The Clarence Derwent Awards are Broadway theatre awards given annually by the Actors' Equity Association.

Past winners

Most promising male

• 1945 : Frederick O'Neal – as Frank in Anna Lucasta.
• 1946 : Paul Douglas – as Herry Brock in Born Yesterday.
• 1947 : Tom Ewell – as Fred Taylor in John Loves Mary.
• 1948 : Lou Gilbert – as Charlie in Hope Is a Thing with Feathers.
• 1949 : Ray Walston – as Traveling Salesman in Summer and Smoke.
• 1950 : Douglas Watson – as Young Liberal in Wisteria Trees.
• 1951 : Frederic Warriner – as Soames in Getting Married.

and : Logan Ramsey – as Willie Pentridge in High Ground.

• 1952 : Iggie Wolfington – as Chef in Mrs. McThing.
• 1953 : David J. Stewart – as The Baron in Camino Real.
• 1954 : David Lewis – as Joe Wicks in King of Hearts.
• 1955 : Fritz Weaver – as Flaminero in The White Devil.
• 1956 : Gerald Hiken – as Telegen in Uncle Vanya.
• 1957 : Ellis Rabb – as Alceste in The Misanthrope.
• 1958 : George C. Scott – as Richard III in Richard III.
• 1959 : David Hurst – as Police Inspector in Look After Lulu.
• 1960 : William Daniels – as Peter in Zoo Story.
• 1961 : Eric Christmas – as Rector Olive in Little Moon of Alba.
• 1962 : Gene Wilder – as Dutch Hotel Valet in Complaisant Lover.
• 1963 : Gene Hackman – as Football Player in Children from their Games.
• 1964 : Richard McMurray – as Magazine Editor in A Case of Libel.
• 1965 : Jame Sanchez – as Jesus in Conerico Was Here to Stay.
• 1966 : Christopher Walken – as King Phillip of France in The Lion in Winter.

and : Tom Ahearne – as Mayor in Hogan's Goat (special citation).

• 1967 : Austin Pendleton – as Irwin Ingham in Hail Scrawdyke.

and : Philip Bosco – as Lincoln Center Rep in The Alchemist (special citation).

• 1968 : David Birney – as Troubled Youth in Summertree.
• 1969 : Ron O'Neal – as Gabe in No Place to be Somebody.
• 1970 : Jeremiah Sullivan – as Gravedigger in A Scent of Flowers.
• 1971 : James Woods – as Lenny in Saved.
• 1972 : Richard Backus – as Wesley in Promenade All.
• 1973 : Christopher Murney – as Sylvester in Tricks.
• 1974 : Thom Christopher – as Waiter in Noel Coward in 2 Keys.
• 1975 : Reyno – as Lou in The First Breeze of Summer.
• 1976 : Peter Evans – as Richie in Streamers.
• 1977 : Barry Preston – as The Eccentric Dance in Bubbling Brown Sugar.
• 1978 : Morgan Freeman – as Zeke in The Mighty Gents.
• 1979 : Richard Cox – as Dan Danger in Platinum.
• 1980 : Eric Peterson – as Billy Bishop in Billy Bishop Goes to War.
• 1981 : Bob Gunton – as 21 Characters in How I Got That Story.
• 1982 : Larry Riley – as Private J. Memphis in A Soldier's Play.
• 1983 : John Malkovich – as Lee in True West.
• 1984 : Peter Gallagher – as Billy in The Real Thing.
• 1985 : Bill Sadler – as Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey in Biloxi Blues.
• 1986 : John Mahoney – as Artie Shaughnessy in The House of Blue Leaves.
• 1987 : Courtney B. Vance – as Cory Maxson in Fences.
• 1988 : B.D. Wong – as Song Lilong in M. Butterfly.
• 1989 : John Pankow – as Eamon in Aristocrats.
• 1990 : Michael Jeter – as Otto Kringelein in Grand Hotel.
• 1991 : Danny Gerard – as Arty in Lost in Yonkers.

and : James McDaniel – as Paul Portier in Six Degrees of Separation.

• 1992 : Patrick Fitzgerald – as Sean O'Casey in Grandchild of Kings.
• 1993 : Joe Mantello – as Louis Ironson in Angels in America.
• 1994 : Robert Stanton – as Various roles in All in the Timing.
• 1995 : Billy Crudup – as The Tutor in Arcadia.
• 1996 : Ruben Santiago Hudson – as Canewell in Seven Guitars.
• 1997 : Alan Tudyk – as Alan, Multiple roles in Bunny, Bunny.
• 1998 : Sam Trammell – as The Son in Ah, Wilderness!.
• 1999 : Robert Sella – as Clifford in Side Man.
• 2000 : Derek Smith – as The King in Green Bird and as Bastard in King John.
• 2001 : David Burtka – as Boy in The Play About the Baby.
• 2002 : Sam Robards – as Gustav Eberson in The Man Who Had All the Luck.
• 2003 : Denis O'Hare – as Mason Marzac in Take Me Out.
• 2004 : John Tartaglia – as Princeton and Rod in Avenue Q.
• 2005 : Christian Borle – as Historian, Not Dead Fred, French Guard, Minstrel and Prince Herbert in Monty Python's Spamalot.

Most promising female

• 1945 : Judy Holliday – as Alice in Kiss Them for Me.
• 1946 : Barbara Bel Geddes – as Genevra Langdon in Deep Are the Roots.
• 1947 : Margaret Philips – as Birdie Bagtry in Another Part of the Forest.
• 1948 : Catherine Ayers – as Susie in Moon of the Caribbean.
• 1949 : Leora Dana – as Irma in The Madwoman of Chaillot.
• 1950 : Gloria Lane – as Secretary in The Consul.
• 1951 : Phyllis Love – as Rose Delle Rose in The Rose Tattoo.
• 1952 : Anne Meacham – as Ensign Jane Hilton in The Long Watch.
• 1953 : Jenny Egan – as Mary Warren in The Crucible.
• 1954 : Vilma Murer – as Hilda Kranzbeck in The Winner.
• 1955 : Vivian Nathan – as Charwoman in Anastasia.
• 1956 : Frances Sternhagen – as Shavian Heroine in The Admiral Bashville.
• 1957 : Joan Croydon – as Housekeeper in The Potting Shed.
• 1958 : Colin Wicox – as Ellen Wells in The Day the Money Stopped.
• 1959 : Lois Nettleton – as Sheila O'Conner in God & Kate Murphy.
• 1960 : Rochelle Oliver – as Lily Berniers in Toys in the Attic.
• 1961 : Rosemary Murphy – as Dorothea Bates in Period of Adjustment.
• 1962 : Rebecca Drake – as Helen Cobb in Who'll Save the Plowboy.
• 1963 : Jessica Walter – as Secretary in Photo Finish.
• 1964 : Joyse Ebert – as Andromache in The Trojan Women.
• 1965 : Elizabeth Hubbard – as Monica in The Physicist.
• 1966 : Jean Hepple – as Serving Girl in Sgt. Musgraves Dance.
• 1967 : Reva Rose – as Lucy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
• 1968 : Catherine Burns – as Monica in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
• 1969 : Marlene Warfield – as Discarded Mistress in The Great White Hope.
• 1970 : Pamela Paton-Wright – as Tillie in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.
• 1971 : Katherine Helmond – as Bananas in The House of Blue Leaves.
• 1972 : Pamela Bellwood – as Jill Tanner in Butterflies Are Free.
• 1973 : Mari Gorman – as Jackie in Hot L Baltimore.
• 1974 : Ann Reinking – as Maggie in Over Here.
• 1975 : Marybeth Hurt – as Prue in Love For Love.
• 1976 : Nancy Snyder – as Joan of Arc in Knock, Knock.
• 1977 : Rose Gregorio – as Agnes in The Shadow box.
• 1978 : Margaret Hilton – as Eve in Molly.
• 1979 : Laurie Kennedy – as Violet in Man and Superman.
• 1980 : Dianne Wiest – as Elizabeth Barrow in On the Art of Dining.
• 1981 : Mia Dillon – as Babe Botrelle in Crimes of the Heart.
• 1982 : Joann Camp – as Skye Bullene in Geniuses.
• 1983 : Dana Ivey – as Monica Reed in Present Laughter and as Melanie Garth in Quartermaine's Terms.
• 1984 : Joan Allen – as Hellen Stott in And a Nightingale Sang.
• 1985 : Joanna Gleason – as Pam in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.
• 1986 : Patti Cohenour – as Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
• 1987 : Annette Bening – as Holly Dancer in Coastal Disturbances.
• 1988 : Christine Estabrook – as Sheila in The Boys Next Door.
• 1989 : Mercedes Ruehl – as Kate Sullivan in Other People's Money.
• 1990 : Mary-Louise Parker – as Rita in Prelude to a Kiss.
• 1991 : Jane Adams – as Deirdre McDavey in I Hate Hamlet.
• 1992 : Tonya Pinkins – as Anita in Jelly's Last Jam.
• 1993 : Ann Dowd – as Miss Proserpine Garnett in Candida.
• 1994 : Jeanne Paulen – as Joleen Rowen in The Kentucky Cycle.
• 1995 : Calista Flockhart – as Laura in The Glass Menagerie.
• 1996 : Lisa Gay Hamilton – as Veronica in Valley Song.
• 1997 : Allison Janney – as Liz Essendine in Present Laughter.
• 1998 : Juliana Soelistyo – as Golden Child in Golden Child.
• 1999 : Kristin Chenoweth – as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
• 2000 : Sherie Rene Scott – as Amneris in Aida.
• 2001 : Spencer Kayden – as Little Sally in Urinetown.
• 2002 : Anne Hathaway – as Lili in Carnival!.
• 2003 : Kerry Butler – as Penny Pingleton in Hairspray.
• 2004 : Anika Noni Rose – as Emmie Thibodeaux in Caroline, or Change.
• 2005 : Ari Graynor – as Alison in Brooklyn Boy.

External links

• Award winners at the Actors' Equity Association website

Theatre awards