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First-Ever AWARESIE AWARDS to Honor 'Sh*t the Tonys Leave Out'; Nominees Announced!

By: Apr. 27, 2015
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Annoying Actor Friend just announced the inaugural AWARESIE AWARDS. But what are they, exactly?

According to Annoying Actor Friend's website, "The AWARESIE AWARDS honor excellence on Broadway, Broadway Internet, and more specifically: Shit the Tonys Leave Out."

The awards honor theatre professionals who fall into the category of an "Awaresie," described as "intelligent follower of Annoying Actor Friend who is aware of the negative implications of social media masturbation."

The very first AWARESIE AWARDS will be presented on June 1st, 2015.

All nominees were handpicked by Annoying Actor Friend, and winners will be voted on by the Awaresie Academy, which is a group of industry professionals and random friends chosen by Annoying Actor Friend.

2015 AWARESIE AWARD NOMINEES:

Best Sound Design of a Play

Ian Dickinson and Autograph, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Jill B.C. Du Boff, Hand to God

Nick Powell, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two

Fitz Patton, Airline Highway

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Scott Lehrer, The King and I

Kai Harada, Fun Home

Peter Hylenski, Something Rotten!

Jon Weston, On the Twentieth Century

Best Casting of a Play

It's Only A Play, Carparelliotis Casting

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Daniel Swee CSA and Cindy Tolan CSA

Hand to God, Telsey + Company and William Cantler CSA

The Elephant Man, Calleri Casting

Best Casting of a Musical

It Shoulda Been You, Tara Rubin Casting

Fun Home, Jim Carnahan Casting

The Visit, Calleri Casting

Something Rotten!, Casey Nicholaw's Phone

Best Replacement in a Play or Musical

Martin Short, It's Only A Play

Emma Stone, Cabaret

The Hedwigs, Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Everyone, Finding Neverland

Best Production to Close Before the Tonys

Side Show

The Last Ship

The Heidi Chronicles

Love Letters

Holler if Ya Hear Me

Play or Musical that Best Passes the BECHDEL Test

Fun Home

It Shoulda Been You

Side Show

Airline Highway

Most Random Concert at 54 Below

Sondheimas

This Will Be Our Year

Lost Boys Live!

Best at Keeping SMASH Relevant

Jennifer Ashley Tepper

Annoying Actor Friend

Blessedterns

Neil Meron and Craig Zadan

Karen or Ivy

Karen

Ivy

Ana Vargas

The Ana Vargas Award for Overall Badassery

Roma Torre

Helen Mirren

Krysta Rodriguez

Best Fan of Annoying Actor Friend

Blessedterns

Rachel Dratch

Angela Lansbury

Barack Obama

Andy Mientus

Best Theatre Related YouTube Video I Watched at 2:30 in the Morning

Tituss Burgess sings "Meadowlark"

Patty & Emily Watch the 2014 Tony Awards

Opening Night of Fun Home with Broadway Style Guide hosted by Hayley Podschun

Choosing the Right Font for Your Acting Resume

ALL THE WICKED VIDEOS

Best Performance by Kelli O'Hara

Chita Rivera, The Visit

Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century

Beth Malone, Fun Home

Lisa Howard, It Shoulda Been You

Kelli O'Hara, The King & I

Best Performance on Twitter

Laura Benanti, @LauraBenanti

Lesli Margherita, @QueenLesli

Jordan Roth, @Jordan_Roth

Chelsea Nachman, @chelseanachman

Alex Wyse, @alexwyse

Jeff Heimbrock, @jheimbrock

HONORABLE MENTION: Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) and Everyone She Retweets

Best Performance by a Hashtag

#Dim4Joan

#JenTepperProblems

#BroadwayConPanels

#Dim4Corn

The Elaine Stritch Unemployment Avoidance Award

Aaron Albano

Cameron Adams

Charlie Sutton

Laura Osnes

Best Performance By Something That Makes You Want to Kill Yourself

Actors Who Still Say Shit Like "When it Rains, it Pours" on Social Media Like It's 2011

The AEA 99-Seat Theatre Agreement Debate

Dream Casting

Broadway.com's "Smack Down"

The Today Tix Hamilton Lottery

Best Broadway Internet Brand/Organization

Playbill

The Book of Mormon

Iain Loves Theatre

Patty & Emily: Comedy and Opinions from Two Broadway Fans

The Interval: Smart Girls' Guide to Theatricality

Best Marketing/Advertising Department for a Play or Musical

Hand to God, AKA

Something Rotten!, SPOTCo, Inc.

It's Only a Play, AKA, DTE Agency

Fun Home, SPOTCo, Inc.

Hamilton, The Internet

Best Press Department for a Play or Musical

Fun Home, O&M Co.

Something Rotten! Boneau / Bryan-Brown

Hand to God, O&M Co.

On the Town, Matt Ross Public Relations

Hamilton, The Internet

The ENSEMBLIST's Award for Best Ensemble in a Musical
(Nominated by hosts Nikka Graff Lanzarone and Mo Brady)

An American in Paris

On the Town

Side Show

Something Rotten!

AWARESIE of the Year (Honoring excellence in both performance and social media presence and innovation. There are no nominees in this category. Winner will be announced at the Awaresie Award ceremony in June.)




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