Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play
| Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Lighting Design in a Play |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Hugh Vanstone for A Christmas Carol (2020) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play for outstanding Lighting design of a play. The award was first presented in 2005 after the category of Best Lighting Design was divided into Lighting Design in a Play and Lighting Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award.
Winners and nominees[]
indicates the winner
2000s[]
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 – 2004 | N/A | |
| 2005 59th Tony Awards | ||
| Brian MacDevitt | The Pillowman | |
| Pat Collins | Doubt: A Parable | |
| Donald Holder | A Streetcar Named Desire | |
| Gem of the Ocean | ||
| 2006 60th Tony Awards | ||
| Mark Henderson | The History Boys | |
| Christopher Akerlind | Awake and Sing! | |
| Paul Gallo | Three Days of Rain | |
| Mark Henderson | Faith Healer | |
| 2007 61st Tony Awards | ||
| Natasha Katz, Brian MacDevitt and Kenneth Posner | The Coast of Utopia | |
| Paule Constable | Coram Boy | |
| Brian MacDevitt | Inherit the Wind | |
| Jason Taylor | Journey's End | |
| 2008 62nd Tony Awards | ||
| Kevin Adams | The 39 Steps | |
| Howard Harrison | Macbeth | |
| Donald Holder | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | |
| Ann G. Wrightson | August: Osage County | |
| 2009 63rd Tony Awards | ||
| Brian MacDevitt | Joe Turner's Come and Gone | |
| David Hersey | Equus | |
| David Lander | 33 Variations | |
| Hugh Vanstone | Mary Stuart | |
2010s[]
2020s[]
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards | ||
| Hugh Vanstone | A Christmas Carol | |
| Jiyoun Chang | Slave Play | |
| Jon Clark | The Inheritance | |
| Heather Gilbert | The Sound Inside | |
| Allen Lee Hughes | A Soldier's Play |
Award records[]
Multiple wins[]
- 3 Wins
- 2 Wins
Multiple nominations[]
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See also[]
- Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design
External links[]
Categories:
- Tony Awards
- Awards established in 2005
- 2005 establishments in New York City