| Tony Award for Best Author | |
| Awarded For: | Best Author |
| Presenter: | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Location: | United States New York City |
| Website: | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Award for Best Author is a now retired category once presented to playwrights, authors and librettists of theatrical plays and musicals. Only nine awards were presented from 1947 to 1965, and it is often grouped with the category Best Book of a Musical.
| Year | Author | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | ||
| Arthur Miller | All My Sons | |
| 1948 | ||
| Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan | Mister Roberts | |
| 1949 | ||
| Arthur Miller | Death of a Salesman | |
| Samuel and Bella Spewack | Kiss Me, Kate |