2001 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Winners and nominees from the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
2001 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | Rebecca Gilman | Boy Gets Girl |
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | Kenneth Lonergan | Lobby Hero |
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | David Auburn | Proof |
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | Pamela Gien | The Syringa Tree |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Michael Cumpsty | 42nd Street |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Patrick Wilson | The Full Monty |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Nathan Lane | The Producers |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Matthew Broderick | The Producers |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | George Grizzard | Judgment at Nuremberg |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Brian Stokes Mitchell | King Hedley II |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Donald Sutherland | Ten Unknowns |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Richard Easton | The Invention of Love |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Christine Ebersole | 42nd Street |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Randy Graff | A Class Act |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Faith Prince | Bells Are Ringing |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Marla Schaffel | Jane Eyre |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Juliette Binoche | Betrayal |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Marthe Keller | Judgment at Nuremberg |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Viola Davis | King Hedley II |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Leslie Uggams | King Hedley II |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Mary-Louis Parker | Proof |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Michael Learned | The Best Man |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Marian Seldes | The Play About the Baby |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Eileen Atkins | The Unexpected Man |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | A Class Act | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | Jane Eyre | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | The Full Monty | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | The Producers | |
| Outstanding Broadway Play | Judgment at Nuremberg | |
| Outstanding Broadway Play | Proof | |
| Outstanding Broadway Play | Stones In His Pockets | |
| Outstanding Broadway Play | The Invention of Love | |
| Outstanding Choreography | Randy Skinner | 42nd Street |
| Outstanding Choreography | Kathleen Marshall | Follies |
| Outstanding Choreography | Jerry Mitchell | The Full Monty |
| Outstanding Choreography | Susan Stroman | The Producers |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Roger Kirk | 42nd Street |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge | Follies |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Andreane Neofitou | Jane Eyre |
| Outstanding Costume Design | William Ivey Long | The Producers |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Susan Stroman | The Producers |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Christopher Ashley | The Rocky Horror Show |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Mark Bramble | 42nd Street |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Jack O'Brien | The Full Monty |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Jack O'Brien | The Invention of Love |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | John Tillinger | Judgment at Nuremberg |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Daniel Sullivan | Proof |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Ian McElhinney | Stones in His Pockets |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | David Elder | 42nd Street |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Andre De Shields | The Full Monty |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | John Ellison Conlee | The Full Monty |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Gary Beach | The Producers |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Justin Kirk | Ten Unknowns |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Larry Bryggman | Proof |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Charles Durning | The Best Man |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Robert Sean Leonard | The Invention of Love |
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Kathleen Freeman | The Full Monty |
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Kate Levering, Mary Testa | 42nd Street |
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Cady Huffman | The Producers |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Paul Gallo | 42nd Street |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Brian Macdevitt | The Invention of Love |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Peter Kaczorowski | The Producers |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | Bat Boy: The Musical | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | Newyorkers | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | Pete 'n' Keely | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | Suburb | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Comic Potential | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Jitney | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Lobby Hero | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Ten Unknowns | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical | 42nd Street | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Bells Are Ringing | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Follies | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical | The Rocky Horror Show | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Juno and the Paycock | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Best Man | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Man Who Came to Dinner | |
| Outstanding Scenic Design | Douglas Schmidt | 42nd Street |
| Outstanding Scenic Design | Heidi Ettinger | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
| Outstanding Scenic Design | Bob Crowley | The Invention of Love |
| Outstanding Scenic Design | Robin Wagner | The Producers |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Tovah Feldshuh | Tallulah Hallelujah! |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Bill Irwin | Texts for Nothing |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Brian D'Arcy James | The Good Thief |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Pamela Gien | The Syringa Tree |
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