Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play

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Tony Award for
Best Lighting Design in a Play
Awarded forBest Lighting Design in a Play
Location New York City
Presented by American Theatre Wing The Broadway League
Currently held by Jon Clark for Stranger Things: The First Shadow (2025)
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.

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Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

2000s

YearProductionNominees
2005
(59th)
[1]
The Pillowman Brian MacDevitt
Doubt Pat Collins
Gem of the Ocean Donald Holder
A Streetcar Named Desire
2006
(60th)
[2]
The History Boys Mark Henderson
Awake and Sing! Christopher Akerlind
Faith Healer Mark Henderson
Three Days of Rain Paul Gallo
2007
(61st)
[3]
The Coast of Utopia Natasha Katz, Brian MacDevitt and Kenneth Posner
Coram Boy Paule Constable
Inherit the Wind Brian MacDevitt
Journey's End Jason Taylor
2008
(62nd)
[4]
The 39 Steps Kevin Adams
August: Osage County Ann G. Wrightson
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Donald Holder
Macbeth Howard Harrison
2009
(63rd)
[5]
Joe Turner's Come and Gone Brian MacDevitt
Equus David Hersey
Mary Stuart Hugh Vanstone
33 Variations David Lander

2010s

YearProductionNominees
2010
(64th)
[6]
Red Neil Austin
ENRON Mark Henderson
Fences Brian MacDevitt
Hamlet Neil Austin
2011
(65th)
[7]
War Horse Paule Constable
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo David Lander
Jerusalem Mimi Jordan Sherin
The Merchant of Venice Kenneth Posner
2012
(66th)
[8]
Peter and the Starcatcher Jeff Croiter
Death of a Salesman Brian MacDevitt
Other Desert Cities Kenneth Posner
The Road to Mecca Peter Kaczorowski
2013
(67th)
[9]
Lucky Guy Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher
Golden Boy Donald Holder
The Nance Japhy Weideman
The Testament of Mary Jennifer Tipton
2014
(68th)
[10]
The Glass Menagerie Natasha Katz
The Cripple of Inishmaan Paule Constable
Machinal Jane Cox
Of Mice and Men Japhy Weideman
2015
(69th)
[11]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Paule Constable
Airline Highway Japhy Weideman
Skylight Natasha Katz
Wolf Hall Parts One & Two Paule Constable and David Plater
2016
(70th)
[12]
Long Day's Journey into Night Natasha Katz
The Crucible Jan Versweyveld
The Humans Justin Townsend
A View from the Bridge Jan Versweyveld
2017
(71st)
[13]
Indecent Christopher Akerlind
A Doll's House, Part 2 Jennifer Tipton
Jitney Jane Cox
Oslo Donald Holder
2018
(72nd)
[14]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Neil Austin
Angels in America Paule Constable
Farinelli and the King Paul Russell
The Iceman Cometh Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher
Junk Ben Stanton
2019
(73rd)
[15]
Ink Neil Austin
The Ferryman Peter Mumford
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer
Network Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden
To Kill a Mockingbird Jennifer Tipton

2020s

YearProductionNominees
2020
(74th)
[16]
A Christmas Carol Hugh Vanstone
The Inheritance Jon Clark
Slave Play Jiyoun Chang
A Soldier's Play Allen Lee Hughes
The Sound Inside Heather Gilbert
2022
(75th)
[17]
The Lehman Trilogy Jon Clark
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf Jiyoun Chang
Hangmen Joshua Carr
Macbeth Jane Cox
The Skin of Our Teeth Yi Zhao
2023
(76th)
[18]
Life of Pi Tim Lutkin
A Christmas Carol Ben Stanton
Death of a Salesman Jen Schriever
A Doll's House Jon Clark
Fat Ham Bradley King
Leopoldstadt Neil Austin
Prima Facie Natasha Chivers
2024
(77th)
[19]
Appropriate Jane Cox
An Enemy of the People Isabella Byrd
Grey House Natasha Katz
Prayer for the French Republic Amith Chandrashaker
Stereophonic Jiyoun Chang
2025
(78th)
[20]
Stranger Things: The First Shadow Jon Clark
Good Night, and Good Luck Heather Gilbert and David Bengali
The Hills of California Natasha Chivers
John Proctor Is the Villain Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski
The Picture of Dorian Gray Nick Schlieper

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2005 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2006 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2007 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2008 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2009 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2010 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2011 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2012 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2013 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ "2014 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tony Nominations 2015: Full List". Variety. April 28, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2016 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2017 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2018 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  15. ↑ "2019 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  16. ↑ "2020 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  17. ↑ "2022 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  18. ↑ "2023 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. May 2, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  19. ↑ "2024 Tony Awards Nominees". New York Times . April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  20. ↑ "2025 TONY AWARD® NOMINATIONS". www.tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
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