Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Projection Design

Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding Projection Design
Awarded forOutstanding Projection Design
LocationNew York City
Presented byOuter Critics Circle
Currently held byNathan Amzi and Joe Ransom, Sunset Boulevard (2025)
WebsiteOuterCriticsCircle.org

The Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Projection Design is an honor presented at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, a ceremony established in 1950 for excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, to projection designers of any production. The category was added to the ceremony in 2016.[1]

Award winners and nominees

2010s

Year Name Work Ref.
2016
Finn Ross American Psycho [2]
Tal Yarden Lazarus
Lucy Mackinnon Spring Awakening
Peter Nigrini Grounded
Dear Evan Hansen
2017
Aaron Rhyne Anastasia [3]
Jared Mezzocchi Vietgone
Benjamin Pearcy Oslo
Duncan McLean Privacy
Tal Yarden Indecent
2018
Finn Ross and Ash J Woodward Harry Potter and the Cursed Child [4]
Finn Ross Frozen the Musical
In the Body of the World
Tim Reid 1984
Finn Ross and Adam Young Mean Girls
2019
Peter England King Kong [5]
Tal Yarden Network
Jeff Sugg All My Sons
Peter Nigrini Beetlejuice
Alex Basco Koch Be More Chill

2020s

Year Name Work Ref.
2020 (Honorees) Luke Halls West Side Story [6]
Luke Halls West Side Story
Brad Peterson Broadway Bounty Hunter
Lisa Renkel and Possible Productions Emojiland
Aaron Rhyne The Sound Inside
Hannah Wasileski Fires in the Mirror
2021 No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022
Luke Halls The Lehman Trilogy [7]
Stefania Bulbarella and Alex Basco Koch Space Dogs
Benjamin Pearcy and 59 Productions Flying Over Sunset
Shawn Duan Letters of Suresh
Jeff Sugg Mr. Saturday Night
2023
Andrzej Goulding Life of Pi [8]
Christopher Ash and Beowulf Boritt New York, New York
Lucy Mackinnon A Christmas Carol
Isaac Madge Leopoldstadt
Sven Ortel Parade
2024
Peter Nigrini The Who's Tommy [9]
Finn Ross Back to the Future
Paul Tate dePoo III The Great Gatsby
David Bengali Water for Elephants
Ash J Woodward Patriots
2025
Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom Sunset Boulevard [10]
Finn Ross Boop! The Musical
David Bergman The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hana Sooyeon Kim Redwood

Statistics

Multiple wins

2 wins

Multiple nominations

7 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
  • Tal Yarden
2 nominations
  • Lucy Mackinnon
  • Aaron Rhyne
  • Benjamin Pearcy
  • Ash J Woodward
  • Jeff Sugg
  • Alex Basco Koch
  • Luke Halls

References

  1. ^ Robert Viagas (May 9, 2016). "Bright Star and The Humans Win Top 2016 NY Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.
  2. ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2015–2016". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2016–2017". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2017–2018". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2018–2019". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2015–2016". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2021–2022". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2022–2023". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  9. ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2023–2024". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  10. ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2024–2025". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 17, 2025.