Note: Until 1956, the winners were announced ahead of time; hence, all those listed in this node are winners.



BEST AUTHOR BEST ACTORS IN A DRAMATIC PLAY BEST ACTRESSES IN A DRAMATIC PLAY BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC PLAY BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL PLAY BEST DIRECTOR OF A DRAMATIC PLAY BEST CHOREOGRAPHERS BEST SCORE BEST SCENIC DESIGNER BEST COSTUME DESIGNER SPECIAL AWARDS
  • Burns Mantle, for the annual publication of The Ten Best Plays
  • Dora Chamberlain, for unfailing courtesy as treasurer of the Martin Beck Theatre
  • Ira and Rita Katzenberg, for enthusiasm as inveterate first-nighters
  • Jules L. Leventhal, for the season's most prolific backer and producer
  • P.A. MacDonald, for intricate construction of the production of If the Shoe Fits
  • Vincent Sardi, Sr., for providing a transient home and comfort station for theatre folk at Sardi's for twenty years