Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Projection Design
| Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Projection Design | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Projection Design |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | The Off-Broadway League[1][2] |
| Currently held by | David Bengali, Here There Are Blueberries (2025) |
| Website | lortelaward |
The Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Projection Design is an award presented annually at the Lucille Lortel Awards to honor excellence in projection design for an Off-Broadway musical or play production since 2017.[3]
Jared Mezzocchi won the inaugural award in 2017 for his work on Vietgone. No designer has won the award mopre than once. Jared Mezzocchi, Hannah Wasileski, Alex Basco Koch and David Bengali have received the most nominations, with three each.
Winners and nominees
- Key
and bold indicates the winner.
2010s
| Year | Designer | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||
| Jared Mezzocchi | Vietgone | [4][5] | |
| Peter Nigrini | Dear Evan Hansen | ||
| Wakey, Wakey | |||
| Duncan McLean | Privacy | ||
| Elaine J. McCarthy | Notes from the Field | ||
| 2018 | |||
| Hannah Wasileski | Pipeline | [6][7] | |
| Alexander V. Nichols | Ernest Shackleton Loves Me | ||
| Lucy Mackinnon | After the Blast | ||
| Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew | Relevance | ||
| Brad Peterson | The Stone Witch | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Tal Yarden | Superhero | [8][9] | |
| Alex Basco Koch | Fireflies | ||
| Be More Chill | |||
| Luke Halls | Girls & Boys | ||
| Katherine Freer | By the Way, Meet Vera Stark |
2020s
| Year | Designer | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Ray Sun | The Headlands | [10][11] | |
| Hannah Wasileski | Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities | ||
| Anatomy of a Suicide | |||
| Lisa Renkel | Emojiland | ||
| Stephan Mazurek | Mojada | ||
| 2021 | No ceremony held due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Shawn Duan | Letters of Suresh | [12][13] | |
| David Bengali and Hana Sooyeon Kim | The Visitor | ||
| Caite Hevner | Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord | ||
| Yee Eun Nam | Long Day's Journey into Night | ||
| Shawn Duan | The Chinese Lady | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Kameron Neal | Dark Disabled Stories | [14][15] | |
| Justin Nestor, Alex Hawthorn and Kelly Colburn | american (tele)visions | ||
| S. Katy Tucker | Letters from Max, a Ritual | ||
| Yee Eun Nam | Once Upon A (korean) Time | ||
| Alex Basco Koch | The Orchard | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Nicholas Hussong | Wet Brain | [16][17] | |
| Jared Mezzocchi | Poor Yella Rednecks | ||
| Russian Troll Farm | |||
| Benjamin Pearcy and Brad Peterson | Corruption | ||
| Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew | The Connector | ||
| 2025 | |||
| David Bengali | Here There Are Blueberries | [18][19] | |
| Eric Dunlap, Igor Golyak and Andreea Mincic | Our Class | ||
| David Bengali | We Live in Cairo | ||
| Brian Pacelli | Scarlett Dreams | ||
| Hana Sooyeon Kim | Sumo | ||
Multiple nominations
- 3 nominations
- Jared Mezzocchi
- Hannah Wasileski
- Alex Basco Koch
- David Bengali
- 2 nominations
- Peter Nigrini
- Brad Peterson
- Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
- Yee Eun Nam
- Hana Sooyeon Kim
See also
- Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Projection Design
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Projection Design
References
- ^ "The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers".
- ^ The Off-Broadway League
- ^ "2017 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "2017 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (8 May 2017). "Ben Platt, Taran Killam, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and More at the 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2018 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (6 May 2018). "KPOP, Cost of Living, School Girls Among 2018 Lucille Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2019 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Peikert, Mark (5 May 2019). "Carmen Jones Leads 2019 Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2020 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Clement, Olivia (3 May 2020). "Octet and Heroes of the Fourth Turning Lead 2020 Lucille Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2022 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (1 May 2022). "Kimberly Akimbo, Oratorio for Living Things Win 2022 Lucille Lortel Awards; See the Full Winners List". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2023 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Logan Culwell-Block (May 7, 2023). "Wolf Play, Titaníque Lead 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 5, 2024). "Ars Nova and National Black Theatre's (Pray) Leads 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards; Read the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2025 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (4 May 2025). "Our Class Leads 2025 Lucille Lortel Award Wins; Read the Complete List Here". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.