Best Play or Musical:
Winner: Julius X Folger Theatre
Nominees:
- Macbeth, Donmar Theatre
- Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
- Richard II, Bridge Theatre
- Julius X Folger Theatre
- Richard II, Red Bull Theater
- Twelfth Night, Public Theater
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Quintessence Theatre Group
- A Bottom’s Dream, Shakespeare in Clark Park
- Much Ado About Nothing, Lantern Theater Company
Best Principal Actor/Actress:
Winner: Peter Dinklage (Malvolio, Twelfth Night, Public Theatre)
Nominees:
- Jonathan Bailey (Richard II, Richard II, Bridge Theatre)
- Gabrielle Brooks (Innogen, Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Martina Laird (Cymbeline, Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Tom Hiddleston (Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Drury Lane)
- Hayley Atwell (Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Drury Lane)
- Brandon Carter (Julius, Julius X, Folger Theatre)
- Jonathan Del Palmer (Marc Anthony, Julius X, Folger Theatre)
- Peter Dinklage (Malvolio, Twelfth Night, Public Theatre)
- Tracee Patterson (King Lear, King Lear, Ohio Shakespeare Festival)
- Biko Eisen-Martin (Hamlet, Hamlet, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival)
- Ismenia Mendes (Helena, All’s Well That Ends Well, The Old Globe)
- DeAnna S Wright (Cleopatra, Antony & Cleopatra , Quintessence Theatre Group)
- Karen Peakes (Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing, Lantern Theater Company)
- J Hernandez (Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, Lantern Theater Company)
Best Supporting Actor/Actress:
Winner: Nikkole Salter (Calpurnia, Julius X, Folger Theatre)
Nominees:
- Ron Canada (Gaunt/Bishop of Carlisle, Richard II, Bridge Theatre)
- Lux Pascal (Queen, Richard II, Bridge Theatre)
- Mason Alexander Park (Margaret, Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Drury Lane)
- Nikkole Salter (Calpurnia, Julius X, Folger Theatre)
- Greg Alverez Reid (Brutus, Julius X, Folger Theatre)
- Lupita Nyong’o (Viola, Twelfth Night, Public Theatre)
- Elena Nahrmann (Julia, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Delaware Shakespeare Festival)
- Hannah Storch (Stephano, King Lear, Ohio Shakespeare Festival)
- Geoff Knox (Mercutio, Romeo & Juliet, Ohio Shakespeare Festival)
- Sarah Stryker (Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Quintessence Theatre Group)
- Trevor William Fayle (Claudio, Much Ado About Nothing, Lantern Theater Company)
- Jenna Kuerzi (Snug, A Bottom’s Dream, Shakespeare in Clark Park)
Best Director:
Winner: Nicholas Hytner (Richard II, Bridge Theatre)
Nominees:
- Nicholas Hytner (Richard II, Bridge Theatre)
- Craig Baldwin (Richard II, Red Bull Theater)
- Jennifer Tang (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Nicole Brewer (Julius X, Folger Theatre)
- Lindsay Smiling (Two Gentlemen of Verona, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival)
- Alex Burns (Antony & Cleopatra, Quintessence Theatre Group)
- Alex Burns (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Quintessence Theatre Group)
- Shamus (A Bottom’s Dream, Shakespeare in Clark Park)
Best Scenic Design:
Winner: Basia Bińkowska (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
Nominees:
- Basia Bińkowska (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Jonathan Dahm Robertson (Julius X, Folger Theatre)
- Maruti Evans (Twelfth Night, Public Theater)
- Brian Sidney Bembridge (Two Gentlemen of Verona, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival)
Best Sound Design/Original Score:
Winner: Ben & Max Ringham (Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Drury Lane)
Nominees:
- Laura Moody (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Ben & Max Ringham (Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Drury Lane)
- Liz Filios & Tanaquil Márquez ( Two Gentlemen of Verona, Delaware Shakespeare Festival)
- Elizabeth Atkinson (Two Gentlemen of Verona, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival)
- Jay Eddy (A Bottom’s Dream, Shakespeare in Clark Park)
Best Lighting Design:
Winner: Azusa Ono (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
Nominees:
- Bruno Poet (Richard II, Bridge Theatre)
- Azusa Ono (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Porsche McGovern (Julius X, Folger Theatre)
- Teal Knight (Two Gentlemen of Verona, Delaware Shakespeare Festival)
- Brian Sidney Bembridge (Two Gentlemen of Verona, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival)
- John Burkland (Antony & Cleopatra , Quintessence Theatre Group)
Best Costume/Makeup Design:
Winner: Basia Bińkowska (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
Nominees:
- Bobbie Zlotnik (Richard II, Bridge Theatre)
- Basia Bińkowska (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Ryan Dawson Laight (Troilus & Cressida, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Danielle Preston (Julius X, Folger Theatre)
- Victoria Wojciechowski (Love's Labour's Lost, Harrisburg Shakespeare Company)
- Sydney Dufka (Antony & Cleopatra , Quintessence Theatre Group)
- Doug Greene (A Bottom’s Dream, Shakespeare in Clark Park)
Best Choreography or Fight Direction:
Winner: Rachel Bown-Williams, Ruth Cooper-Brown, Chi-San Howard (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
Nominees:
- Kate Waters (Richard II, Bridge Theatre)
- Rachel Bown-Williams, Ruth Cooper-Brown, Chi-San Howard (Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Fabian Aloise (Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Drury Lane)
- Shawn Short (Julius X, Folger Theatre)
- Manny Chacon ( Two Gentlemen of Verona, Delaware Shakespeare Festival)
- Janet Pilla Marini & Sean Bradley (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Quintessence Theatre Group)
Best Script Adaptation/Dramaturgy:
Winner: The 4th Witch (Drew Dir, Manual Cinema)
Nominees:
- The 4th Witch (Drew Dir, Manual Cinema)
- Troilus & Cressida (Owen Horsley, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
- Julius X (Al Letson, Folger Theatre)
- Liz Filios and Tanaquil Márquez (Two Gentlemen of Verona, Delaware Shakespeare Festival)
- A Bottom’s Dream (Jay Eddy, Shakespeare in Clark Park)
- All's Well That Ends Well (J.C. Pankratz, Shakespeare in Clark Park)
- Antony & Cleopatra (Alex Burns, Quintessence Theatre Group)
Best Film (Any medium):
Winner: Hamnet (Director: Chloé Zhao, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Amblin Entertainment, Book of Shadows)
Nominees:
- Macbeth (Director: Simon Godwin, Eilene Davidson Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions and Trafalgar Releasing)
- Ariel (Director: Lois Patiño, Atalante Cinema)
- Macbeth (Director: Max Webster, Donmar Warehouse)
- Cymbeline (Director: Esther Jun/Nicholas Shields, Stratford Festival)
- Hamnet (Director: Chloé Zhao, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Amblin Entertainment, Book of Shadows)
- King Hamlet (Director: Elvira Lind, Public Theater)
Best Book, Publication, or Recording:
Winner: Shakespeare's Tutor (Darren Freebury-Jones, Manchester University Press)
Nominees:
- Boy (Nicole Galland, Harper Collins)
- The Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter (Grace Tiffany, Harper Collins)
- Shakespeare's Tutor (Darren Freebury-Jones, Manchester University Press)
Lear Award for Lifetime Achievement:
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