1977-1978 24th Drama Desk Awards
Beginning this season the Drama Desk began with nominations and a single (or multiple if tied) winner(s)
| Outstanding Actor - Musical | Gary Baker (A History of the American Film) | |
| Forsythe Henderson (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) | ||
| Richard Kiley (Man of La Mancha) | ||
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Ken Page (Ain't Misbehavin') | |
| Outstanding Actor - Play | Hume Cronyn (The Gin Game) | |
| Judd Hirsch (Chapter Two) | ||
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Barnard Hughes (Da) | |
| James Earl Jones (Paul Robeson) | ||
| Frank Langella (Dracula) | ||
| Brian Murray (Da) | ||
| Outstanding Actress - Musical | |
Nell Carter (Ain't Misbehavin') |
| Carlin Glynn (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) | ||
| Judy Kaye (On the 20th Century) | ||
| Angela Lansbury (The King and I) | ||
| Phyllis Newman (My Mother Was a Fortune Teller) | ||
| Charlaine Woodward (Ain't Misbehavin') | ||
| Outstanding Actress - Play | Shirley Knight (Landscape of the Body) | |
| Patricia Elliott (Tartuffe) | ||
| Tamy Grimes (Tartuffe) | ||
| Helen Burns (Catsplay)Carol Mayo Jenkins (Zinnia) | ||
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Jessica Tandy (The Gin Game) | |
| Outstanding Choreography | Arthur Faria (Ain't Misbehavin') | |
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Bob Fosse (Dancin') | |
| Geoffrey Holder (Timbuktu) | ||
| Tommy Tune (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Zack Brown (St. Joan / Tartuffe) | |
| Edward Gorey (Dracula) | ||
| Geoffrey Holder (Timbuktu) | ||
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Florence Klotz (On the 20th Century) | |
| Outstanding Director - Musical | |
Peter Masterson, Tommy Tune (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) |
| Gerald Freedman (The Robber Bridegroom) | ||
| Stephen Schwartz (Working) | ||
| Elizabeth Swados (Runaways) | ||
| Outstanding Director - Play | |
Melvin Bernhardt (Da) |
| Joseph Chaikin (The Dybbuk) | ||
| Peter Bennett (Dracula) | ||
| Mike Nichols (The Gin Game) | ||
| Steven Robman (Uncommon Women) | ||
| Garland Wright (K) | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical | Joel Higgins (Angel) | |
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Kevin Kline (On the 20th Century) | |
| Matt Landers (Working) | ||
| Brad Sullivan (Working) | ||
| Charles Ward (Dancin') | ||
| Lee S. Wilkof (Present Tense) | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actor - Play | Visili Bogazianos (P.S. Your Cat) | |
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Jeffrey DeMunn (A Prayer for My Daughter) | |
| Jerome Dempsey (Dracula) | ||
| George Dzunda (A Prayer for My Daughter) | ||
| Morgan Freeman (The Mighty Gents) | ||
| Michael Higgins (Molly) | ||
| Lester Rawlins (Da) | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Pamela Blair (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) | |
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Swoosie Kurtz (A History of the American Film) | |
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Bobo Lewis (Working) | |
| Lenora Nemetz (Working) | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Play | |
Eileen Atkins (Tribades) |
| Martha Gaylord (The Elusive Angel) | ||
| Carol Kane (Marigolds) | ||
| Swoosie Kurtz (Uncommon Women) | ||
| Pamela Reed (The Curse of the Starving Class) | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | John Arnone, Garland Wright (K) | |
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Jules Fisher (Dancin') | |
| Gilbert V. Hemsley (The Mighty Gents) | ||
| Roger Morgan (Dracula) | ||
| Ronald Wallace (The Gin Game) | ||
| Marc B. Weiss (Deathtrap) | ||
| Outstanding Lyrics | |
Carol Hall (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) |
| Elizabeth Swados (Runaways) | ||
| Outstanding Music | |
Cy Coleman (On the 20th Century) |
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Carol Hall (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) | |
| Elizabeth Swados (Runaways) | ||
| Outstanding Musical | |
Ain't Misbehavin' |
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | ||
| Dancin' | ||
| Runaways | ||
| Working | ||
| Best New Play | |
Da (Hugh Leonard) |
| The 5th of July (Lanford Wilson) | ||
| The Gin Game (D.L. Coburn) | ||
| Landscape of the Body (John Guare) | ||
| The Merchant (Arnold Wesker) | ||
| The Water Engine (David Mamet) | ||
| Outstanding Set Design | Edward Gorey (Dracula) | |
| Judie Jaracek (P.S. Your Cat) | ||
| Santo Loquasto (The Play's the Thing) | ||
| David Mitchell (The Gin Game) | ||
| William Ritman (Deathtrap) | ||
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Robin Wagner (On the 20th Century) | |
| Special Award | Off Off Broadway Theatre Movement | |
| Unique Theatrical Experience | Barry Humphries (Housewife, Superstar) | |
| Moliere in Spite of Himself (Colonnades Theatre Lab) | ||
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Estelle Parsons (Miss Margarida's Way) | |
| Dick Shawn (The Second Greatest Entertainer) |
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