| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play |
| Presenter: | Drama Desk |
| Location: | New York City |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Holder: | David Zinn for Stereophonic (2024) |
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design for a Play is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City.
The award was established in 1969, with the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design being presented each year to any play or musical production. Starting in 1996, the singular award was replaced by separate play and musical categories, but then merged again from 2010 to 2015; the separate play and musical categories have again co-existed since 2016.
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | ||
| Scott Bradley | Seven Guitars | |
| Derek McLane and Mark McKenna | The Monogamist | |
| Neil Patel | Quills | |
| Narelle Sissons | Entertaining Mr. Sloane | |
| Julie Taymor and Christine Jones | The Green Bird | |
| Tony Walton | A Fair Country | |
| 1997 | ||
| David Gallo and Jan Hartley | Bunny Bunny | |
| Robert Brill | The Rehearsal | |
| Marina Draghici | The Skriker | |
| Derek McLane | Present Laughter | |
| James Noone | The Gin Game | |
| 1998 | ||
| The Quay Brothers | The Chairs | |
| Loy Arcenas | Ballad of Yachiyo | |
| Chris Barreca | Three Days of Rain | |
| John Lee Beatty | Ivanov | |
| Santo Loquasto | Milansky/Zilisnky or 'Schmucks | |
| Derek McLane | Misalliance | |
| 1999 | ||
| Richard Hoover | Not About Nightingales | |
| John Lee Beatty | The Mystery of Irma Vep | |
| Maria Björnson | Britannicus and Phèdre | |
| Bob Crowley | Twelfth Night | |
| Allen Moyer | That Championship Season | |
| James Noone | Night Must Fall |
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ||
| Christopher Oram | Hughie | |
| Riccardo Hernandez | Red Speedo | |
| Mimi Lien | John | |
| G. W. Mercier | Head of Passes | |
| Derek McLane | Fully Committed | |
| 2017 | ||
| Nigel Hook | The Play That Goes Wrong | |
| David Gallo | ||
| Laura Jellinek | A Life | |
| Stewart Laing | The Hairy Ape | |
| Douglas W. Schmidt | The Front Page | |
| 2018 | ||
| Miriam Buether | Three Tall Women | |
| Bunny Christie | People, Places and Things | |
| Lizzie Clachan | Yerma | |
| Maruti Evans | Kill Move Paradise | |
| Louisa Thompson | In the Blood | |
| 2019 | ||
| Matt Saunders | "Daddy" | |
| Miriam Buether | The Jungle | |
| Es Devlin | Girls & Boys | |
| Maruti Evans | The Peculiar Patriot | |
| Mimi Lien | Fairview |
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Clint Ramos | Grand Horizons | |
| Catherine Cornell | Mac Beth | |
| Adam Rigg | Fefu and Her Friends | |
| Paul Steinberg | Judgment Day | |
| B.T. Whitehill | The Confession of Lily Dare | |
| 2021 | colspan="2" | |
| 2022 | ||
| Takeshi Kata | Clyde's | |
| Beowulf Boritt | Merry Wives | |
| Wilson Chin | Pass Over | |
| Marsha Ginsberg | English | |
| Junghyun Georgia Lee | Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord | |
| 2023 | Tim Hatley | Life of Pi |
| Jason Ardizzone-West | Wedding Band | |
| Beowulf Boritt | Ohio State Murders | |
| dots | Public Obscenities | |
| Natasha Jenkins | Love | |
| John McDermott | Chains | |
| 2024 | David Zinn | Stereophonic |
| dots | Appropriate | |
| Es Devlin | The Hunt | |
| Derek McLane | Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch | |
| Scott Pask | Grey House |