Fences (play)
Original Broadway production

Fences (play)

Section Title: Original Broadway production
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Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result

1987	Tony Awards	Best Play	Won

Best Actor in a Play	James Earl Jones	Won

Best Featured Actor in a Play	Frankie Faison	Nominated

Courtney B. Vance	Nominated

Best Featured Actress in a Play	Mary Alice	Won

Best Direction of a Play	Lloyd Richards	Won

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Play	Won

Outstanding Actor in a Play	James Earl Jones	Won

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Frankie R. Faison	Nominated

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Mary Alice	Won

Outstanding Director of a Play	Lloyd Richards	Nominated

Pulitzer Prize	Drama	August Wilson	Won

Theatre World Award	Courtney B. Vance	Won

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The Fences won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play.

final_sentence: The Fences won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play.