Dorian Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Play

The Dorian Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Play is a theatrical award given annually to the best performance in a play on Broadway by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics since 2010 (the group was initially named the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association). The category was introduced in 2023 when the awards began honoring Broadway theatre.

Winners and nominees

Key

2020s

Year	Performer	Production	Role
2023
	Jodie Comer	*Prima Facie*	Tessa
	Jessica Chastain	A Doll's House	Nora
	Sean Hayes	Good Night, Oscar	Oscar Levant
	Stephen McKinley Henderson	Between Riverside and Crazy	Pops
2024
	Sarah Paulson	*Appropriate*	Antoinette "Toni" Lafayette
	Betsy Aidem	Prayer for the French Republic	Marcelle Salomon Benhamou
	Alex Edelman	Just for Us	Himself
	William Jackson Harper	Uncle Vanya	Astrov
	Jessica Lange	Mother Play	Phyllis
	Leslie Odom Jr.	Purlie Victorious	Purlie Victorious Judson
	Rachel McAdams	Mary Jane	Mary Jane
	Laurie Metcalf	Grey House	Raleigh
2025
	Sarah Snook	*The Picture of Dorian Gray*	Various
	Kit Connor	Romeo + Juliet	Romeo Montague
	Laura Donnelly	The Hills of California	Veronica/Joan
	Mia Farrow	The Roommate	Sharon
	Daniel Dae Kim	Yellow Face	DHH
	Sydney Lemmon	Job	Jane
	Louis McCartney	Stranger Things: The First Shadow	Henry Creel
	Jon Michael Hill	Purpose	Nazareth "Naz" Jasper
	LaTanya Richardson Jackson	Purpose	Claudine Jasper
	Sadie Sink	John Proctor is the Villain	Shelby Holcomb
2026
	John Lithgow	*Giant*	Roald Dahl
	Carrie Coon	Bug	Agnes White
	Will Harrison	Punch	Jacob
	Nathan Lane	Death of a Salesman	Willy Loman
	Rose Byrne	Fallen Angels	Jane Banbury
	Lesley Manville	Oedipus	Jocasta
	Laurie Metcalf	Little Bear Ridge Road	Sarah
	Kelli O’Hara	Fallen Angels	Julia Sterroll
	Daniel Radcliffe	Every Brilliant Thing	Narrator
	Mark Strong	Oedipus	Oedipus

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A Doll's HouseAlex EdelmanAppropriate (play)Betsy AidemBetween Riverside and CrazyBroadway theatreBug (play)Carrie CoonDaniel Dae KimDaniel RadcliffeDeath of a SalesmanDorian AwardEvery Brilliant ThingFallen Angels (play)Giant (play)Good Night, OscarGrey House (play)Henry CreelJessica ChastainJessica LangeJob (play)JocastaJodie ComerJohn LithgowJohn Proctor is the VillainJon Michael HillKelli O’HaraKit ConnorLaTanya Richardson JacksonLaura DonnellyLaurie MetcalfLesley ManvilleLeslie Odom Jr.Little Bear Ridge RoadLouis McCartneyMark StrongMary Jane (play)Mia FarrowMother PlayNathan LaneOedipus (Icke play)Oscar LevantPlay (theatre)Prayer for the French RepublicPrima Facie (play)Punch (play)Purlie VictoriousPurpose (play)Rachel McAdamsRoald DahlRomeo and JulietRose ByrneSadie SinkSarah PaulsonSarah SnookSean HayesStephen McKinley HendersonStranger Things: The First ShadowSydney LemmonThe Hills of CaliforniaThe Picture of Dorian Gray (play)The Roommate (play)Uncle VanyaUnited StatesWill Harrison (actor)William Jackson HarperWilly LomanYellow Face (play)

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