Oliver Smith - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	13-February-1918
Place of Birth	Waupun (Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Dodge County)
Nationality	United States of America
Profession	Theatrical producer, Set Designer, Production Designer
Oliver Smith was an American scenic designer. Born in Waupun, Wisconsin, Smith attended Penn State, after which he moved to New York City and began to form friendships that blossomed into working relationships with such talents as Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Carson McCullers, and Agnes de Mille. In his early 20s he lived at February House in Brooklyn with a coterie of famous people centered around George Davis and W. H. Auden. He tended the furnace, washed the dishes, and soothed the tempers of both residents and visitors. His career was launched with his designs for LÃ©onide Massine's ballet Saratoga in 1941 and de Mille's Rodeo in 1942. Smith designed dozens of Broadway musicals, films, and operas. His association with the American Ballet Theatre began in 1944, when he collaborated with Robbins and Bernstein on Fancy Free, which served as the inspiration for On the Town. The following year, he became Co-Director of ABT with Lucia Chase, a position he held until 1980. He designed the sets for ABT's complete 1967 production of Swan Lake, the first full-length version mounted by an American company.

Awards by Oliver Smith

Check all the awards nominated and won by Oliver Smith.

1974

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Gigi

1970

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play	Indians

1969

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Dear World

1967

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	I Do! I Do!

1965

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Honored for : Baker Street, Luv, The Odd Couple

Special Tony Award

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Baker Street
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Luv
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	The Odd Couple

1964

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Honored for : Hello, Dolly!

Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Hello, Dolly!

1962

Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	The Gay Life

1961

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play

Honored for : Becket

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Honored for : Camelot (Original Broadway Production)

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Set Design

Honored for : Camelot (Original Broadway Production)

Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Set Design	Camelot (Original Broadway Production)
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical	Camelot (Original Broadway Production)
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play	Becket

1960

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Honored for : The Sound of Music

Nominations 1960 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical	The Sound of Music

1958

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Honored for : West Side Story

Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	West Side Story
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Carousel
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Jamaica
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Time Remembered
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Brigadoon
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Nude With Violin

1957

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Honored for : My Fair Lady

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	My Fair Lady
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	A Clearing In The Woods
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Candide
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Auntie Mame
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Eugenia
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	A Visit To A Small Planet

1955

Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Production Design	Guys and Dolls

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