- Tony Awards The most famous award bestowed upon theatre performers and productions teams honoring the best of Broadway.
- Drama Desk Awards The only major theatre award honoring Broadway and Off-Broadway.
- Drama League Not only the oldest award for theatre in America, the Drama League Awards are voted on by audience members.
- Helen Hayes Award Washington, D.C.'s most prestigious theatre award.
- Laurence Olivier Award Britain's equivalent to the Tony Award.
- Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award A new playwriting award founded by the book writer of Gypsy and West Side Story, Arthur Laurents.
- Lortel Awards The Lucille Lortel Award is bestowed upon excellence in Off-Broadway productions.
- MAC Awards The only award given to cabaret artists, jazz singers, and other performers in New York's busy nightlife.
- New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Awards chosen by a select group of theatre critics from daily newspapers and magazines.
- Obie Awards Awards for excellence in Off-Broadway productions.
- Outer Critics Circle Awards The OCC is an organization of critic who write about New York theatre for "out-of-town" publications.
- Pulitzer Prize Founded for excellence in journalism, the famed Pulitzer includes Drama and Music divisions.
See also: competitions, residencies, art colonies
