Marvin's Room has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Scott McPherson, Best American Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Scott McPherson, Performance at the Obie Awards for Laura Esterman, Best Off-Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Scott McPherson, and Performance at the Theatre World Awards for Mark Rosenthal.