Special Tony Award | |
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Awarded for | Special Tony Award |
Location | United States New York City |
Country | United States of America |
Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
Currently held by | Sheldon Harnick, Marshall W. Mason, National Endowment for the Arts and Miles Wilkin (2016) |
Official website | TonyAwards.com |
The Special Tony Award category includes the Lifetime Achievement Award and Special Tony Award. These are non-competitive honorary awards, and the titles have changed over the years. The Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre is to "honor an individual for the body of his or her work." (The Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event was a competitive award, given from 2001 to 2009.) Another non-competitive Tony award is the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, to "recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations that do not fit into any of the competitive categories."