Jitney has been nominated for several awards, including Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Off-Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Outstanding Play at the Lortel Awards for Second Stage Theatre. The production also received nominations for Outstanding Costume Design (Susan Hilferty), Outstanding Director (Marion McClinton), Outstanding Lighting Design (Donald Holder), Outstanding Scenic Design (David Gallo), Outstanding Sound Design (Robert Milburn), Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Marion McClinton, Outstanding Ensemble Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for the cast of "Jitney", Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for August Wilson, Outstanding Set Design - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for David Gallo, and Scenic Design at the Hewes Awards for David Gallo.