Drama League Distinguished Performance Award Explained

The Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, originally known as the Delia Austrian Medal, is a theater award presented annually since 1935 by The Drama League for the "most distinguished" performance of the theater season.[1] The award is named for theater reviewer Delia Austrian. An artist may only win the award once in their lifetime.[2]

Winners

YearRecipientWorkRef
1935 Romeo and Juliet [3]
1936 Victoria Regina [4]
1937 King Richard II [5]
1938 Shadow and Substance
1939 Abe Lincoln in Illinois [6]
1940 Key Largo
1941 Watch on the Rhine [7]
1942 Angel Street
1943 The Pirate [8]
1944 The Two Mrs. Carrolls [9]
1945 I Remember Mama
1946 The Magnificent Yankee
1947 Joan of Lorraine
1948 Medea
1949 Edward, My Son
1950 The Velvet Glove
1951 Darkness at Noon
1952 I Am a Camera
1953 The Time of the Cuckoo
1954 The Solid Gold Cadillac
1955 Anastasia
1956 The Ponder Heart
1957 Major Barbara
1958 Sunrise at Campobello
1959 The Pleasure of His Company
1960 Five Finger Exercise
1961 Big Fish, Little Fish
1962 A Man for All Seasons
1963 Lord Pengo
1964 Dylan [10]
1965 Tiny Alice
1966 Man of La Mancha
1967 The Wild Duck
1968 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969 Hadrian the Seventh
1970 Harvey
1971 Sleuth
1972 Eileen Atkins
Claire Bloom 		Vivat! Vivat Regina!
1973 Butley
1974 The Good Doctor
1975 Sherlock Holmes
1976 The Royal Family
1977 Otherwise Engaged
1978 Dracula
1979 On Golden Pond
1980 Betrayal
1981 Amadeus [11]
1982 Mass Appeal[12]
1983 Plenty[13]
1984 The Real Thing[14]
1985 Cyrano de Bergerac and Much Ado About Nothing[15]
1986 Song and Dance[16]
1987 Fences[17]
1988 M. Butterfly[18]
1989 Shirley Valentine[19]
1990 Tru[20]
1991 Six Degrees of Separation
1992 Death and the Maiden
1993 Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
1994 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1995 The Heiress[21]
1996 Mrs. Klein[22]
1997 The Gin Game
Chicago		[23]
1998 Ragtime[24]
1999 Wit[25]
2000 The Waverly Gallery[26]
2001 Proof
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest		[27]
2002 The Crucible[28]
2003 Hairspray[29]
2004 The Boy from Oz[30]
2005 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels[31]
2006 Grey Gardens[32]
2007 Talk Radio and Macbeth[33]
2008 Gypsy[34]
2009 Exit the King[35]
2010 Red[36]
2011 Jerusalem and La Bête[37]
2012 Porgy and Bess[38]
2013 The Nance [39]
2014 Hedwig and the Angry Inch [40]
2015 The Visit [41]
2016 Hamilton
2017 Dear Evan Hansen
2018 Three Tall Women
2019 Network [42]
2020 Moulin Rouge! [43]
2021 No award presented
2022 The Music Man [44]
2023
2024 Appropriate

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Award History . February 17, 2024 . .
  2. Web site: Some Like It Hot, Annaleigh Ashford, Leopoldstadt, More Win 2023 Drama League Awards. Culwell-Block. Logan. Playbill. May 19, 2023. February 17, 2024.
  3. Encyclopedia: Delia Austrian Medal . Winners: The Blue Ribbon Encyclopedia of Awards . Walter, Claire . 1982 . New York . Facts on File, Inc. . . February 17, 2024.
  4. News: Drama League Bestows Medal on Helen Hayes . Associated Press. . May 22, 1936 . December 13, 2013 .
  5. News: Evans Gets Medal Of Drama League. English Actor Is Honored for 'Richard II' in Presentation by Daniel Frohman . The New York Times . May 12, 1937 . December 12, 2013 .
  6. News: Massey Honored by Drama League; Lincoln Portrayer Wins the Delia Austrian Medal for Distinguished Acting. The New York Times. May 10, 1939. February 17, 2024.
  7. News: Paul Lukas Gets Drama Group Prize. Star of Watch on the Rhine Receives the Delia Austrian Medal for His Acting . The New York Times . May 10, 1941 . December 12, 2013 .
  8. News: Drama League Prize Given to the Lunts; Their Work in Behrman Play, 'The Pirate,' Is Rewarded. The New York Times. May 19, 1943. February 17, 2024.
  9. News: Elisabeth Bergner Gets Drama Award; Receives Delia Austrian Medal for Distinguished Acting . The New York Times . May 10, 1944 . December 12, 2013 .
  10. Web site: Alec Guinness . December 13, 2013 . .
  11. News: 'Cage Aux Folles' Due As Musical Comedy Set In New Orleans . . May 8, 1981 . December 12, 2013 .
  12. Web site: 2013-04-10 . In memoriam - Irish acting legend Milo O’Shea passes away after battle with Alzheimers . 2024-04-30 . IrishCentral.com . en.
  13. Web site: 2015-03-26 . Edward Herrmann: Character actor on screen whose air of Ivy League . 2024-04-30 . The Independent . en.
  14. Web site: 2017-10-19 . 75th Annual Drama League Awards: Drama League Awards announces the recipients of its 2009 Special Recognitions . 2024-04-30 . New York Theatre Guide . en.
  15. Web site: Derek Jacobi theatre profile . 2024-05-01 . www.abouttheartists.com.
  16. Web site: Bernadette Peters Kennedy Center . 2024-04-30 . The Kennedy Center . en.
  17. Web site: 2022-09-12 . James Earl Jones Theatre – theaterlife . 2024-05-01 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Get Inside the Starry 2019 Drama League Awards with These Exclusive Portraits . 2024-05-01 . Broadway.com . en.
  19. News: 2001-06-15 . Pauline Collins: Stage and screen doyenne . 2024-05-01 . en-GB.
  20. Web site: A Look at How Many Drama League Distinguished Performance Award Winners Went on to Win Tony Awards The Daily Scoop . 2024-04-30 . www.broadwaybox.com.
  21. Web site: Keeping Up With the Jones Girl . Playbill.
  22. Web site: Rent, Guitars Win Drama League Awards .
  23. Web site: Neuwirth and Durning Tie for Drama League Award .
  24. Web site: Ragtime, Beauty Queen, Cabaret Win Drama League Awards May 8 .
  25. Web site: Fosse, Salesman & Wit Win Drama League Awards, May 7 .
  26. Web site: Contact, Copenhagen, Kate Win Drama League Awards .
  27. Web site: 'Pro-' Choice: Drama League Awards Announced, May 11 .
  28. Web site: Urinetown, Crucible and Metamorphoses Win the Drama League Awards .
  29. Web site: Hairspray, Take Me Out, Joe Egg, Fierstein Win 2003 Drama League Awards .
  30. Web site: 2004-05-14 . Drama League Award Winners Announced - TheaterMania.com . 2024-04-29 . en-US.
  31. Web site: 2005-05-13 . 2005 Drama League Award Winners Announced - TheaterMania.com . 2024-04-29 . en-US.
  32. Web site: 2017-10-19 . Drama League Awards 2006 announced . 2024-04-29 . New York Theatre Guide . en.
  33. Web site: 2007-05-11 . 2007 Drama League Award Winners Announced - TheaterMania.com . 2024-04-29 . en-US.
  34. Web site: 2008 Drama League Awards Announced; LuPone Wins Top Acting Accolade . 2024-04-29 . Broadway.com . en.
  35. Web site: Billy Elliot, Carnage and Geoffrey Rush Take Top Drama League Honors . 2024-04-29 . Broadway.com . en.
  36. Web site: Sondheim, Red, Bridge, La Cage and Molina Win Drama League Awards .
  37. Web site: 2017-10-19 . Drama League 2011 nominations . 2024-04-29 . New York Theatre Guide . en.
  38. Web site: Other Desert Cities, Salesman, Follies, Once, Audra McDonald Are Drama League Winners .
  39. Web site: Kinky Boots, Pippin, Vanya and Sonia, Virginia Woolf? and Nathan Lane Win Drama League Awards .
  40. News: Awards for Neil Patrick Harris, 'All the Way'. Gardner. Elysa. USA Today. May 16, 2014. February 17, 2024.
  41. Web site: 2015 Drama League Awards: And the Winners are.... New York Theatre Guide. October 19, 2017. February 17, 2024.
  42. Web site: Networks Bryan Cranston, Hadestown Among 2019 Drama League Award Winners. McPhee. Ryan. Playbill. May 17, 2019. February 17, 2024.
  43. News: Reporter’s Notebook: UCSD grad Danny Burstein wins major Drama League award. Kragen. Pam. The San Diego Union-Tribune. June 22, 2020. February 17, 2024.
  44. Web site: The Lehman Trilogy, A Strange Loop, Sutton Foster, More Are Winners of 88th Annual Drama League Awards. Gans. Andrew. Playbill. May 20, 2022. February 17, 2024.

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