1980 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Winners and nominees from the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
1980 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Auspicious Debut | Phyllis Frelich | Children of a Lesser God |
| Best Broadway Musical | Barnum | |
| Best Broadway Play | Children of a Lesser God | |
| Best Direction and Choreography | Tommy Tune | A Day in Hollywod / A Night in the Ukraine |
| Best Lyricist | Tim Rice | Evita |
| Best Performance | Maureen O'Sullivan, Nancy Marchand, Elizabeth Wilson, Teresa Wright, Lois De Banzie | Morning's at Seven |
| Best Performance | Gerald Hiken | Strider |
| Best Performance in an Off Broadway Play | Pat Carroll | Getrude Stein Gertrude Stein Getrude Stein |
| Best Set Design | John Lee Beatty | Hide and Seek |
| Best Set Design | John Lee Beatty | Talley's Folly |
| Consistent Contribution to the Theatre | The Ensemble Studio Theatre (Curt Dempster: Artistic Director) | |
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | Samm-Art Williams | |
| Special Awards | Paul Myers | |
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