Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Director of a Play |
Location | United States |
Presented by | Drama Desk |
Currently held by | Ivo van Hove for A View from the Bridge (2016) |
Official website | DramaDesk.org |
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The awards were established in 1955, with the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director being presented to directors of both plays and musicals. The new award categories were later created in the 1975 ceremony.
† - indicates the performance won the Tony Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Tony Award