2008-2009 Awards
| Award | Winner(s) | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|---|
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | Gina Gionfriddo Becky Shaw | Annie Baker Body Awareness Beau Willimon Farragut North |
| 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 | Geoffrey Rush Exit the King | Bill Irwin Waiting for Godot 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 Sutton Foster Shrek the Musical | Leslie Kritzer Rooms A Rock Romance Megan Hilty 9 to 5 Nancy Opel The Toxic Avenger |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Marcia Gay Harden God of Carnage | Carla Gugino Desire Under the Elms Harriet Walter Mary Stuart Janet McTeer Mary Stuart Saidah Arrika Ekulona Ruined |
| Outstanding Choreography | Peter Darling Billy Elliot the Musical | Andy Blankenbuehler 9 to 5 Josh Prince Shrek the Musical Karole Armitage Hair Susan Stroman Happiness |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Tim Hatley Shrek the Musical | Catherine Zuber Joe Turner’s Come and Gone John Napier Equus Martin Pakledinaz Blithe Spirit Nicky Gillibrand Billy Elliot the Musical |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Stephen Daldry Billy Elliot the Musical | Arthur Laurents West Side Story Diane Paulus Hair Jason Moore Shrek the Musical Susan Stroman Happiness |
| Outstanding Director of a Play (The Lucille Lortel Award) | Matthew Warchus The Norman Conquests | Anthony Page Waiting for Godot Bartlett Sher Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Garry Hynes The Cripple of Inishmaan Moisés Kaufman 33 Variations |
| Outstanding Ensemble Performance | Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan, Ben Miles, Paul Ritter and Amanda Root The Norman Conquests | |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Gregory Jbara Billy Elliot the Musical | Aaron Simon Gross 13 Christopher Sieber Shrek the Musical Daniel Breaker Shrek 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 | Haydn Gwynne Billy Elliot the Musical | Carole Shelley Billy Elliot the Musical Karen Olivo West Side Story Kathy Fitzgerald 9 to 5 Martha Plimpton Pal Joey |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Angela Lansbury Blithe Spirit | Andrea Martin Exit the King Condola Rashad Ruined Kristine Nielsen Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them Susan Louise O’Connor Blithe Spirit |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Rick Fisher Billy Elliot the Musical | David Hersey Equus David Lander 33 Variations Kevin Adams Hair Peter Kaczorowski Ruined |
| Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Billy Elliot the Musical | A Tale of Two Cities Rock of Ages Shrek the Musical |
| Outstanding New Broadway Play | God of Carnage | 33 Variations Irena’s Vow reasons to be pretty |
| Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical | The Toxic Avenger | Happiness Rooms A Rock Romance What’s That Smell? The Music of Jacob Sterling |
| Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play | Ruined | Becky Shaw Farragut North 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 | Hair | Enter Laughing Pal Joey West Side Story |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Norman Conquests | Blithe Spirit Joe Turner’s Come and Gone The Cripple of Inishmaan Waiting for Godot |
| Outstanding Set Design | Tim Hatley Shrek the Musical | Derek McLane 33 Variations Ian MacNeil Billy Elliot the Musical Santo Loquasto Waiting for Godot 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. |
