And the Winner Is... BroadwayWorld's 2017 Theater Awards Season Calendar - All You Need to Know!

The 2017 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy feat. Stay up to date on all the need-to-know facts with BroadwayWorld's Awards Season Calendar below!

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71ST ANNUAL TONY AWARDS

Nominations: May 2, 8:30am EST
Announced by Jane Krakowski and Christopher Jackson
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Ceremony: June 11, 8pm EST at Radio City Music Hall
Broadcast Live on CBS (delayed PT)
Host- Kevin Spacey
Special Honorees- Nina Lannan and Alan Wasser (Excellence in the Theatre), Baayork Lee (Isabelle Stevenson Award), James Earl Jones (Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), Gareth Fry & Pete Malkin (Special Tony Award), Dallas Theater Center (Regional Theatre Tony Award)

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62ND ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS

Nominations: April 27, 10am EST at Feinstein's/54 Below
Announced by Laura Benanti and Javier Muñoz
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Ceremony: June 4, 8pm EST at Town Hall
Host- Michael Urie

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83RD ANNUAL DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS

Nominations: April 19, 11am EST at Sardi's
Announced by Patina Miller and Bebe Neuwirth
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Ceremony: May 19, 11:30am at the Marriott Marquis
Host- Audra McDonald & Will Swenson
Special honorees- Bill Berloni (Unique Contribution to the Theater Award, Michael Greif (Founders Award), Bette Midler (Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater)

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67TH ANNUAL OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS

Nominations: April 25, 11am EST at the Algonquin Hotel
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Ceremony: May 25, 3pm at Sardi's
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32ND ANNUAL LORTEL AWARDS

Nominations: April 4
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Ceremony: May 7, 7pm EST at NYU Skirball Center
Host- Taran Killam
Special Awards- William Ivey Long, Lynn Nottage, and Harold Wolpert
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62ND ANNUAL OBIE AWARDS

Ceremony: May 22 at Webster Hall
Host- Lea DeLaria
Special Award- Paul Vogel (Lifetime Achievement )

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73RD ANNUAL THEATRE WORLD AWARDS

Ceremony: June 5, 7pm, at
Host- Peter Filichia
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INAUGURAL CHITA RIVERA AWARDS

Nominations: May 1
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Ceremony: September 11

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2017 AWARDS CALENDAR AT A GLANCE:

April 4- Lucille Lortel AWARDS Nominations
April 19- DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS Nominations
April 25- OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS Nominations
April 27- DRAMA DESK AWARDS Nominations
May 1- CHITA RIVERA AWARDS Nominations
May 2- TONY AWARDS Nominations
May 7- Lucille Lortel AWARDS Ceremony
May 8- OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS Winners Announced
May 19- DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS Ceremony
May 22- OBIE AWARDS Ceremony
May 25- OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS Ceremony
June 4- DRAMA DESK AWARDS Ceremony
June 5- THEATRE WORLD AWARDS Ceremony
June 11- TONY AWARDS Ceremony