Governor General's Award for English-language drama

This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for English-language drama. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.

Because the award is presented for plays published in print, a play's eligibility for the award can sometimes be a year or two later than its eligibility for awards, such as the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play or the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award, which are based on the theatrical staging; titles which compile several works by the playwright into a single volume may also be nominated for or win the award.

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner	Nominated
1981	Sharon Pollock, Blood Relations	Charles Tidler, Straight Ahead and Blind Dancers George F. Walker, Theatre of the Film Noir
1982	John Gray, Billy Bishop Goes to War	Lawrence Jeffery, Clay Betty Lambert, Jennie's Story
1983	Anne Chislett, Quiet in the Land	No advance shortlist was released this year.^[1]
1984	Judith Thompson, White Biting Dog	James Reaney, The Canadian Brothers or The Prophecy Fulfilled George Ryga, A Letter to My Son
1985	George F. Walker, Criminals in Love	David French, Salt-Water Moon Margaret Hollingsworth, War Babies (in Willful Acts: Five Plays) Ken Mitchell, Gone the Burning Sun
1986	Sharon Pollock, Doc	Frank Moher, Odd Jobs Allan Stratton, Papers
1987	John Krizanc, Prague	Wendy Lill, The Occupation of Heather Rose Michael D.C. McKinlay, Walt and Roy Sharon Pollock, Whiskey Six Cadenza
1988	George F. Walker, Nothing Sacred	Dennis Foon, Skin from Skin and Liars Tomson Highway, The Rez Sisters Maureen Hunter, Footprints on the Moon
1989	Judith Thompson, The Other Side of the Dark	Tomson Highway, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing John Krizanc, Tamara
1990	Ann-Marie MacDonald, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)	Audrey Butler, Black Friday? John Mighton, Scientific Americans George F. Walker, Love and Anger
1991	Joan MacLeod, Amigo's Blue Guitar	Sally Clark, The Trial of Judith K. Don Druick, Where is Kabuki? Linda Griffiths, The Darling Family Daniel David Moses, Coyote City
1992	John Mighton, Possible Worlds and A Short History of Night	Daniel Brooks and Guillermo Verdecchia, The Noam Chomsky Lectures Dave Carley, Writing With Our Feet Judith Thompson, Lion in the Streets Dianne Warren, Serpent in the Night Sky
1993	Guillermo Verdecchia, Fronteras Americanas	Daniel MacIvor, House Humans Raymond Storey, The Saints and Apostles David Young, Glenn
1994	Morris Panych, The Ends of the Earth	Joanna McClelland Glass, If We Are Women Wendy Lill, All Fall Down Bryden MacDonald, Whale Riding Weather
1995	Jason Sherman, Three in the Back, Two in the Head	Brad Fraser, Poor Super Man Deborah Kimmett, Miracle Mother Joan MacLeod, The Hope Slide/Little Sister Eugene Stickland, Some Assembly Required
1996	Colleen Wagner, The Monument	Wendy Lill, The Glace Bay Miners' Museum John Mighton, The Little Years Michael O'Brien, Mad Boy Chronicle Betty Quan, Mother Tongue
1997	Ian Ross, fareWel	Maureen Hunter, Atlantis Lee MacDougall, High Life Jason Sherman, Reading Hebron Judith Thompson, Sled
1998	Djanet Sears, Harlem Duet	Bruce McManus, Selkirk Avenue Richard Sanger, Not Spain Sandra Shamas, Sandra Shamas: A Trilogy of Performances David Young, Inexpressible Island
1999	Michael Healey, The Drawer Boy	Wendy Lill, Corker Daniel MacIvor, Marion Bridge Colleen Murphy, Beating Heart Cadaver Theresa Tova, Still the Night
2000	Timothy Findley, Elizabeth Rex	George Boyd, Consecrated Ground Linda Griffiths, Alien Creature Daniel MacIvor and Daniel Brooks, Monster Jason Sherman, It's All True
2001	Kent Stetson, The Harps of God	Mark Brownell, Monsieur d'Eon Clem Martini, A Three Martini Lunch Michael Redhill, Building Jerusalem Jason Sherman, An Acre of Time: The Play
2002	Kevin Kerr, Unity (1918)	Claudia Dey, The Gwendolyn Poems Lorena Gale, Je me souviens Michael Lewis MacLennan, The Shooting Stage
2003	Vern Thiessen, Einstein's Gift	Marie Clements, Burning Vision Brian Drader, Prok Sunil Kuruvilla, Rice Boy Michael Lewis MacLennan, Last Romantics
2004	Morris Panych, Girl in the Goldfish Bowl	Robert Chafe, Butler's Marsh and Tempting Providence Michael Healey, Rune Arlidge Karen Hines, The Pochsy Plays Mieko Ouchi, The Red Priest (Eight Ways to Say Goodbye)
2005	John Mighton, Half Life	Marjorie Chan, China Doll Don Druick, Through the Eyes Daniel MacIvor, Cul-de-sac Richard Sanger, Two Words for Snow
2006	Daniel MacIvor, I Still Love You	Morwyn Brebner, The Optimists Lisa Codrington, Cast Iron Jason Sherman, Adapt or Die: Plays New and Used Drew Hayden Taylor, In a World Created by a Drunken God
2007	Colleen Murphy, The December Man	Salvatore Antonio, In Gabriel's Kitchen Anosh Irani, The Bombay Plays: The Matka King and Bombay Black Rosa Laborde, Léo Morris Panych, What Lies Before Us
2008	Catherine Banks, Bone Cage	Ronnie Burkett, 10 Days on Earth Paul Ciufo, Reverend Jonah Marie Clements, Copper Thunderbird Judith Thompson, Palace of the End
2009	Kevin Loring, Where the Blood Mixes	Beverley Cooper, Innocence Lost: A Play about Steven Truscott Joan MacLeod, Another Home Invasion Hannah Moscovitch, East of Berlin Michael Nathanson, Talk
2010	Robert Chafe, Afterimage	Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, Scratch Michael Healey, Courageous Judith Thompson, Such Creatures David Yee, lady in the red dress
2011	Erin Shields, If We Were Birds	Brendan Gall, Minor Complications: Two Plays Jonathan Garfinkel, House of Many Tongues Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, Gas Girls Vern Thiessen, Lenin’s Embalmers
2012	Catherine Banks, It Is Solved by Walking	Trina Davies, The Romeo Initiative Karen Hines, Drama: Pilot Episode Cathy Ostlere and Dennis Garnhum, Lost: A Memoir Anusree Roy, Brothel #9
2013^[2]	Nicolas Billon, Fault Lines: Three Plays^[3]	Meg Braem, Blood: A Scientific Romance Kate Hewlett, The Swearing Jar Lawrence Jeffery, Frenchtown Joseph Jomo Pierre, Shakespeare's Nigga
2014^[4]	Jordan Tannahill, Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays	Rick Chafe, The Secret Mask Sean Dixon, A God in Need of Help Janet Munsil, That Elusive Spark
2015	David Yee, carried away on the crest of a wave	Beth Graham, The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble Tara Grammy and Tom Arthur Davis, Mahmoud Bryden MacDonald, Odd Ducks Marcus Youssef and James Long, Winners and Losers

References

↑ "Governor-General's Awards 22 authors named finalists". The Globe and Mail, May 19, 1984.
↑ "Governor General Literary Award finalists announced". Vancouver Sun, October 2, 2013.
↑ "Eleanor Catton wins Governor General’s Literary Award for The Luminaries". Toronto Star, November 13, 2013.
↑ "Thomas King wins Governor General’s award for fiction". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2014.

Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit

English-language awards	Fiction Non-fiction Poetry (1981–present) Drama (1981–present) Poetry or drama (1937–1980) Children's literature Children's illustration French to English translation

French-language awards	Fiction Non-fiction Poetry (1981–present) Drama (1981–present) Poetry or drama (1959–1980) Children's literature Children's illustration English to French translation

Awards by year	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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