What the Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations Mean for the 2019 Tony Awards!
By: BWW Staff Apr. 23, 2019
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, today announced the nominees for the 2018-19 season.
What does today's news mean for the rest of awards season? Does love from the Outer Critics Circle usually mean that a Tony nomination will follow?
Below, BroadwayWorld investigates how many Outer Critics Circle nominees of the past were subsequently nominated for Tony Awards. Additionally, we calculated the percentage of eligible nominees (discounting off-Broadway nominees) who earned Tony nominations in the past ten years. Check out the chances that this year's OCC nominees have at a Tony nod below!
| Year |
|
Percentage | |
| 2018 | 67 of 79 | 85% | |
| 2017 | 56 of 84 | 67% | |
| 2016 | 51 of 84 | 61% | |
| 2015 | 59 of 87 | 68% | |
| 2014 | 66 of 89 | 74% | |
| 2013 | 63 of 88 | 72% | |
| 2012 | 50 of 72 | 69% | |
| 2011 | 52 of 82 | 63% | |
| 2010 | 47 of 75 | 62% | |
| 2009 | 48 of 87 | 55% |
Click here for a full list of the 2019 nominees. Click here to watch the announcement live stream exclusively from BroadwayWorld!
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