Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play

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Tony Award for
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Awarded forBest Scenic Design of a Play
Location United States New York City
Presented by American Theatre Wing The Broadway League
Currently held by David Zinn for Stereophonic (2024)
Website TonyAwards.com

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play is an award for outstanding set design of a play. The award was first presented in 1960 after the category of Best Scenic Design was divided into Scenic Design in a Play and Scenic Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award. Between 1962 and 2004, the award was re-combined to Best Scenic Design before being split again in 2005.

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Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

1960s

YearProductionNominees
1960
(14th)
[1]
Toys in the Attic Howard Bay
The Best Man Jo Mielziner
Caligula Will Steven Armstrong
The Miracle Worker George C. Jenkins
The Tenth Man David Hays
1961
(15th)
[2]
Becket Oliver Smith
Advise and Consent Rouben Ter-Arutunian
All the Way Home David Hays
The Devil's Advocate Jo Mielziner
Duel of Angels Roger Furse

2000s

YearProductionNominees
2005
(59th)
[3]
The Pillowman Scott Pask
Doubt John Lee Beatty
Gem of the Ocean David Gallo
Glengarry Glen Ross Santo Loquasto
2006
(60th)
[4]
The History Boys Bob Crowley
Awake and Sing! Michael Yeargan
Rabbit Hole John Lee Beatty
Three Days of Rain Santo Loquasto
2007
(61st)
[5]
The Coast of Utopia Bob Crowley and Scott Pask
Coram Boy Ti Green and Melly Still
Journey's End Jonathan Fensom
Radio Golf David Gallo
2008
(62nd)
[6]
August: Osage County Todd Rosenthal
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Scott Pask
Macbeth Anthony Ward
The 39 Steps Peter McKintosh
2009
(63rd)
[7]
33 Variations Derek McLane
Exit the King Dale Ferguson
Joe Turner's Come and Gone Michael Yeargan
The Norman Conquests Rob Howell

2010s

YearProductionNominees
2010
(64th)
[8]
Red Christopher Oram
Fences Santo Loquasto
Present Laughter Alexander Dodge
The Royal Family John Lee Beatty
2011
(65th)
[9]
War Horse Rae Smith
Jerusalem Ultz
The Merchant of Venice Mark Wendland
The Motherfucker With the Hat Todd Rosenthal
2012
(66th)
[10]
Peter and the Starcatcher Donyale Werle
Clybourne Park Daniel Ostling
One Man, Two Guvnors Mark Thompson
Other Desert Cities John Lee Beatty
2013
(67th)
[11]
The Nance John Lee Beatty
The Assembled Parties Santo Loquasto
Golden Boy Michael Yeargan
Lucky Guy David Rockwell
2014
(68th)
[12]
Act One Beowulf Boritt
The Cripple of Inishmaan Christopher Oram
The Glass Menagerie Bob Crowley
Machinal Es Devlin
2015
(69th)
[13]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Bunny Christie and Finn Ross
Skylight Bob Crowley
Wolf Hall Parts One & Two Christopher Oram
You Can't Take It with You David Rockwell
2016
(70th)
[14]
The Humans David Zinn
Hughie Christopher Oram
Thérèse Raquin Beowulf Boritt
A View from the Bridge Jan Versweyveld
2017
(71st)
[15]
The Play That Goes Wrong Nigel Hook
The Front Page Douglas W. Schmidt
Jitney David Gallo
Oslo Michael Yeargan
2018
(72nd)
[16]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Christine Jones
Angels in America Ian MacNeil and Edward Pierce
Farinelli and the King Jonathan Fensom
The Iceman Cometh Santo Loquasto
Three Tall Women Miriam Buether
2019
(73rd)
[17]
The Ferryman Rob Howell
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Santo Loquasto
Ink Bunny Christie
Network Jan Versweyveld
To Kill a Mockingbird Miriam Buether

2020s

YearProductionNominees
2020
(74th)
[18]
A Christmas Carol Rob Howell
Betrayal Soutra Gilmour
The Inheritance Bob Crowley
Slave Play Clint Ramos
A Soldier's Play Derek McLane
2022
(75th)
[19]
The Lehman Trilogy Es Devlin
American Buffalo Scott Pask
Hangmen Anna Fleischle
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Beowulf Boritt
Skeleton Crew Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong
The Skin of Our Teeth Adam Rigg
2023
(76th)
[20]
Life of Pi Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding
A Christmas Carol Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon
Good Night, Oscar Rachel Hauck
Leopoldstadt Richard Hudson
Prima Facie Miriam Buether
2024
(77th)
[21]
Stereophonic David Zinn
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An Enemy of the People dots
Jaja's African Hair Braiding David Zinn
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch Derek McLane

Multiple wins

2 Wins

Multiple nominations

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