifetime Achievement:''' ** Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver, Writing and Performing Duo of Split Britches ** Carole Rothman, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Second Stage Theater * '''Michael Feingold Award:''' ** Andrew Morrill - Director of Artistic Sign Language (''Dark Disabled Stories'') ** Alison Kopit - Access Dramaturgy (''Dark Disabled Stories'')
| <ref>{{cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |title=Ryan J. Haddad, William Jackson Harper, Marla Mindelle, and More Win Obie Awards; Full List of Winners |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ryan-J-Haddad-William-Jackson-Harper-Marla-Mindelle-and-More-Win-Obie-Awards-Full-List-of-Winners-20240127 |website=BroadwayWorld |date=2024-01-27 |access-date=2024-10-30}}</ref> |- |2025 | * '''Outstanding New Play:''' ** Jeremy Tiang (''Salesman之死'') * '''Writing:''' ** Ife Olujobi (''Jordans'') ** Ariel Stess (''Kara & Emma & Barbara & Miranda'') * '''Directing:''' ** Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch (direction), Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles (choreography) (''Cats: The Jellicle Ball'') ** nicHi douglas (direction and choreography) (''(pray)'') ** Jack Serio (''The Animal Kingdom'', ''On Set With Theda Bara'') ** Tiffany Nichole Greene (''Covenant'') ** Sarah Benson for Sustained Excellence in Direction * '''Performance:''' ** Cole Escola (''Oh, Mary!'') ** Gabby Beans (''Jonah'') ** Dianne Wiest and Johanna Day (''Scene Partners'') ** Nathan Lee Graham (''Orlando'') ** The Bengsons for Sustained Achievement in Performance ** Greg Keller for Sustained Achievement in Performance * '''Design:''' ** Greg Corbino - Production Design ** Oana Botez - Costume Design ** Stacey Derosier - Lighting Design ** Adam Honoré for Sustained Achievement in Lighting Design ** Jian Jung for Sustained Achievement in Set Design * '''Special Citations:''' ** Ensemble: Jonathan Burke, Baby Byrne, Tara Lashan Clinkscales, Antwayn Hopper, André De Shields, Sydney James Harcourt, Dava Huesca, Dudney Joseph Jr., Capital Kaos, Junior LaBeija, Robert “Silk” Mason, Shireen Pimentel, “Tempress” Chasity Moor, Primo, Xavier Reyes, Nora Schell, Bebe Nicole Simpson, Emma Sofia, Frank Viveros, Kendall Grayson Stroud, Garnet Williams, Teddy Wilson Jr., Shelby Griswold, and Dominique Lee (''Cats: The Jellicle Ball'') ** Raja Feather Kelly (Creator and Director) of ''The Fires'' and Ensemble: Beau Badu, Sheldon Best, Phillip James Brannon, Janelle McDermoth, Ronald Peet, Jon-Michael Reese, Jason Veasey, and Michelle Wilson ** Milo Cramer (Book, Music, Lyrics, and Performance) and Morgan Green (Director) (''School Pictures'') ** Normandy Sherwood (Production Design and Concept) (''Psychic Self Defense'') ** The 1491s – Dallas Goldtooth (Mdewakanton Dakota-Diné), Sterlin Harjo (Seminole-Muscogee), Migizi Pensoneau (Ponca-Ojibwe), Ryan RedCorn (Osage Nation) and Bobby Wilson (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota) – (Creators) and Ensemble: Rachel Crowl, Derek Garza, Justin Gauthier, Irma-Estel Laguerre, Shyla Lefner, Wotko Long, Jessica Ranville, James Ryen, John Scott-Richardson, Kholan Studi, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Sheila Tousey, and Ryan Anthony Williams (''Between Two Knees'') ** Becca Blackwell and Amanda Duarte (Creators) and Jess Barbagallo (Director) (''Snatch Adams & Tainty Mccracken Present It's That Time of The Month'') * '''Lifetime Achievement:''' ** Charles Busch (writer) (''Ibsen’s Ghost: An Irresponsible Biographical Fantasy'') ** Kristin Marting, Founding Artistic Director Emeritus of HERE Arts Center ** Paul Zimet, Ellen Maddow, and Tina Shepard (''The Following Evening'', ''Shimmer and Herringbone '') * '''Michael Feingold Award:''' ** 3Views On Theater * '''Ross Wetzsteon Award:''' ** Theater Mitu
| <ref>{{cite web |title=68th Obie Award Winners Announced |url=https://americantheatrewing.org/news-events/68th-obie-winners-2025 |website=American Theatre Wing |date=2025-02-01 |access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref> |- |2026 | * '''Outstanding New Play:''' ** Nazareth Hassan (''Bowl EP'') * '''Writing:''' ** Morgan Bassichis (''Can I Be Frank?'') ** Sarah Gancher (''The Wind and the Rain: A story about Sunny's Bar'') * '''Directing:''' ** Sam Pinkleton (''ta-da!'', ''Can I Be Frank?'') ** abigail jean-baptiste (''Chiaroscuro'') ** Paul Lazar (''The Barbarians'') ** David Herskovits for Sustained Excellence in Direction ** Whitney White for Sustained Excellence in Direction * '''Performance:''' ** Bulbul Chakraborty (''Rheology'') ** Quincy Tyler Bernstine (''Well, I'll Let You Go'') ** Crystal Lucas-Perry (''Pericles: A Public Works Concert Experience'', ''The Great Privation '') ** Stephanie Weeks (''Show/Boat: A River'') ** Paul Sparks for Sustained Achievement in Performance ** Stephanie Berry for Sustained Achievement in Performance * '''Design:''' ** Afsoon Pajoufar - Set Design ** Kate McGee - Lighting Design ** Frank J. Oliva - Set Design ** Cha See for Sustained Achievement in Lighting Design ** David Bengali for Sustained Achievement in Video Design * '''Special Citations:''' ** On The Rocks Theatre Co. for Concept and Creation of ''The Beastiary'' ** Ensemble of ''Bowl EP'': Felicia Curry, Oghenero Gbaje, and Essence Lotus ** Troy Anthony (Libretto, Composition, and Music Direction) (''Pericles: A Public Works Concert Experience'') ** Ensemble of ''Prince Faggot'': Rachel Crowl, K Todd Freeman, David Greenspan, Mihir Kumar, John McCrea, and N'yomi Allure Stewart ** Mona Pirnot (Playwright), David Greenspan (Performer), and Ken Rus Schmoll (Director) (''I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan'') ** Mehr Theatre Group for Creation of ''Blind Runner'' * '''Lifetime Achievement:''' ** Carmelita Tropicana - Performance artist, playwright, lecturer and Latina comedian ** Kate Valk, Founding Member and Director of The Wooster Group ** Paul Zimet, Ellen Maddow, and Tina Shepard (''The Following Evening'', ''Shimmer and Herringbone '') * '''Michael Feingold Award:''' ** John Del Gaudio * '''Ross Wetzsteon Award:''' ** Pregones / Puerto Rican Traveling Theater * '''Morgan Jenness Award:''' ** Nicky Paraiso
| <ref>{{cite web |title=69th Obie Award Winners |url=https://www.obieawards.com/events/2020s/year-25/ |website=Obie Awards|date=2026-01-31 |access-date=2026-01-31}}</ref> |}
== Grants == '''Theatre Grants''' are awarded each year to select theatre companies. Previous recipients include: {| class="wikitable" !Year !Recipient |- | rowspan="5" |1985 |Intar |- |The Production Company |- |The Richard Allen Center |- |Spiderwoman Theatre |- |The Split Britches Company |- | rowspan="3" |1986 |P.S. 122 |- |Billie Holiday Theatre |- |Mabou Mines |- | rowspan="3" |1987 |The Irish Arts Center |- |Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association (BACA) |- |The New Theatre of Brooklyn |- | rowspan="2" |1988 |CSC Repertory |- |Theatre for a New Audience |- | rowspan="2" |1989 |Cucaracha Warehouse Theater |- |The Living Theater |- | rowspan="5" |1990 |Dixon Place |- |Pregones Theater |- |WOW Cafe |- |BACA New Works Project |- |52nd Street Project |- | rowspan="3" |1991 |En Garde Arts |- |Hearts and Voices |- |Mettawee River Theater Company |- | rowspan="3" |1992 |Downtown Art Company |- |Franklin Furnace |- |Soho Repertory Company |- | rowspan="2" |1993 |Nuyorican Poets Cafe |- |Pearl Theater |- | rowspan="2" |1994 |Changing Scenes |- |HERE Arts Center |- | rowspan="3" |1995 |Archives at LaMama |- |Blueprint Series at Ontologic-Hysteric Theatre |- |Nada |- | rowspan="2" |1996 |New George's |- |The TEBA Group |- | rowspan="2" |1997 |St.Paul's Community Baptist Church Drama Ministry |- |Great Small Works |- | rowspan="2" |1998 |Housing Works Theater Project |- |Caught in the Act annual one-act festival presented (Threshold Theater Co.) |- | rowspan="2" |1999 |The POINT Community Development Corporation |- |National Asian American Theater |- | rowspan="3" |2000 |Five Myles |- |Circus Amok |- |Big Dance Theater |- | rowspan="4" |2001 |Soho Rep |- |Clubbed Thumb |- |Classical Theater of Harlem |- |Mint Theater Company |- | rowspan="2" |2002 |Ma-Yi Theater Company |- |Salt Theater Company |- | rowspan="3" |2003 |Collapsable Hole |- |Galapagos |- |The Immigrant Theatre Project |- | rowspan="3" |2004 |The Civilians |- |Musicals Tonight |- |THAW (Theaters Against War) |- | rowspan="5" |2005 |13P |- |Epic Theatre Company |- |Little Theater at Tonic |- |Gina Gionfriddo Distinguished Emerging Playwright |- |Margo Skinner Memorial Acting Scholarship |- | rowspan="5" |2007 |Peculiar Works Project |- |The Play Company |- |Synapse Productions |- |Transport Group |- |Young Jean Lee |- | rowspan="2" |2008 |Keen Company |- |Theater of a Two-Headed Calf |- | rowspan="3" |2009 |The Chocolate Factory |- |The Classical Theatre of Harlem |- |Lark Play Development Center |- | rowspan="3" |2010 |Harlem School of the Arts |- |Ontological Incubator |- |Vampire Cowboys |- | rowspan="2" |2011 |Metropolitan Playhouse |- |Wakka Wakka |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |Bushwick Starr |- |The Debate Society |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |Fulcrum Theater |- |Half Straddle |- | rowspan="2" |2014 |48 Hours in Harlem |- |600 Highwaymen |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |Horse Trade Theater Group / The Fire This Time Festival |- |JACK (Arts Center) |- | rowspan="3" |2016 |Bedlam Theatre |- |Noor Theatre |- |Prospect Theater Company |- | rowspan="3" |2017 |Irish Repertory Theatre |- |Pearl Theatre Company |- |The Playwrights Realm |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |Pan-Asian Repertory Theatre |- |York Theatre Company |- | rowspan="3" |2019 |The Movement Theatre Company |- |Target Margin Theatre |- |WP Theater |- | rowspan="4" |2023 |The Sol Project |- |Theatre in Quarantine |- |See Lighting Foundation |- |Anticapitalism for Artists |- | rowspan="3" |2024 |Breaking the Binary Theatre Company |- |Dominican Artists Collective (DAC) |- |The Brick |- | rowspan="5" |2025 |Criminal Queerness Festival (National Queer Theater) |- | Out of the Box Theatrics |- |Braata Productions |- |The 1/52 Project |- |Tectonic Theater Project |- | rowspan="5" |2026 |Urban Bush Women (UBW) |- |The Apothetae |- |New Federal Theatre (NFT) |- |¡OYE! Group |- |Waterwell |}
'''Ross Wetzsteon Award''' is a $2,000 grant awarded to a theatre that nurture innovative new plays. Previous recipients include: {| class="wikitable" !Year !Recipient |- |1998 |Vineyard Theatre |- |1999 |Ellie Covan |- |1999 |Dixon Place |- |2000 |The Foundry |- |2001 |Theatre For A New Audience |- |2002 |PS 122 |- |2003 |Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory series at the Ohio Theatre |- |2004 |St. Ann's Warehouse |- |2005 |New Dramatists |- |2006 |Soho Repertory Theater |- |2007 |Rattlestick Theatre |- |2008 |Cherry Lane Theatre Mentor Project |- |2009 |HERE Arts Center |- |2011 |Belarus Free Theatre |- |2014 |Abrons Arts Center |- |2015 |Ars Nova |- |2016 |NAATCO / National Asian American Theatre Company |- |2017 |Theatre For a New Audience |- |2018 |Ma-Yi Theater Company |- |2019 |LCT3 |- |2023 |Classical Theatre of Harlem |- |2024 |Under the Radar Festival |- |2025 | Theater Mitu |- |2026 | Pregones / Puerto Rican Traveling Theater |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==See also== Other awards for off-Broadway theatre are the Lucille Lortel Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
==External links== {{Commons category|Obie Award}} * {{official website}}
{{OBIE Plays}}
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