# List of awards and nominations received by South Pacific (musical)

South Pacific is considered to be one of the greatest Broadway musicals. The musical premiered in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950. The show was a critical and box office hit and has since enjoyed many successful revivals and tours, also spawning a 1958 film and other adaptations.
The original Broadway production won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Libretto, and it is the only musical production ever to have won all four Tony Awards for acting. The 2008 Broadway revival was a strong success, winning numerous theatre awards. Its seven Tonys included Best Musical Revival. Sher and Szot also won Tonys, and the production won in all four design categories, also receiving nominations for choreography and for the performances of O'Hara, Burstein and Ables Sayre. It also won five Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical Revival. The late Robert Russell Bennett was recognized that season for "his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific."

## Awards and nominations
### Original Broadway production

| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 1950 | Pulitzer Prize | Drama | Drama | Won |
| 1950 | Tony Award | Best Musical | Best Musical | Won |
| 1950 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Ezio Pinza | Won |
| 1950 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | Mary Martin | Won |
| 1950 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | Myron McCormick | Won |
| 1950 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Juanita Hall | Won |
| 1950 | Tony Award | Best Producer | Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan | Won |
| 1950 | Tony Award | Best Director | Joshua Logan | Won |
| 1950 | Tony Award | Best Libretto | Oscar Hammerstein II | Won |
| 1950 | Tony Award | Best Original Score | Richard Rodgers | Won |
| 1949 | Tony Award | Best Scenic Design | Jo Mielziner | Won |
| 1949 | New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards | Best Musical | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan | Won |

### 2001 London revival

| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2001 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actor in a Musical | Philip Quast | Won |

### 2001 Television film

| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2001 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Music Direction | Paul Bogaev | Nominated |
| 2001 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Guntis Sics, Rick Ash, Joe Earle and Joel Moss | Nominated |

### 2008 Broadway revival

| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2008 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won |
| 2008 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Paulo Szot | Won |
| 2008 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Kelli O'Hara | Nominated |
| 2008 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Danny Burstein | Nominated |
| 2008 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director | Bartlett Sher | Won |
| 2008 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Set Design | Michael Yeargan | Won |
| 2008 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Sound Design | Scott Lehrer | Won |
| 2008 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Lighting Design | Donald Holder | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won |
| 2008 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Paulo Szot | Won |
| 2008 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Kelli O'Hara | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Danny Burstein | Won |
| 2008 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Bartlett Sher | Won |
| 2008 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Choreographer | Christopher Gattelli | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Set Design | Michael Yeargan | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Catherine Zuber | Won |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Best Revival of a Musical | Won |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | Bartlett Sher | Won |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Paulo Szot | Won |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | Kelli O'Hara | Nominated |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | Danny Burstein | Nominated |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Loretta Ables Sayre | Nominated |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Choreography | Christopher Gattelli | Nominated |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Scenic Design | Michael Yeargan | Won |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design | Catherine Zuber | Won |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Lighting Design | Donald Holder | Won |
| 2008 | Tony Award | Best Sound Design | Scott Lehrer | Won |

### 2011 London revival

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2012 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Musical Revival | Best Musical Revival | Nominated |
| 2012 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actor in a Musical | Paulo Szot | Nominated |
| 2012 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Costume Design | Catherine Zuber | Nominated |