Awards & Winners

1979 Outer Critics Circle Award

Check winners and nominations of 1979 Outer Critics Circle Award. Check awards winners of 29th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

29th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Musical

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Play

The Elephant Man

Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Director

Jack Hofsiss

Honored for : The Elephant Man
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Talent

Philip Anglim

Honored for : The Elephant Man

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Anglim The Elephant Man
Lucie Arnaz They're Playing Our Song
Susan Kingsley Getting Out
Gregory Hines Eubie!
Maurice Hines Eubie!
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Talent

Lucie Arnaz

Honored for : They're Playing Our Song

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Anglim The Elephant Man
Lucie Arnaz They're Playing Our Song
Susan Kingsley Getting Out
Gregory Hines Eubie!
Maurice Hines Eubie!
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Talent

Susan Kingsley

Honored for : Getting Out

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Anglim The Elephant Man
Lucie Arnaz They're Playing Our Song
Susan Kingsley Getting Out
Gregory Hines Eubie!
Maurice Hines Eubie!
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances

Tom Conti

Honored for : Whose Life is it Anyway?

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Conti Whose Life is it Anyway?
Carole Shelley The Elephant Man
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Talent

Gregory Hines, Maurice Hines

Honored for : Eubie!

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Anglim The Elephant Man
Lucie Arnaz They're Playing Our Song
Susan Kingsley Getting Out
Gregory Hines Eubie!
Maurice Hines Eubie!
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Set Design

John Wulp

Honored for : The Crucifer of Blood
Outer Critics Circle Award for John Gassner Playwriting Award

Marsha Norman

Honored for : Getting Out
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances

Carole Shelley

Honored for : The Elephant Man

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Conti Whose Life is it Anyway?
Carole Shelley The Elephant Man
Outer Critics Circle Special Award
Outer Critics Circle Special Award

Brandt Organization

(Special Award for re-opening the Apollo and Lyric Theatres)