The Exonerated has been nominated for several awards. These include the John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank, Outstanding Off-Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Unique Theatrical Experience (The Lortels) for The Culture Project, Dede Harris, Morton Swinsky, Bob Balaban, Harit Allan Buchman, Patrick Blake, David Elliott, Jane Bergère, Ruth Hendel, Cheryl Wiesenfeld, and Unique Theatrical Experience (Drama Desk Awards) for The Exonerated.