The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Projection Design is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City.Drama Desk Awards "About Drama Desks Mission"
The category was added for the 2008-2009 ceremony but was not subsequently included until the 2015-2016 season.
Finn Ross holds the record for most wins in the category, with three, followed closely by Peter Nigrini and Aaron Rhyne with two each. Nigrini holds the record for most nominations, with six, followed by Finn Ross with four.
Winners and nominees Key
2000s Year Designer Production Ref. 2008 Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network Sunday in the Park with GeorgePaul BarrittBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Zachary Borovay A Catered Affair Jim Findlay & Jeff Sugg The Slug Bearers of Karol Island Lorna Heavey Macbeth Tal YardenThe Misanthrope 2009N/A 2010s Year Designer Production Ref.2010-2012N/A 2013 Peter Nigrini Here Lies Love Jon Driscoll Chaplin: The Musical Wendall K. Harrington Old Hats Darrel Maloney Checkers Pedro PiresCirque du Soleil: Totem Aaron RhyneWild With Happy 2014 Aaron Rhyne A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Robert Massicotte and Alexis Laurence Cirkopolis Sven Ortel A Midsummer Night's Dream Shawn Sagady All The Way Austin Switser Sontag: Reborn Ben RubinArguendo 2015 Finn Ross The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 59 Productions An American in Paris Roger Hanna & Price Johnston Donogoo Darrel Maloney Found Peter Nigrini Our Lady of Kibeho Austin ZwitserBig Love 2016 Finn Ross American Psycho Nicholas Hussong These Paper Bullets! Darrel Maloney Tappin’ Thru Life Peter Nigrini Dear Evan Hansen Tal YardenLazarus 2017 Aaron Rhyne Anastasia Reid Farrington CasablancaBox Elaine J. McCarthy Notes from the Field Jared Mezzocchi Vietgone John Narun Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward 2018 Finn Ross and Ash J. Woodward Harry Potter and the Cursed Child David Bengali Van Gogh’s Ear, Ensemble for the Romantic Century Andrezj Goulding People, Places & Things, National Theatre/St. Ann’s Warehouse/Bryan Singer Productions/Headlong Peter Nigrini SpongeBob SquarePants Finn Ross and Adam Young Mean Girls 2019 Peter England King Kong Katherine Freer By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Luke Halls The Lehman Trilogy Alex Basco Koch Be More Chill Peter Nigrini Beetlejuice Joshua Thorson Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
2020s Year Designer Production Ref. 2020 Luke Halls West Side Story David Bengali Einstein's Dreams Julia Frey Medea Lisa Renkel and POSSIBLE Emojiland Hannah Wasileski Fires in the Mirror 2021 colspan="2" 2022 59 Productions Flying Over Sunset David Bengali Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Stefania Bulbarella and Alex Basco Koch Space Dogs Shawn Duan The Chinese Lady Sven Ortel Thoughts of a Colored Man 2023 Andrzej Goulding Life of Pi Simon Baker Wuthering Heights Caite Hevner Between the Lines Josh Higgason White Girl in Danger Nicholas Hussong On That Day in Amsterdam Johnny Moreno Public Obsceneties 2024 Peter Nigrini Hell's Kitchen Eric Dunlap Our Class Jared Mezzocchi Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy Olivia Sebesky Melissa Etheridge: My Window Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew The Connector 2025 David Bergman The Picture of Dorian Gray Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom Sunset Blvd. Jake Barton McNeal Jesse Garrison The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy [redux] Hana S. Kim Redwood2026Tal YardenOedipusDavid BengaliMy Joy is HeavyAkhila KrishnanKyotoJohnny MorenoMexodus
Multiple wins 3 wins Finn Ross
2 wins Peter Nigrini Aaron Rhyne
Multiple nominations 6 nominations Peter Nigrini
4 nominations Finn Ross David Bengali
3 nominations Darrel Maloney Aaron Rhyne Tal Yarden
2 nominations Sven Ortel 59 Productions Nicholas Hussong Jared Mezzocchi Luke Halls Alex Basco Koch
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