Photo Coverage: Inside the 74th Annual New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards!

The New York Drama Critics' Circle met on May 3, 2013, at the offices of Time Out New York Magazine, to determine the winners of its 78th annual awards. The awards were presented at a private ceremony at 54 Below on May 13, and you can chck out complete photo coverage below. The results were as follows:

Best Play: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Christopher Durang)
Best Musical: Matilda (Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly)
Special Citations: Soho Rep; New York City Center's Encores! series; John Lee Beatty

The first ballot for Best Play was diverse; no single play received more than five of the 25 total votes. On the third ballot (weighted), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (32 points) took the lead over The Assembled Parties (21 points), The Flick (19 points) and Disgraced (16 points), but none reached the requisite threshold of 38 points. The Circle moved to a fourth ballot that reduced the field to the third ballot's top four vote-getters. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spikewon this ballot with 49 points (versus 35 for The Flick, 33 for The Assembled Parties and 27 for Disgraced).

Having voted the award for Best Play to an American work, the Circle then moved to the award for Best Foreign Play. A majority voted to give no award in this category.

In the vote for Best Musical, on the first ballot, Matilda received nine votes, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 got five, and Here Lies Loves received four. On the third, weighted weighted ballot, Matilda emerged triumphant with 42 points, followed by Here Lies Loves with 36, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 with 26 and Giant with 12.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Sigourney Weaver

Kristine Nielsen

Billy Magnussen

Bertie Carvel

Lesli Margherita

Shalita Grant

Charles Busch

Sigourney Weaver

Billy Magnussen

Lesli Margherita

David Hyde Pierce, Harriet Harris, Peter Bartlett

David Hyde Pierce, Harriet Harris, Peter Bartlett, Kristine Nielsen

David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Sigourney Weaver

David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen,, Sigourney Weaver

Kristine Nielsen, Sigourney Weaver

Lesli Margherita

Lesli Margherita, Bertie Carvel

Matilda stars Bertie Carvel, Lesli Margherita, Lauren Ward, and director Matthew Warchus

Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce

Billy Magnussen

Shalita Grant

Shalita Grant

Shalita Grant, Sigourney Weaver

Shalita Grant, Sigourney Weaver, Billy Magnussen

Sigourney Weaver, Billy Magnussen

Shalita Grant, Sigourney Weaver, Billy Magnussen

Nicholas Martin, Christopher Durang

Dennis Kelly, Bertie Carvel, Matthew Warchus

Matilda stars Bertie Carvel, Lesli Margherita, Lauren Ward, and director Matthew Warchus

Dennis Kelly, Lauren Ward, Lesli Margherita, Bertie Carvel, Matthew Warchus

Lesli Margherita, Bertie Carvel

Harriet Harris

Peter Bartlett

Peter Bartlett

Harriet Harris

Peter Bartlett

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Christopher Durang, Sigourney Weaver

Christopher Durang, Sigourney Weaver

Christopher Durang

Christopher Durang

Christopher Durang

Christopher Durang

Charles Busch

Charles Busch

Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization President Ted Chapin

Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization President Ted Chapin

Young Jean Lee

Young Jean Lee

Young Jean Lee

Soho Rep's Award to Artistic Director Sarah Benson

Soho Rep's Award to Artistic Director Sarah Benson

Soho Rep's Award to Artistic Director Sarah Benson

Harriet Harris

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

Lynne Meadow

Lynne Meadow

John Lee Beatty

John Lee Beatty

John Lee Beatty

John Lee Beatty

Adam Feldman

Adam Feldman

Molly Pope

Molly Pope

Molly Pope

Peter Bartlett

Peter Bartlett

Tim Minchin, Dennis Kelly

Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin, Dennis Kelly

Tim Minchin

Dennis Kelly

Tim Minchin, Dennis Kelly

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