1959 Village Voice Obie Awards
Winners and nominees from the Village Voice Obie Awards.
1959 Village Voice Obie Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor | Alfred Ryder | I Rise in Flame, Cried the Phoenix |
| Best Actress | Kathleen Maguire | The Time of the Cuckoo |
| Best All-Around Production | Harlin Quist, Daniel Hineck | Ivanov |
| Best Director (American Play) | Jack Ragotzy | Arthur Laurents Cycle |
| Best Director (Foreign Play) | William Ball | Ivanov |
| Best Lighting | Nikola Cernovich | |
| Best Music | David Amram | |
| Best Musical | A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green | |
| Best New Play | Brendan Behan | The Quare Fellow |
| Best Open-Stage Set | David Hays | The Quare Fellow |
| Best Proscenium Set | Will Steven Armstrong | Ivanov |
| Best Revue | Steven Vinaver | Diversions |
| Distinguished Performance (Actor) | Harold Scott | Deathwatch |
| Distinguished Performance (Actor) | Lester Rawlins | The Quare Fellow |
| Distinguished Performance (Actor) | Zero Mostel | Ulysses in Nighttown |
| Distinguished Performance (Actress) | Nancy Wickwire | A Clearing in the Woods |
| Distinguished Performance (Actress) | Rosina Fernhoff | Fashion |
| Distinguished Performance (Actress) | Anne Fielding | Ivanov |
| Distinguished Performance (Actress) | Rosina Fernhoff | The Geranium Hall |
| Special Citation | Hal Holbrook | Mark Twain Tonight! |
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