2011 Theater Awards Season Calendar - All You Need to Know!

The 2011 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and corresponding nominations is no easy feat. Stay up to date on all the need-to-know facts with BroadwayWorld's Awards Season Calendar below!

65TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS

Nominations: May 3 at New York Public Library (by Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose)
Ceremony: June 12 at 8PM EST
Beacon Theatre
Broadcast Live on CBS
Host- TBA
Special Awards- Eve Ensler, Athol Fugard, Philip J. Smith, Bill Berloni, The Drama Book Shop, Sharon Jensen

56TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS

Nominations: May 2 at 9:30AM (by Audra McDonald and Liev Schreiber)
Ceremony: May 23 at 8PM
Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center
Broadcast on Ovation between June 2 and June 15
Host- Harvey Fierstein

77TH ANNUAL DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS

Nominations: April 25 at 11AM (by Norbert Leo Butz and Kathleen Chalfant)
(Click here for the full list of nominees!)
Ceremony: May 20 at 12 PM
Marriott Marquis
Host- Kathleen Turner

61ST ANNUAL OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS

Nominations: April 26 (members), May 16 (public) (by Tyne Daly and Brian d'Arcy James)
Ceremony: May 26 at 4PM
Eugenia Room, Sardis
Host- TBA

26TH ANNUAL Lucille Lortel AWARDS

Nominations: March 31
( Click here for the full list of nominees!)
Ceremony: May 1
Hosts-Samantha Bee and Zach Braf
Special Award- Lynne Meadow

56TH ANNUAL OBIE AWARDS

Ceremony: May 16
Webster Hall
Hosts- David Hyde Pierce and S. Epatha Merkerson