Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
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The Tony Award for Best Direction has been given since 1947. In 1960, the award was split into two categories: Dramatic and Musical. In 1976 the Dramatic category was renamed to Play.
Information pre-1960 is listed here. For post-1960 musical awards please reference Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical.
1940s
- 1947 Elia Kazan. All My Sons
- 1948 John Logan. Mr. Roberts
- 1949 Elia Kazan. Death of a Salesman
1950s
- 1950 Joshua Logan. South Pacific
- 1951 George S. Kaufman. Guys and Dolls
- 1952 José Ferrer. The Shrike and The Fourposter and Stalag 17
- 1953 Joshua Logan. Picnic
- 1954 Alfred Lunt. Ondine
- 1955 Robert Montgomery. The Desperate Hours
- 1956 Tyrone Guthrie. The Matchmaker
- 1957 Moss Hart. My Fair Lady
- 1958 Vincent J. Donehue. Sunrise At Campobello
- 1959 Elia Kazan. J.B.
1960s
- 1960 Arthur Penn. The Miracle Worker
- 1961 Sir John Gielgud. Big Fish, Little Fish
- 1962 Noel Willman. A Man for All Seasons
- 1963 Alan Schneider. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- 1964 Mike Nichols. Barefoot in the Park
- 1965 Mike Nichols. The Odd Couple and Luv
- 1966 Peter Brook. Marat/Sade
- 1967 Peter Hall. The Homecoming
- 1968 Mike Nichols. Plaza Suite
- 1969 Peter Dews. Hadrian VII
1970s
- 1970 Joseph Hardy. Child's Play
- 1971 Peter Brook. A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 1972 Mike Nichols. The Prisoner of Second Avenue
- 1973 A.J. Antoon. That Championship Season
- 1974 José Quintero. A Moon for the Misbegotten
- 1975 John Dexter. Equus
- 1976 Ellis Rabb. The Royal Family
- 1977 Gordon Davidson. The Shadow Box
- 1978 Melvin Bernhardt. Da
- 1979 Jack Hofsiss. The Elephant Man
1980s
- 1980 Vivian Matalon. Morning's at Seven
- 1981 Peter Hall. Amadeus
- 1982 Trevor Nunn/John Caird. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
- 1983 Gene Saks. Brighton Beach Memoirs
- 1984 Mike Nichols. The Real Thing
- 1985 Gene Saks. Biloxi Blues
- 1986 Jerry Zaks. The House of Blue Leaves
- 1987 Lloyd Richards. Fences
- 1988 John Dexter. M. Butterfly
- 1989 Jerry Zaks. Lend Me A Tenor
1990s
- 1990 Frank Galati. The Grapes of Wrath
- 1991 Jerry Zaks. Six Degrees of Separation
- 1992 Mike Nichols. The Prisoner of Second Avenue
- 1993 George C. Wolfe.
- 1994 Stephen Daldy. An Inspector Calls
- 1995 Gerald Gutierrez. The Heiress
- 1996 Gerald Gutierrez. A Delicate Balance
- 1997 Anthony Page. A Doll's House
- 1998 Garry Hynes. The Beauty Queen of Leenane
- 1999 Robert Falls. Death of a Salesman
2000s
- 2000 Michael Blakemore. Copenhagen
- 2001 Daniel Sullivan. Proof
- 2002 Mary Zimmerman. Metamorphses
- 2003 Joe Mantello. Take Me Out
- 2004 Jack O'Brien. Henry IV
- 2005 Doug Hughes. Doubt
- 2006 Nicholas Hytner. The History Boys
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