2024 Outer Critics Circle Nominations & Awards

Nominations just announced. A few head-scratchers in there.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/DEAD-OUTLAW-STEREOPHONIC-More-Lead-in-Nominations-for-2024-Outer-Critics-Circle-Awards-20240423

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Updated On: 4/23/24 at 04:08 PM

Because it was eligable last season

''About 7 people are involved in these nominations and it shows.''

I believe it's been closer to 10 for the Outer Critics Circle nominations. The Drama Desk nominations are usually determined by about 8 people. Needless to say, the nominations reflect their tastes. It's always been this way, and they're juggling Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. Plus, now that their performance categories are non-gendered, that's another determining factor.

Personally kind of love these nominations - maybe I'm biased as someone who loved Teeth and The Connector a lot :)

Worth noting it also states they were not invited to see HERE WE ARE, so it was deemed ineligible.

DramaTeach said: "What are the actual rules here? Merrily wasn’t eligible bc it was off-Broadway, but so was Stereophonic. And Here Lies Love. And Days of Wine and Roses. Why nominate Illinoise as an Off-Broadway musical when it’s also on this season? I wonder the cut-off dates. And that “lead performer in a musical” category?! Fascinating."

Stereophonic was both off-Bway and Bway in the same season, so they automatically move it to the Broadway categories. Wine and Roses was technically off-Broadway this season as well, at least as it pertains to the OCC cutoffs. HLL was put into the revival category.

Illinoise did not start performances on Bway in time for the nominators to see it, so it defaulted back to the Armory staging.

Love all these Dead Outlaw noms. Now where's my cast album?

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "It's absolutely crazy that the OCC has kept their acting categories at 5 nominees after de-gendering them. BUT it does potentially show you who the strongest candidates are. I know, things can and will be slightly different with the Tonys since only about 10 voters nominate the OCC...but still. For instance, I think Kelli O'Hara and Maryann Plunkett being the only 2 women who appeared in Lead Performance in a Musical means they should be formidable heading into Tony noms.

It's good the the acting categories are at 5-6 nominees after de-gendering them. Every other category in awards are de-gendered with similar nominations.

Actors should receive no more, or less, than any other contributor to a show, male or female, or in number of possible nominations. If it's about equality, it's going in the right direction to give equality to the awards, in general.

The Tonys should do the same.

Updated On: 4/23/24 at 05:17 PM

CoffeeBreak said: "

It's good the the acting categories are at 5-6 nominees after de-gendering them. Every other category in awards are de-gendered with similar nominations.

Actors should receive no more, or less,than any other contributor to a show, male or female, or in number of possible nominations. If it's about equality, it's going in the right direction to give equality to the awards, in general.

The Tonys should do the same.

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I would disagree for one main reason—almost every show has one lighting designer, one sound designer, etc., but most have multiple cast members. There are maybe thirty people eligible for scenic design on Broadway this year but over a hundred people who could be nominated for performance. From a numbers standpoint, I think actors need more potential nominations.

Sauja said: "CoffeeBreak said: "

It's good the the acting categories are at 5-6 nominees after de-gendering them. Every other category in awards are de-gendered with similar nominations.

Actors should receive no more, or less,than any other contributor to a show, male or female, or in number of possible nominations. If it's about equality, it's going in the right direction to give equality to the awards, in general.

The Tonys should do the same.

"


I would disagree for one main reason—almosteveryshow has one lighting designer, one sound designer, etc., but most have multiple cast members. There are maybe thirty people eligible for scenic design on Broadway this year but over a hundred people who could be nominated for performance. From a numbersstandpoint, I think actors need more potential nominations."

I would also add that if the Tonys were to degender acting categories just like the Outer Critics Circle Awards, there’d be a number of worthy performances that would’ve gotten nominated under normal circumstances snubbed.