Broadway artists Keenan Scott II (Thoughts of a Colored Man) & D. Woods (For Colored Girls… Revival) host The Awards Vol. III Nomination Ceremony. Nominees for The Awards formerly known as The Antonyos Vol. III were announced on July 7th, 2023. View the full list of nominees below.
This awards cycle began May 1st, 2022, and ended Juneteenth 2023. The Awards nominations were determined by a committee of seven industry professionals who have chosen to remain anonymous. This removes the idea that the nominations are more or less valid due to the committee members.
This awards cycle began May 1st, 2022, and ended Juneteenth 2023.
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY (OFF-BROADWAY)
April Matthis, Primary Trust
Patrice Johnson Chevannes, Endgame
Harriet D. Foy, Black Odyssey
Biko Eisen-Martin, soft
Calvin Leon Smith, Fat Ham
Billy Eugene Jones, Fat Ham
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY (BROADWAY)
Kara Young, Cost of Living
Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson
Danielle Brooks, The Piano Lesson
Andre De Shields, Death of a Salesman
Ray Fisher, The Piano Lesson
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain’t No Mo
Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (OFF-BROADWAY)
Krystal Joy Brown, Merrily We Roll Along
Jacob Ming-Trent, The Harder They Come
James Jackson Jr., White Girl in Danger
Meecah, The Harder They Come
Jeanette Bayardelle, The Harder They Come
J. Bernard Calloway, The Harder They Come
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (ON BROADWAY)
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot
Alex Newell, Shucked
Jordan Donica, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Alex Joseph Grayson, Parade
Joshua Henry, Into The Woods
Adrianna Hicks, Some Like It Hot
John Clay III, New York, New York
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Tislarm Bouie, The Bandaged Place
Edgar Godineaux, The Harder They Come
Raja Feather Kelly, White Girl in Danger
Christopher Cree Grant, Parade
Jeffrey Paige, 1776
Aquila Kikora Franklin, Black Odyssey
Marjani Forté-Saunders, Dreaming Zenzille
BEST DIRECTION (OFF-BROADWAY)
Candis C. Jones, Shadow/land
Josiah Davis, Amani
Miranda Hayman, Exception To The Rule
Whitney White, soft
Robert O’hara, A Raisin in the Sun
Stevie Walker-Webb, Black Odyssey
Lileana Blain-Cruz, White Girl in Danger
BEST DIRECTION ( BROADWAY)
Saheem Ali, Fat Ham
Kenny Leon, Topdog/Underdog
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, The Piano Lesson
Stevie Walker-Webb, Ain’t No Mo
Kenny Leon, Ohio State Murders
BEST COSTUME DESIGN (OFF-BROADWAY)
Azalea Fairley, Shadow/land
Devario Simmons, Bees & Honey
Mika Eubanks, Amani
Mimi Plange, Dreaming Zenzille
Qween Jean, soft
Dede Ayite, Richard III
Karen Perry, A Raisin in the Sun
BEST COSTUME DESIGN (BROADWAY)
Dominique Fawn Hill, Fat Ham
Sarita Fellows, Death of a Salesman
Toni-Leslie James, The Piano Lesson
Dede Ayite, Topdog/Underdog
Emilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo
Emilio Sosa, 1776
BEST WIG/HAIR DESIGN
Nikiya Mathis, A Raisin in the Sun
Cookie Jordan, The Piano Lesson
Sabana Majeed, New York, New York
Eaaron Chew Nealey, Fat Ham
Mia M. Neal, Ain’t No Mo
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Stacey Doresier, Cornelia Street
Allen Lee Hughes, Ohio State Murders
Allen Lee Hughes, Topdog/Underdog
Alan Edwards, Our Brother’s Son
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
Lawrence E. Moten III, Patience
Carlos Soto, Bernarda’s Daughters
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Mikaal Sulaiman, Death of a Salesman
Justin Ellington, Ohio State Murders
Taylor Williams, Ain’t No Mo
Justin Ellington, Topdog/Underdog
Christopher Darbassie, Patience
Mikaal Sulaiman, Fat Ham
Kathy Ruvuna, Amani
BEST MUSICAL ENSEMBLE
The Harder They Come
White Girl in Danger
Dreaming Zenzille
BEST PLAY ENSEMBLE
Twelfth Night
Fat Ham
Ain’t No Mo
Black Odyssey
The Piano Lesson
A Raisin in the Sun
soft
BEST MUSIC IN A PLAY
Delfeayo Marsalis, Shadow/land
Suzan-Lori Parks, Plays for the Plague Year
Mikaal Sulaiman, Cost of Living
Femi Temowo, Death of a Salesman
Jason Michael Webb, The Piano Lesson
Renell Shaw, Heart
BEST ORCHESTRATION
Bryan Carter, Some Like It Hot
Daryl Waters, New York, New York
Kenny Seymour, The Harder They Come
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Michael R. Jackson, White Girl in Danger
Jimmy Cliff, The Harder They Come
Miriam Makeba, Dreaming Zenzille
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Michael R. Jackson, White Girl in Danger
Sharon Washington, New York, New York
Suzan-Lori Parks, The Harder They Come
BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE
Jade Anouka, Heart
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY (OFF-BROADWAY)
Danai Gurira, Richard III
Tonya Pinkins, A Raisin in the Sun
K. Todd Freeman, Downstate
Denise Manning, Amani
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, This Land Was Made
William Jackson Harper, Primary Trust
John Douglas Thompson, Endgame
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY (BROADWAY)
Marcel Spears, Fat Ham
Wendell Pierce, Death of a Salesman
Jordan E. Cooper, Ain’t No Mo
Corey Hawkins, Topdog/Underdog
Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside & Crazy
Jeremy Pope, The Collaboration
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL ( OFF-BROADWAY)
Latoya Edwards, White Girl in Danger
Tarra Conner Jones, White Girl in Danger
Natey Jones, The Harder They Come
Somi Kakoma, Dreaming Zenzille
Callum Francis, Kinky Boots
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (BROADWAY)
Anna Uzele, New York, New York
J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot
Solea Pfeiffer, Almost Famous
Jordon Dobson, Bad Cinderella
Lorna Courtney, & Juliet
Crystal Lucas-Perry, 1776
Patina Miller, Into The Woods
BEST REVIVAL
The Piano Lesson, August Wilson
A Raisin In The Sun, Lorraine Hansberry
Ohio State Murders, Adrienne Kennedy
Topdog/Underdog, Suzan-Lori Parks
Black Odyssey, Marcus Gardley
Crumbs From the Table of Joy, Lynn Nottage
BEST PLAY
Ain’t No Mo, Jordan E. Cooper
Primary Trust, Eboni Booth
Shadow/land, Erika Dickerson-Despenza
Bees & Honey, Guadalis Del Carmen
This Land Was Made, Tori Sampson
soft, Donja R. Love
Fat Ham, James Ijames
BEST MUSICAL
White Girl In Danger
The Harder They Come
Dreaming Zenzille
The Douglas Turner Ward Life Achievement Award
André De Shields
The Awards Vol III Nomination Ceremony Credits:
Opening poem and Comedic sketches were created & written by Eric Lockley with additional credits listed below for each comedic sketch.
The ceremony was filmed and written by Drew Shade & assisted by Jamaal Anthony.
Special thanks are given to Jordan Waters & ‘The Art of Killin’ It’ for allowing the use of their space and set.
THOUGHTS OF A COLORED ACTOR” Written & Directed by: Eric Lockley Director of Photography: Catalin Stelian AD: Jordon Waters Featuring: Denise Manning, Drew Shade, Josh Broder with Cherrye J. Davis and Jeffrey Kitt
“I WAS THERE” Written and Directed by: Eric Lockley Director of Photography: Catalin Stelian AD: Jordon Waters Featuring: Deborah McIntyre, Xavier Townsend, Zonya Love, Joleen Wilkinson, Will Manning, Ruben St. Vilus, Aaron LaRoche, Russell G. Jones
“PERCY’S THEATER THIS N DAT!” Written & Directed by Eric Lockley Director of Photography: Catalin Stelian AD: Jordon Waters Art Direction: Amber Ink Music composer: Mitchel Noble Featuring: Chanel D. Carroll & Jordon Waters Guests: Kara Young, Chris Herbie Holland, Ebony Marshall Oliver Special Thanks to New Georges, Deadria Harrington, Brett Lockley & Zhailon Levingston
