2012 Village Voice Obie Awards

Winners and nominees from the Village Voice Obie Awards.

2012 Village Voice Obie Awards

Note: Award winners appear on a red background.

Category	Nominee	Show
Best New American Play	Amy Herzog, Amy Herzog	4000 Miles
Direction	Richard Maxwell, Richard Maxwell	Early Plays
Direction	Jay Scheib, Jay Scheib	World of Wires
Ensemble Performance	Jon DeVries, Shuler Hensley, Maryann Plunkett, Laila Robbins, Jay O. Sanders, J. Smith-Cameron	Sweet and Sad
Lifetime Achievement	Caridad Svich
Lifetime Achievement Award	Caridad Svich
Obie Grant	The Debate Society, The Bushwick Starr
Performance	Gabriel Ebert, Gabriel Ebert, Mary Louise Wilson	4000 Miles

Performance	Steven Boyer	Hand to God
Performance	Cherise Boothe	Milk Like Sugar

Performance	Santino Fontana, Santino Fontana	Sons of the Prophet
Performance	Linda Lavin, Linda Lavin	The Lyons
Performance	Susan Pourfar	Tribes
Performance	Mary Louise Wilson	4000 Miles
Performance	Steven Boyer	Hand To God
Performance	Cherise Boothe	Milk Like Sugar


Performance	Jon Devries, Shuler Hensley, Maryann Plunkett, Laila Robins, Jay O. Sanders, J. Smith-Cameron	Sweet and SadSweet and Sad Ensemble
Perforrmance	Susan Pourfar	Tribes
Playwriting	Kristen Greenidge, Kirsten Greenidge	Milk Like Sugar
Sound Design	Matt Tierney, Ben Williams	The Select

Sound Design	Matt Tierney, Ben Williams	The Select (The Sun Also Rises)
Special Citation	Elevator Repair Service
Special Citation	Erin Courtney, Ken Rus Schmoll, Erin Courtney, Ken Rus Schmoll	A Map of Virtue
Special Citation	Stephen Spinella, Lisa Peterson, Denis O'Hare, Mark Bennett, Stephen Spinella, Lisa Peterson, Denis O'Hare, Mark Bennett	An Iliad

Special Citation	Daniel Kitson, Daniel Kitson	It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later
Special Citation	Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra, Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra	No Place to Go
Special Citation	John Tiffany, Martin Lowe, Steven Hoggett, John Tiffany, Martin Lowe, Steven Hoggett	Once
Special Citation: Ross Wetzsteon Grant	Ensemble Studio Theatre	Youngblood
Special Citation: Sustained Excellence	Elevator Repair Service
Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design	Mark Barton, Mark Barton

Sustained Excellence of Performance	Jim Fletcher, Jim Fletcher
Sustained Excellence of Set Design	Mimi Lien, Mimi Lien


The Ross Wetzsteon Award	Youngblood

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2012 Village Voice Obie Awards

2012 Village Voice Obie Awards

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