Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for outstanding set design of a play or musical. The award was first presented in 1947. In 1960, 1961, and since 2005, the category was divided with each genre receiving its own.

Award winners and nominations

1940s

1947: David Ffolkes – Henry VIII No nominees 1948: Horace Armistead – The Medium No nominees

1949: Jo Mielziner – Sleepy Hollow, Summer and Smoke, Anne of the Thousand Days, Death of a Salesman and South Pacific No nominees

1950s

1950: Jo Mielziner – The Innocents No nominees 1951: Boris Aronson – The Rose Tattoo, The Country Girl and Season in the Sun No nominees 1952: Jo Mielziner – The King and I No nominees 1953: Raoul Penè Du Bois – Wonderful Town No nominees 1954: Peter Larkin – Ondine and The Teahouse of the August Moon No nominees 1955: Oliver Messel – House of Flowers No nominees 1956: Peter Larkin – Inherit the Wind and No Time for Sergeants Boris Aronson – The Diary of Anne Frank, Bus Stop, Once Upon a Tailor and A View from the Bridge Ben Edwards – The Ponder Heart, Someone Waiting and The Honeys Jo Mielziner – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Lark, Middle of the Night and Pipe Dream Raymond Sovey – The Great Sebastians

1957: Oliver Smith – My Fair Lady Boris Aronson – A Hole in the Head and Small War on Murray Hill Ben Edwards – The Waltz of the Toreadors George Jenkins – The Happiest Millionaire and Too Late the Phalarope Donald Oenslager – Major Barbara Oliver Smith – A Clearing in the Woods, Candide, Auntie Mame, Eugenia and Visit to a Small Planet 1958: Oliver Smith – West Side Story Boris Aronson – Orpheus Descending, A Hole in the Head and The Rope Dancers Ben Edwards – The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Jo Mielziner – Look Homeward, Angel, Miss Lonelyhearts, The Square Root of Wonderful, Oh, Captain! and The Day the Money Stopped Oliver Smith – Brigadoon, Carousel, Jamaica, Nude with Violin and Time Remembered Peter Larkin – Blue Denim, Compulsion, Good as Gold and Miss Isobel 1959: Donald Oenslager – A Majority of One Boris Aronson – J.B. David R. Ballou – The Legend of Lizzie Ben Edwards – Jane Eyre Oliver Messel – Rashomon Teo Otto – The Visit

1960s

1960: see Scenic Design in a Play and Scenic Design in a Musical 1961: see Scenic Design in a Play and Scenic Design in a Musical 1962: Will Steven Armstrong – Carnival! Rouben Ter-Arutunian – A Passage to India David Hays – No Strings Oliver Smith – The Gay Life 1963: Sean Kenny – Oliver! Will Steven Armstrong – Tchin-Tchin Anthony Powell – The School for Scandal Franco Zeffirelli – The Lady of Carnelias 1964: Oliver Smith – Hello, Dolly! Raoul Penè Du Bois – The Student Gypsy Ben Edwards – The Ballad of the Sad Cafe David Hays – Marco Millions 1965: Oliver Smith – Baker Street, Luv and The Odd Couple Boris Aronson – Fiddler on the Roof and Incident at Vichy Sean Kenny – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd Beni Montresor – Do I Hear a Waltz?

1966: Howard Bay – Man of La Mancha William Eckart and Jean Eckart – Mame David Hays – Drat! The Cat! Robert Randolph – Anya, Skyscraper and Sweet Charity 1967: Boris Aronson – Cabaret John Bury – The Homecoming Oliver Smith – I Do! I Do! Alan Tagg – Black Comedy 1968: Desmond Heeley – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Boris Aronson – The Price Robert Randolph – Golden Rainbow Peter Wexler – The Happy Time 1969: Boris Aronson – Zorba the Greek Derek Cousins – Canterbury Tales Jo Mielziner – 1776 Oliver Smith – Dear World

1970s

1970: Jo Mielziner – Child's Play Howard Bay – Cry for Us All Ming Cho Lee – Billy Robert Randolph – Applause 1971: Boris Aronson – Company John Bury – The Rothschilds Sally Jacobs – A Midsummer Night's Dream Jo Mielziner – Father's Day 1972: Boris Aronson – Follies John Bury – Old Times Kert Lundell – Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death Robin Wagner – Jesus Christ Superstar 1973: Tony Walton – Pippin Boris Aronson – A Little Night Music David Jenkins – The Changing Room Santo Loquasto – That Championship Season 1974: Franne Lee and Eugene Lee – Candide John Conklin – The Au Pair Man Santo Loquasto – What the Wine-Sellers Buy Oliver Smith– Gigi Ed Wittstein – Ulysses in Nighttown

1975: Carl Toms – Sherlock Holmes Scott Johnson – Dance With Me Tanya Moiseiwitsch – The Misanthrope William Ritman – God's Favorite Rouben Ter-Arutunian – Goodtime Charley Robin Wagner – Mack and Mabel 1976: Boris Aronson – Pacific Overtures Ben Edwards – A Matter of Gravity David Mitchell – Trelawny of the 'Wells' Tony Walton – Chicago 1977: David Mitchell – Annie Santo Loquasto – American Buffalo and The Cherry Orchard Robert Randolph – Porgy and Bess 1978: Robin Wagner – On the Twentieth Century Zack Brown – The Importance of Being Earnest Edward Gorey – Dracula David Mitchell – Working 1979: Eugene Lee – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Karl Eigsti – Knockout David Jenkins – The Elephant Man John Wulp – The Crucifer of Blood

1980s

1980: John Lee Beatty – Talley's Folley and David Mitchell – Barnum Timothy O'Brien and Tazeena Firth – Evita Tony Walton – A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine 1981: John Bury – Amadeus John Lee Beatty – Fifth of July Santo Loquasto – The Suicide David Mitchell – Can-Can 1982: John Napier and Dermot Hayes – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Ben Edwards – Medea Lawrence Miller – Nine Robin Wagner – Dreamgirls 1983: Ming Cho Lee – K2 John Gunter – All's Well That Ends Well David Mitchell – Foxfire John Napier – Cats 1984: Tony Straiges – Sunday in the Park with George Clarke Dunham – End of the World Peter Larkin – The Rink Tony Walton – The Real Thing

1985: Heidi Landesman – Big River Clarke Dunham – Grind Ralph Koltai – Much Ado About Nothing Voytek Levine and Michael Levine – Strange Interlude 1986: Tony Walton – The House of Blue Leaves Ben Edwards – The Iceman Cometh David Mitchell – The Boys in Winter Beni Montresor – The Marriage of Figaro 1987: John Napier – Les Misérables Bob Crowley – Les Liaisons Dangereuses Martin Johns – Me and My Girl Tony Walton – The Front Page 1988: Maria Björnson – The Phantom of the Opera Eiko Ishioka – M. Butterfly Tony Straiges – Into the Woods Tony Walton – Anything Goes 1989: Santo Loquasto – Cafe Crown Thomas Lynch – The Heidi Chronicles Claudio Segovio and Hector Orezzoli – Black and Blue Tony Walton – Lend Me a Tenor

1990s

1990: Robin Wagner – City of Angels Alexandra Byrne – Some Americans Abroad Kevin Rigdon – The Grapes of Wrath Tony Walton – Grand Hotel 1991: Heidi Landesman – The Secret Garden Richard Hudson – La Bête John Napier – Miss Saigon Tony Walton – The Will Rogers Follies 1992: Tony Walton – Guys and Dolls John Lee Beatty – A Small Family Business Joe Vanek – Dancing at Lughnasa Robert Wagner – Jelly's Last Jam 1993: John Arnone – The Who's Tommy John Lee Beatty – Redwood Curtain Jerome Sirlin – Kiss of the Spiderwoman Robin Wagner – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches 1994: Bob Crowley – Carousel Peter J. Davidson – Medea Ian MacNeil – An Inspector Calls Tony Walton – She Loves Me

1995: John Napier – Sunset Boulevard John Lee Beatty – The Heiress Stephen Brimson Lewis – Indiscretions Mark Thompson – Arcadia 1996: Brian Thomson – The King and I John Lee Beatty – A Delicate Balance Scott Bradley – Seven Guitars Anthony Ward – A Midsummer Night's Dream 1997: Stewart Laing – Titanic John Lee Beatty – The Little Foxes G.W. Mercer and Julie Taymor – Juan Darien Tony Walton – Steel Pier 1998: Richard Hudson – The Lion King Bob Crowley – The Capeman Eugene Lee – Ragtime Quay Brothers – The Chairs 1999: Richard Hoover – Not About Nightingales Bob Crowley – The Iceman Cometh Bob Crowley – Twelfth Night Ricardo Hernandez – Parade

2000s

2000: Bob Crowley – Aida Thomas Lynch – The Music Man Robin Wagner – Kiss Me, Kate Tony Walton – Uncle Vanya 2001: Robin Wagner – The Producers Bob Crowley – The Invention of Love Heidi Ettinger – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Douglas W. Schmidt – 42nd Street 2002: Tim Hatley – Private Lives Daniel Ostling – Metamorphoses Douglas W. Schmidt – Into the Woods John Lee Beatty – Morning's at Seven

2003: Catherine Martin – La bohème John Lee Beatty – Dinner at Eight Santo Loquasto – Long Day's Journey into Night David Rockwell – Hairspray 2004: Eugene Lee – Wicked Robert Brill – Assassins Ralph Funicello – Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry IV, Part 2 Tom Pye – Fiddler on the Roof

Scenic Design in a Play

1960s

1960: Howard Bay – Toys in the Attic Will Steven Armstrong – Caligula David Hays – The Tenth Man George C. Jenkins – The Miracle Worker Jo Mielziner – The Best Man

1961: Oliver Smith – Becket Roger Furse – Duel of Angels David Hays – All the Way Home Jo Mielziner – The Devil's Advocate Rouben Ter-Arutunian – Advise and Consent

2000s

2005: Scott Pask – The Pillowman John Lee Beatty – Doubt David Gallo – Gem of the Ocean Santo Loquasto – Glengarry Glen Ross 2006: Bob Crowley – The History Boys John Lee Beatty – Rabbit Hole Santo Loquasto – Three Days of Rain Michael Yeargan – Awake and Sing! 2007: Bob Crowley and Scott Pask – The Coast of Utopia Jonathan Fensom – Journey's End David Gallo – Radio Golf Ti Green and Melly Still – Coram Boy

2008: Todd Rosenthal – August: Osage County Peter McKintosh – The 39 Steps Scott Pask – Les Liaisons Dangereuses Anthony Ward – Macbeth 2009: Derek McLane – 33 Variations Dale Ferguson – Exit the King Rob Howell – The Norman Conquests Michael Yeargan – Joe Turner's Come and Gone

2010s

2010: Christopher Oram – Red John Lee Beatty – The Royal Family Alexander Dodge – Present Laughter Santo Loquasto – Fences 2011: Rae Smith – War Horse Todd Rosenthal – The Motherfucker With the Hat Ultz – Jerusalem Mark Wendland – The Merchant of Venice 2012: Donyale Werle – Peter and the Starcatcher John Lee Beatty – Other Desert Cities Daniel Ostling – Clybourne Park Mark Thompson – One Man, Two Guvnors 2013: John Lee Beatty – The Nance Santo Loquasto – The Assembled Parties David Rockwell – Lucky Guy Michael Yeargan – Golden Boy

2014: Beowulf Boritt – Act One Bob Crowley – The Glass Menagerie Es Devlin – Machinal Christopher Oram – The Cripple of Inishmaan 2015: Bunny Christie and Finn Ross – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Bob Crowley – Skylight Christopher Oram – Wolf Hall Parts One & Two David Rockwell – You Can't Take It with You 2016: Beowulf Boritt – Thérèse Raquin Christopher Oram – Hughie Jan Versweyveld – A View from the Bridge David Zinn – The Humans

Scenic Design in a Musical

1960s

1960: Oliver Smith – The Sound of Music Cecil Beaton – Saratoga William Eckart and Jean Eckart – Fiorello! Peter Larkin – Greenwillow Jo Mielziner – Gypsy

1961: Oliver Smith – Camelot George Jenkins – 13 Daughters Robert Randolph – Bye Bye Birdie

2000s

2005: Michael Yeargan – The Light in the Piazza Tim Hatley – Monty Python's Spamalot Rumi Matsui – Pacific Overtures Anthony Ward – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2006: David Gallo – The Drowsy Chaperone John Lee Beatty – The Color Purple Derek McLane – The Pajama Game Klara Zieglerova – Jersey Boys 2007: Bob Crowley – Mary Poppins Christine Jones – Spring Awakening Anna Louizos – High Fidelity Allen Moyer – Grey Gardens

2008: Michael Yeargan – South Pacific David Farley, Timothy Bird and The Knifedge Creative Network – Sunday in the Park with George Anna Louizos – In the Heights Robin Wagner – Young Frankenstein 2009: Ian MacNeil – Billy Elliot the Musical Robert Brill – Guys and Dolls Scott Pask – Pal Joey Mark Wendland – Next to Normal

2010s

2010: Christine Jones – American Idiot Marina Draghici – Fela! Derek McLane – Ragtime Tim Shortall – La Cage aux Folles 2011: Scott Pask – The Book of Mormon Beowulf Boritt – The Scottsboro Boys Derek McLane – Anything Goes Donyale Werle – Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson 2012: Bob Crowley – Once Rob Howell and Jon Driscoll – Ghost the Musical Tobin Ost and Sven Ortel – Newsies George Tsypin – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark 2013: Rob Howell – Matilda the Musical Anna Louizos – The Mystery of Edwin Drood Scott Pask – Pippin David Rockwell – Kinky Boots

2014: Christopher Barreca – Rocky the Musical Julian Crouch – Hedwig and the Angry Inch Alexander Dodge – A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Santo Loquasto – Bullets Over Broadway 2015: Bob Crowley and 59 Productions – An American in Paris David Rockwell – On the Twentieth Century Michael Yeargan – The King and I David Zinn – Fun Home 2016: Es Devlin and Finn Ross – American Psycho David Korins – Hamilton Santo Loquasto – Shuffle Along David Rockwell – She Loves Me

External links

• Tony Awards Official site
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