Grey Gardens has won several awards, including a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Christine Ebersole. It also received awards for Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding New Score, Outstanding Set Design, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Scenic Design, and Outstanding Sound Design from various organizations such as the Outer Critics Circle Awards, The Lortels, and Playwrights Horizons. William Ivey Long won the Outstanding Costume Design award, Michael Greif won the Outstanding Director of a Musical award, Allen Moyer won the Outstanding Set Design and Outstanding Scenic Design awards, and Brian Ronan won the Outstanding Sound Design award.