1971 Village Voice Obie Awards
Winners and nominees from the Village Voice Obie Awards.
1971 Village Voice Obie Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Foreign Play | Heathcote Williams | AC/DC |
| Best Foreign Play | Athol Fugard | Bowman and Lena |
| Best Foreign Play | Derek Walcott | Dream on Monkey Mountain |
| Best New American Play | John Guare | House of Blue Leaves |
| Best Performance By An Actor | Jack MacGowran | Beckett |
| Best Performance By An Actress | Ruby Dee | Bowman and Lena |
| Citations | Orlando Furioso | |
| Design | John Scheffler | AC/DC |
| Direction | John Hirsch | AC/DC |
| Direction | Jeff Blackner | Basic Training of Paulo Hummel |
| Direction | John Berry | Bossman and Lona |
| Direction | Larry Kornfeild | Dracular Sabbat |
| Direction | Gordon Davidson | The Trial of the Catonsville 9 |
| Distinguished Play | The Trial of the Catonsville 9 | |
| Distinguished Plays | David Rabe | Basic Training of Paul Hummel |
| Distinguished Plays | Ed Bullins | In New England Winter |
| Distinguished Plays | Ed Bullins | The Fabulous Miss Maria |
| Performance | Susan Batson | AC/DC |
| Performance | Joan MacIntosh | Com |
| Performance | Stacy Keach | Long Day's Journey Into Night |
| Performance | Donald Ewer, Margaret Braidwood, James Woods | Saved |
| Performance | Hector Elizondo | Steambath |
| Performance | Sonny Jin | The Fabulous Miss Marie |
| Performance | William Schallert | The Trial of the Catonsville 9 |
| Performance | Harris Laskawy | Uncle Vanya |
| Performance (consistent excellence) | Kirk Kirksey | |
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