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
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James Earl Jones
Clandestine on the Morning Line, The Apple, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
Best Actress
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Barbara Harris
Oh, Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
Best American Play
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Frank D. Gilroy
Who'll Save the Plowboy?
Best Foreign Play
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Samuel Beckett (Walter Kerr abstaining)
Happy Days
Best Musical
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C. Jackson, James Hatch and Jerome Eskow
Fly Blackbird
Best Set
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Norris Houghton
Who'll Save the Plowboy?
Distinguished Performances (Actors)
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Clayton Corzatte
APA Repertory
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Geoff Garland
The Hostage
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Gerald O'Loughlin
Who'll Save the Plowboy?
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Paul Roebling
This Side of Paradise
Distinguished Performances (Actresses)
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Sudie Bond
Theatre of the Absurd
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Vinnette Carroll
Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
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Rosemary Harris
APA Repertory
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Ruth White
Happy Days
Special Citations
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Ellis Rabb
for conceiving and maintaining the Association of Producing Artists (APA) , The Hostage
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The Hostage
for using the best possibilities of Off Broadway to convey the essence of Brendan Behan
Obie Committee
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Edward Albee
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Jerry Tallmer
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Walter Kerr