| Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Sound Design | |
|---|---|
 Paul Arditti, 2025 winner | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Sound Design |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | Outer Critics Circle |
| Currently held by | Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow (2025) |
| Website | OuterCriticsCircle.org |
The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Sound Design is an honor presented at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, a ceremony established in 1950 for excellence in sound design on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, to sound designers of any production. The category was added to the ceremony in 2017.[1]
Peter Hylenski has received the most nominations, with four, followed closely by Gareth Owen with three. No sound designer has won the award more than once.
Award winners and nominees
- Key
and bold indicates winner
2010s
| Year | Name | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||
| Gareth Owen | Come From Away | [2][3] | |
| Nevin Steinberg | Bandstand | ||
| Matt Stine | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | ||
| Nicholas Pope | Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 | ||
| Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin | The Encounter | ||
| 2018 | |||
| Gareth Fry | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | [4][5] | |
| Fitz Patton | Napoli, Brooklyn | ||
| Darron L West | Mlima's Tale | ||
| Marc Salzberg | My Fair Lady | ||
| Kate Marvin | [Porto] | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Peter Hylenski | King Kong | [6][7] | |
| Eric Sleichim | Network | ||
| Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz | Hadestown | ||
| Drew Levy | Oklahoma! | ||
| John Gromada | All My Sons |
2020s
| Year | Name | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Hon.) | Simon Baker | A Christmas Carol | [8] |
| Mikhail Fiksel | Dana H. | ||
| Sanae Yamada | Is This A Room | ||
| Peter Hylenski | Moulin Rouge! | ||
| Daniel Kluger | The Sound Inside | ||
| 2021 | No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey | The Lehman Trilogy | [9] | |
| Ben Ringham and Max Ringham | Blindness | ||
| André J. Pluess | The Minutes | ||
| Matt Stine and Sam Kusnetz | Assassins | ||
| Dan Moses Schreier | Harmony | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Joshua D. Reid | A Christmas Carol | [10] | |
| Kai Harada | New York, New York | ||
| Daniel Kluger | Epiphany | ||
| John Gromada | Jasper | ||
| André J. Pluess | Good Night, Oscar | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Ryan Rumery | Stereophonic | [11] | |
| Gareth Owen | Back to the Future | ||
| The Who's Tommy | |||
| M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer | Here Lies Love | ||
| Tom Gibbons | Grey House | ||
| 2025 | |||
| Paul Arditti | Stranger Things: The First Shadow | [12] | |
| Peter Hylenski | Maybe Happy Ending | ||
| Death Becomes Her | |||
| Adam Fisher | Sunset Boulevard | ||
| John Shivers | Swept Away | ||
Multiple nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
- Nevin Steinberg
- Matt Stine
- Gareth Fry
- John Gromada
- Daniel Kluger
- André J. Pluess
See also
- Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play
- Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Sound Design
References
- ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2017 – And the Winners Are…". New York Theatre Guide. October 19, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 8, 2017). "2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Come From Away & More Win Top Prizes". Broadway.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2016–2017 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (May 7, 2018). "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2017–2018 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ^ "'Hadestown' Tops 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards". American Theatre. May 15, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ^ "2018–2019 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ^ "Maybe Happy Ending Leads 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Playbill. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "The Lehman Trilogy Leads 2022 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Six Wins; See the Complete List of Winners". Playbill. Playbill. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Some Like It Hot Dominates 2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Playbill. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Wins Best Play; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Playbill. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Maybe Happy Ending Leads 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Playbill. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
