George C. Wolfe
Awards and nominations

George C. Wolfe

Section Title: Awards and nominations
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Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result

1990	Obie Award	Direction	Spunk	Won

1992	Tony Award	Best Book of a Musical	Jelly's Last Jam	Nominated

Best Direction of a Musical	Nominated

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Book of a Musical	Won

Outstanding Director of a Musical	Nominated

1993	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Play	Angels in America: Millennium Approaches	Won

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Play	Won

1994	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Play	Angels in America: Perestroika	Nominated

Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Director of a Play	Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992	Won

1996	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Musical	Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk	Won

Best Original Score	Nominated

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical	Nominated

Drama League Award	Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre	Won

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Play	The Tempest	Nominated

2000	Tony Award	Best Book of a Musical	The Wild Party	Nominated

2002	Best Special Theatrical Event	Elaine Stritch At Liberty	Won

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical	Nominated

Lucille Lortel Award	Unique Theatrical Experience	Won

Obie Award	Direction	Topdog/Underdog	Won

Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Director of a Play	Nominated

2004	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Musical	Caroline, Or Change	Nominated

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical	Nominated

Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical	Nominated

2005	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series	Lackawanna Blues	Nominated

2006	Directors Guild of America Award	Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film	Won

Independent Spirit Awards	Best First Feature	Nominated

Black Reel Awards	Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series	Won

2011	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Play	The Normal Heart	Nominated

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Play	Won

2013	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Play	Lucky Guy	Nominated

2016	Best Book of a Musical	Shuffle Along	Nominated

Best Direction of a Musical	Nominated

2018	Directors Guild of America Award	Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks	Nominated

Writers Guild of America Award	Television: Long Form – Adapted	Nominated

Tony Award	Best Direction of a Play	The Iceman Cometh	Nominated

Sentence(s)

In 1990, Wolfe won an Obie Award for Spunk.
In 1990, Wolfe won an Obie Award for Direction for his work in Spunk.
In 1990, George C. Wolfe won an Obie Award for the direction of Spunk.

final_sentence: In 1990, Wolfe won an Obie Award for Spunk.
final_sentence: In 1990, Wolfe won an Obie Award for Direction for his work in Spunk.
final_sentence: In 1990, George C. Wolfe won an Obie Award for the direction of Spunk.