Donald Holder

Donald Holder has been nominated for numerous awards throughout his career. Some of his notable nominations include Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Paradise Square," "My Fair Lady," "The King and I," "The Bridges of Madison County," "Ragtime," and "Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific." He was also nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Oslo," "Golden Boy," "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," "A Streetcar Named Desire," and "Gem of the Ocean." Holder received nominations for Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for productions like "Anastasia," "She Loves Me," "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," "Gem of the Ocean," and "The Green Bird." Additionally, he was recognized with nominations at the Drama Desk Awards, The Hewes Awards, The Lortels, and the Olivier Awards for his exceptional lighting design work in various Broadway productions.

Donald Holder has won several awards for his lighting design work in Broadway productions. Some of his notable wins include the Design Award (Obie Awards) for "He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box," Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for "Cyrano de Bergerac," "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," and "South Pacific." He also won the Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for "Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific," Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for "The Violet Hour," "Observe the Sons of Ulster," and "Movin' Out," and Best Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "The Lion King." Holder also received Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for "Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme" and "The Lion King," as well as Best Lighting Design (Tony Awards) and Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for "The Lion King."