The 1960s saw the beginnings of Edward Albee with his first play, The Zoo Story, receiving an Obie. Colleen Dewhurst, Samuel Beckett, and Robert Duvall were just a few who garnered the award, while an up and coming Dustin Hoffman received the Obie for his performance in The Exhaustion of Our Son's Love.
Winners
Best Actor
-
Warren Finnerty
The Connection
Best Actress
-
Eileen Brennan
Little Mary Sunshine
Best All-Around Production
-
Julian Beck and Judith Malina
The Connection
Best Director
-
Gene Frankel
Machinal
Best Foreign Play
-
Jean Genet
The Balcony
Best New Play
-
Jack Gelber
The Connection
Distinguished Performances (Actors)
-
William Daniels
The Zoo Story
-
Donald Davis
Krapp's Last Tape
-
Vincent Gardenia
Machinal
-
John Heffernan
Henry IV, Part 2
-
Jock Livingston
The Balcony
Distinguished Performances (Actresses)
-
Patricia Falkenheim
Peer Gynt, Henry IV
-
Elisa Loti
Come Share My House
-
Nancy Marchand
The Balcony
Distinguished Plays
-
Samuel Beckett
Krapp's Last Tape
-
Edward Albee
The Zoo Story
-
Jack Richardson
The Prodigal
Sets
-
David Hays
The Balcony
Special Citations
-
Brooks Atkinson
New York Times
Obie Committee
-
Richard Watts Jr.
-
Jerry Tallmer
-
Robert Brustein