In the new landscape of nongendered awards, it might be noted that Hayes already has won an Outer Critics Circle and a Drama Desk Award.
At the Outer Critics Circle, Hayes won for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway play, and this was the field:
Hiran Abeysekera, ''Life of Pi''
Jessica Chastain, ''A Doll's House''
Corey Hawkins, ''Topdog/Underdog''
Sean Hayes, ''Good Night, Oscar''
Audra McDonald, ''Ohio State Murders''
At the Drama Desk Awards, Hayes and Chastain won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, and this was the field:
Hiran Abeysekera, ''Life of Pi''
Kyle Beltran, ''A Case for the Existence of God,'' Signature Theatre
Will Brill, ''A Case for the Existence of God,'' Signature Theatre
Brittany Bradford, ''Wedding Band,'' Theatre for a New Audience
Jessica Chastain, ''A Doll’s House''
Sharon D Clarke, ''Death of a Salesman''
Sean Hayes, ''Good Night, Oscar''
Denise Manning, ''Amani,'' National Black Theatre and Rattlestick Theater
Audra McDonald, ''Ohio State Murders''
Wendell Pierce, ''Death of a Salesman''
John Douglas Thompson, ''Endgame,'' Irish Repertory Theatre
Kara Young, ''Twelfth Night,'' The Classical Theatre of Harlem
For the record, the Drama Desk awarded Jodie Comer (''Prima Facie'') the prize for Outstanding Solo Performance.
And Stephen McKinley Henderson (''Between Riverside and Crazy'') was given the Harold Prince Lifetime Achievement Award. |
