Doubt and Spamalot Are Top 2005 Outer Critics Winners

Doubt and Spamalot topped the list of winners of the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Awards, each production taking four awards. John Patrick Shanley's Doubt won Outstanding Broadway Play with leads Cherry Jones and Brian F. O'Byrne and director Doug Hughes also winning in their respective categories. Spamalot was named Outstanding Broadway Musical in addition to winning for director Mike Nichols, featured actress Sara Ramirez and costume designer Tim Hatley.

The Outer Critics Circle is an organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theater, representing more than 90 outlets including Broadway.com. The annual awards ceremony will be held on May 26 at Sardi's Restaurant.

A complete list of winners follows:

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY
Doubt

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL
Spamalot

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Tie Fat Pig and Going to St. Ives

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Altar Boyz

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Twelve Angry Men

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
La Cage aux Folles

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Brian F. O'Byrne, Doubt

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Cherry Jones, Doubt

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Jeff Goldblum, The Pillowmam

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Amy Ryan, A Streetcar Named Desire

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sara Ramirez, Spamalot

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Billy Crystal, 700 Sundays

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Doug Hughes, Doubt

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Mike Nichols, Spamalot

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Tim Hatley, Spamalot

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza

JOHN GASSNER AWARD FOR A NEW AMERICAN PLAY
Ron Hutchinson, Moonlight and Magnolias

SPECIAL AWARD
Marjorie Gunner for 25 years as President of the Outer Critics Circle