Awards, Nominations and Honors
A new award was established in 2010, The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award. This is awarded annually "for an un-produced, full-length play of social relevance by an emerging American playwright." The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation will give $50,000 to the writer with a grant of $100,000 towards production costs at a nonprofit theatre. The first award will be given in 2011.
- Theatre
- 1958 Tony Award for Best Musical (West Side Story, nominee)
- 1960 Tony Award for Best Musical (Gypsy, nominee)
- 1968 Tony Award for Best Musical (Hallelujah, Baby!, winner)
- 1975 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (Gypsy, winner)
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- 1975 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (Gypsy, nominee)
- 1984 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (La Cage aux Folles, winner)
- 2008 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (Gypsy, nominee)
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- Film
- Academy Award for Best Picture (The Turning Point, nominee)
- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (The Turning Point, nominee)
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay (Rope, nominee)
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- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (The Turning Point, nominee)
- Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (The Way We Were, nominee; The Turning Point, winner)
- National Board of Review Award for Career Achievement (winner)
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