Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Awards and nominations

Original Broadway production

Year Award ceremony Category Nominee Result
1955 New York Drama Critics' Circle Best American Play Tennessee Williams Won
Pulitzer Prize Drama[note 1] Won
1956 Tony Award Best Play Nominated
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Barbara Bel Geddes Nominated
Best Director Elia Kazan Nominated
Best Scenic Design Jo Mielziner Nominated

1974 Broadway revival

Year Award ceremony Category Nominee Result
1975 Tony Award Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Elizabeth Ashley Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play Nominated
Outstanding Set Design John Conklin Nominated

1990 Broadway revival

Year Award ceremony Category Nominee Result
1990 Tony Award Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Kathleen Turner Nominated
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Charles Durning Won
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Polly Holliday Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival Nominated
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Charles Durning Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Revival of a Play Won
Outstanding Actor in a Play Charles Durning Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Play Kathleen Turner Nominated

2003 Broadway revival

Year Award ceremony Category Nominee Result
2004 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Margo Martindale Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Ned Beatty Won
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Margo Martindale Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Ned Beatty Won
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Margo Martindale Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Revival of a Play Nominated

2008 Broadway revival

Year Award ceremony Category Nominee Result
2008 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play James Earl Jones Won

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