This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for outstanding set design of a play or musical. The award was first presented in 1947. In 1960, 1961, and since 2005, the category was divided into Scenic Design in a Play and Scenic Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award.
| Tony Award for Best Scenic Design | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Scenic Design |
| Location | United States New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Eugene Lee for Wicked (2004) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
Winners and nominees
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1940s
edit| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 1st Tony Awards | ||
| David Folkes | Henry VIII | |
| 1948 2nd Tony Awards | ||
| Horace Armistead | The Medium | |
| 1949 3rd Tony Awards | ||
| Jo Mielziner | Anne of the Thousand Days, Death of a Salesman, Sleepy Hollow, South Pacific and Summer and Smoke |
1950s
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edit| Year | Designer | Production |
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| 2000 54th Tony Awards | ||
| Bob Crowley | Aida | |
| Thomas Lynch | The Music Man | |
| Robin Wagner | Kiss Me, Kate | |
| Tony Walton | Uncle Vanya | |
| 2001 55th Tony Awards | ||
| Robin Wagner | The Producers | |
| Bob Crowley | The Invention of Love | |
| Heidi Ettinger | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | |
| Douglas Schmidt | 42nd Street | |
| 2002 56th Tony Awards | ||
| Tim Hatley | Private Lives | |
| John Lee Beatty | Morning's at Seven | |
| Daniel Ostling | Metamorphoses | |
| Douglas Schmidt | Into the Woods | |
| 2003 57th Tony Awards | ||
| Catherine Martin | La bohème | |
| John Lee Beatty | Dinner at Eight | |
| Santo Loquasto | Long Day's Journey into Night | |
| David Rockwell | Hairspray | |
| 2004 58th Tony Awards | ||
| Eugene Lee | Wicked | |
| Robert Brill | Assassins | |
| Ralph Funicello | Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 | |
| Tom Pye | Fiddler on the Roof |
Award Records
editThese include wins for the Best Scenic Design in a Play and Best Scenic Design in a Musical.
Multiple wins
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- Howard Bay
- John Lee Beatty
- Bunny Christie
- Heidi Landesman
- Desmond Heeley
- Katrina Lindsay
- Derek McLane
- David Mitchell
- David Zinn
- Motley Theatre Design Group