Awards & Winners

Robert J. Wilson

Date of Birth 04-October-1941
Place of Birth Waco
(McLennan County, Texas, Area code 254)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Robert Wilson, Rob Wilson, Bob Wilson, Robert M. Wilson
Profession Theatre Director, Designer, Playwright, Television Director, Production Designer, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer
Robert Wilson is an American experimental theater stage director and playwright who has been described by the media as "[America]'s — or even the world's — foremost avanguard 'theater artist'". Over the course of his wide-ranging career, he has also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video artist, and sound and lighting designer. He is best known for his collaborations with Philip Glass on Einstein on the Beach, and with numerous other artists, including Heiner Müller, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, Gavin Bryars, Darryl Pinckney, Rufus Wainwright, Marina Abramović and Lady Gaga.

Awards by Robert J. Wilson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Robert J. Wilson.

2013


Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production
Honored for : Einstein on the Beach

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production Einstein on the Beach

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play Peer Gynt
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play Peer Gynt
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Peer Gynt

1974


Obie Award for Special Citations
Honored for : The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin

1971


Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director
Honored for : Deafman Glance
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada
(Choreography)

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director Deafman Glance