Drama League Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play

Drama League Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play
Awarded for	Outstanding Direction of a Play
Location	New York City
Country	United States
Presented by	Drama League
First award	2022
Currently held by	Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! (2025)
Website	dramaleague.org

The Drama League Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play is a theater award presented annually since 2022 by The Drama League for the most outstanding director of a play of the theater season. ^[1]

Jamie Lloyd has received the most nominations in the category, with three. No director has won the award twice since its addition in 2022.

Winners and nominees

Key

  and bold indicates the winner.

2020s

Year	Director	Production	Ref.
2022	Kate Whoriskey	Clyde's	[2] [3]
	Les Waters	Dana H.
	Knud Adams	English
	Saheem Ali	Merry Wives
	Stori Ayers	Confederates
	Camille A. Brown	for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
	Matthew Dunster	Hangmen
	Jamie Lloyd	Cyrano de Bergerac
	Sam Mendes	The Lehman Trilogy
	Tyne Rafaeli	Selling Kabul
	Taylor Reynolds	Tambo & Bones
2023	Anne Kauffman	The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window	[4] [5]
	Shayok Misha Chowdhury	Public Obscenities
	David Mendizábal	the bandaged place
	Awoye Timpo	Elyria
		Wedding Band
	Kenny Leon	Topdog/Underdog
	Dustin Wills	Wolf Play
	Jamie Lloyd	A Doll's House
	Jo Bonney	Cost of Living
2024	Daniel Aukin	Stereophonic	[6] [7]
	Tara Ahmadinejad	Grief Hotel
	Whitney White	Jaja's African Hair Braiding
	Eric Ting	The Comeuppance
	Sam Pinkleton	Oh, Mary!
	Lila Neugebauer	Uncle Vanya
		Appropriate
	Jamie Lloyd	The Effect
	Rupert Goold	Patriots
		The Hunt
	Sam Gold	An Enemy of the People
2025	Sam Pinkleton	Oh, Mary!	[8] [9] [10]
	Sam Yates	Vanya
	Kip Williams	The Picture of Dorian Gray
	Whitney White	Liberation
	Danya Taymor	John Proctor is the Villain
	Anna D. Shapiro	Eureka Day
	Tyne Rafaeli	Becoming Eve
	David Cromer	Good Night, and Good Luck
	Saheem Ali	Good Bones
	Knud Adams	English

Multiple nominations

3 nominations

• Jamie Lloyd

2 nominations

• Knud Adams
• Saheem Ali
• Tyne Rafaeli
• Awoye Timpo
• Whitney White
• Lila Neugebauer
• Rupert Goold
• Sam Pinkleton

References

1. "Award History". Drama League of New York . Retrieved February 17, 2024.
2. "Drama League Awards — 2022". About the Artists. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
3. "2022 Drama League Award Winners Announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
4. "Drama League Awards — 2023". About the Artists. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
5. "2023 Drama League Award Winners Announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
6. "Drama League Awards — 2024". About the Artists. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
7. "Sarah Paulson Wins Drama League Award; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
8. "Drama League Awards — 2025". About the Artists. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
9. "2025 Drama League Awards Nominations Are Out; Read the Full List". Playbill. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
10. "Photos: 2025 Drama League Awards (Winners, Nicole Scherzinger, Sam Pinkleton & More)". Playbill. Retrieved 2025-10-05.