The
Distinguished Performance Award, originally known as the Delia Austrian Medal, was first presented in 1935, to
Katharine Cornell for
Romeo and Juliet. The first recipient of
The Founders Award for Excellence in Directing was
Daniel J. Sullivan in 2000. Actor
Yul Brynner was the first recipient of the
Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre award in 1985. The Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award was first bestowed in 1982 to the New York Production of
Nicholas Nickelby:
Bernard Jacobs,
Gerald Schoenfeld,
James M. Nederlander,
Elizabeth McCann, and
Nelle Nugent. The
2026 Drama League Award nominations were announced on April 20, 2025. Special award recipients include: ===Winners
2024–2025=== Source: Vogue.com ===Winners
2023–2024=== Source: TheaterMania.com ===Winners
2022–2023=== Source: Playbill.com ===Winners
2021–2022=== Source: Playbill.com ===Winners
2020–2021=== Source: Theatrely.com
Winners 2019–2020 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2018–2019 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2017–2018 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2016–2017 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2015–2016 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2014–2015 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2013–2014 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2012–2013 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2011–2012 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2010–2011 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2009–2010 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2008–2009 Source: Playbill.com
Winners 2007–2008 Source:
Variety Winners 2006–2007 Winners 2005–2006 Winners 2004–2005 Winners 2003–2004 Winners 2002–2003 Winners 2001–2002 Winners 2000–2001 Winners 1999–2000 Winners 1998–1999 ;Winners history List of winners, 1935 through 2014. ==See also==