Contact has won several awards in various categories. These include Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Susan Stroman, Outstanding New Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Contact, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Frank Gilroy, Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Thomas Lynch, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski, Distinguished Production of a Musical (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Peter Kaczorwoski, Costume Design (The Hewes Awards) for William Ivey Long, and Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski.