+ George C. Wolfe awards and nominations Award Wins NominationsEmmy AwardsTony Awards
George C. Wolfe is an American stage and screen director, playwright and producer.
Over his career he has been nominated for fifteen Tony Awards, ten of those nominations being for Director of a Play or Musical. He has received three Tony Awards for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches in 1993, Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk in 1996 and Elaine Stritch at Liberty in 2002. For his work in theatre he has also received three Drama Desk Awards, two Obie Awards, a Drama League Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Lucille Lortel Award. For his work in film and television he received a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film for Lackawanna Blues in 2005. He also has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Writers Guild of America Award and an Independent Spirit Award.
Major associations Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1992 Best Book of a Musical Jelly's Last Jam Best Direction of a Musical 1993 Best Direction of a Play Angels in America: Millennium Approaches 1994 Best Direction of a Play Angels in America: Perestroika 1996 Best Direction of a Musical Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk Best Original Score 2000 Best Book of a Musical The Wild Party 2002 Best Special Theatrical Event Elaine Stritch At Liberty 2004 Best Direction of a Musical Caroline, Or Change 2011 Best Direction of a Play (with Joel Grey) The Normal Heart 2013 Best Direction of a Play Lucky Guy 2016 Best Book of a Musical Shuffle Along Best Direction of a Musical 2018 Best Direction of a Play The Iceman Cometh 2019 Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus 2024 Special Tony Award Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Emmy Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.Primetime Emmy Awards 2005 Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series Lackawanna Blues
Industry awards Directors Guild of America Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2006 Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film Lackawanna Blues 2018 Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Writers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2018 Television: Long Form – Adapted The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2006 Best First Feature Lackawanna Blues
Theatre awards
Drama Desk Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1992 Outstanding Book of a MusicalJelly's Last Jam Outstanding Director of a Musical 1993 Outstanding Director of a Play Angels in America: Millennium Approaches 1996 Outstanding Director of a MusicalBring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk Outstanding Director of a Play The Tempest 2002 Outstanding Director of a MusicalElaine Stritch At Liberty 2004 Outstanding Director of a MusicalCaroline, Or Change 2011 Outstanding Director of a Play The Normal Heart
Drama League Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1996 Distinguished AchievementBring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Lucille Lortel Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002 Unique Theatrical ExperienceElaine Stritch at Liberty
Obie Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1990 Direction Spunk 2002 Direction Topdog/Underdog
Outer Critics Circle Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1994 Outstanding Director of a Play Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 2002 Outstanding Director of a Play Topdog/Underdog 2004 Outstanding Director of a Musical Caroline or Change
Miscellaneous awards Black Reel Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2006 Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series Lackawanna Blues
NAACP Image Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2021 Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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