Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Projection Design

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Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding Projection Design
Awarded forOutstanding Projection Design
Location New York City
Presented by Outer Critics Circle
Currently held byNathan Amzi and Joe Ransom, Sunset Boulevard (2025)
Website OuterCriticsCircle.org

The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Projection Design is an honor presented at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, a ceremony established in 1950 for excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, to projection designers of any production. The category was added to the ceremony in 2016. [1]

Contents

Award winners and nominees

Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

2010s

YearNameWorkRef.
2016
Finn Ross American Psycho
Tal Yarden Lazarus
Lucy Mackinnon Spring Awakening
Peter Nigrini Grounded
Dear Evan Hansen
2017
Aaron Rhyne Anastasia
Jared MezzocchiVietgone
Benjamin Pearcy Oslo
Duncan McLeanPrivacy
Tal Yarden Indecent
2018
Finn Ross and Ash J Woodward Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Finn Ross Frozen the Musical
In the Body of the World
Tim Reid 1984
Finn Ross and Adam Young Mean Girls
2019
Peter England King Kong
Tal Yarden Network
Jeff Sugg All My Sons
Peter Nigrini Beetlejuice
Alex Basco Koch Be More Chill

2020s

YearNameWorkRef.
2020 (Honorees)Luke Halls West Side Story
Luke Halls West Side Story
Brad PetersonBroadway Bounty Hunter
Lisa Renkel and Possible Productions Emojiland
Aaron Rhyne The Sound Inside
Hannah Wasileski Fires in the Mirror
2021No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022
Luke Halls The Lehman Trilogy
Stefania Bulbarella and Alex Basco Koch Space Dogs
Benjamin Pearcy and 59 Productions Flying Over Sunset
Shawn DuanLetters of Suresh
Jeff Sugg Mr. Saturday Night
2023
Andrzej Goulding Life of Pi [2]
Christopher Ash and Beowulf Boritt New York, New York
Lucy MackinnonA Christmas Carol
Isaac Madge Leopoldstadt
Sven Ortel Parade
2024
Peter Nigrini The Who's Tommy [3]
Finn Ross Back to the Future
Paul Tate dePoo III The Great Gatsby
David Bengali Water for Elephants
Ash J Woodward Patriots
2025
David BergmanThe Picture of Dorian Gray [4] [5]
Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom Sunset Boulevard
Finn Ross Boop! The Musical
David Bergman The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hana Sooyeon Kim Redwood

Statistics

Multiple wins

2 wins

Multiple nominations

7 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

References

  1. Robert Viagas (May 9, 2016). "Bright Star and The Humans Win Top 2016 NY Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.
  2. Culwell-Block, Logan (May 16, 2023). "Some Like It Hot Dominates 2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  3. "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Wins Best Play; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2025-08-19. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  4. Culwell-Block, Logan (May 12, 2025). "Maybe Happy Ending Leads 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  5. Evans, Greg (2025-04-25). "'Death Becomes Her' Broadway Musical Leads Outer Critics Circle Award Nominees – Complete List". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-09-01.