Obie Award for Distinguished Performance
The Obie Award for Distinguished Performance is an annual award presented jointly by The Village Voice and the American Theatre Wing in recognition of achievements in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theatre productions in New York City. The awards were established in 1956 by The Village Voice.
The category replaced the Distinguished Performance by an Actress and Distinguished Performance by an Actor awards, with a new gender-neutral category. The award has no nominees and there is no set number of winners per year. Each performance listed by year below was given an award and they are listed in no particular order. The award can be for a lead or supporting performance and in a play or musical, and can recognize an performer for collective performances in more than one production during the same season.
2020s
Year |
Winners |
Play / Musical |
Character |
Ref. |
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2025 |
Cole Escola |
Oh, Mary! |
Mary Todd Lincoln |
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Gabby Beans |
Jonah |
Ana |
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Dianne Wiest |
Scene Partners |
Meryl |
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Johanna Day |
Scene Partners |
Charlize |
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Nathan Lee Graham |
Orlando |
Chorus |
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2026 |
Crystal Lucas-Perry |
Pericles: A Public Works Concert Experience and The Great Privation (How to flip ten cents into a dollar) |
Gower / Mrs. Freeman |
|
Bulbul Chakraborty |
Rheology |
Bulbul Cakraborty |
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Quincy Tyler Bernstine |
Well, I'll Let You Go |
Maggie |
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Stephanie Weeks |
Show/Boat: A River |
Julie |