James Lapine
Awards and nominations

James Lapine

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Year	Award	Category	Work	Result

1984	Tony Award	Best Book of a Musical	Sunday in the Park with George	Nominated

Best Direction of a Musical	Nominated

Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Book of a Musical	Won

Outstanding Director of a Musical	Won

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award	Best Musical	Won

1985	Pulitzer Prize	Drama	Won

1988	Tony Award	Best Book of a Musical	Into the Woods	Won

Best Direction of a Musical	Nominated

Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Book of a Musical	Won

Outstanding Director of a Musical	Nominated

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award	Best Musical	Won

1992	Tony Award	Best Book of a Musical	Falsettos	Won

Best Direction of a Musical	Nominated

1994	Best Book of a Musical	Passion	Won

Best Direction of a Musical	Nominated

Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Book of a Musical	Won

Outstanding Director of a Musical	Nominated

2000	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Play	Dirty Blonde	Nominated

2002	Best Direction of a Musical	Into the Woods	Nominated

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical	Nominated

Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical	Nominated

2003	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical	Amour	Nominated

2005	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Musical	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Nominated

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical	Won

2014	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special	Six by Sondheim	Nominated

Tony Award	Best Play	Act One	Nominated

2015	Cinema Eye Honors	Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television	Six by Sondheim	Nominated

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James Lapine has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Passion.

final_sentence: James Lapine has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Passion.