Awards

Awards and nominations received by the various productions of Cats.

Note: This list is incomplete, especially with regards to productions outside of the UK/US.

London Production
1981 Laurence Olivier Awards
 * Best New Musical (Won)
 * Outstanding Achievement in a Musical - Gillian Lynne (Won)
 * Actor of the Year in a Musical - Brian Blessed (Nominated)
 * Actor of the Year in a Musical - Wayne Sleep (Nominated)
 * Designer of the Year - John Napier (Nominated)
 * Director of the Year - Trevor Nunn (Nominated)

1981 Evening Standard Theatre Awards
 * Best Musical (Won)

1982 Ivor Novello Awards
 * Best British Musical (Won)
 * Best Song Musically and Lyrically - "Memory" (Won)

1983 Grammy Awards
 * Best Cast Show Album - OLC recording (Nominated)

Palladium Revival
2015 Laurence Olivier Awards
 * Best Musical Revival (Nominated)
 * Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical - Nicole Scherzinger (Nominated)

Broadway Production
1983 Tony Awards
 * Best Musical (Won)
 * Best Book of a Musical (Won)
 * Best Original Score (Won)
 * Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Betty Buckley (Won)
 * Best Costume Design (Won)
 * Best Lighting Design (Won)
 * Best Direction of a Musical (Won)
 * Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Harry Groener (Nominated)
 * Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Stephen Hanan (Nominated)
 * Best Scenic Design (Nominated)
 * Best Choreography (Nominated)

1983 Drama Desk Awards
 * Outstanding Music (Won)
 * Outstanding Costume Design (Won)
 * Outstanding Lighting Design (Won)
 * Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Betty Buckley (Nominated)
 * Outstanding Lyrics (Nominated)

1983 Outer Critics Circle Awards
 * Best Broadway Musical (Won)

1984 Grammy Awards
 * Best Cast Show Album - OBC recording (Won)

US Tour 1
1985 Helen Hayes Awards
 * Outstanding Touring Production (Nominated)
 * Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production - Diane Fratantoni (Won)
 * Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Touring Production - Sal Mistretta (Nominated)

US Tour 4
1990 Carbonell Awards
 * Best Supporting Actor (Road Show) - Joey Pizzi (Nominated)

1993 Carbonell Awards
 * Best Supporting Actor (Road Show) - Jimmy Lockett (Won)

Broadway Revival
2017 Drama Desk Awards
 * Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical - Mick Potter (Nominated)

Drama League Award
 * Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical (Nominated)

2017 Chita Rivera Awards
 * Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show (Nominated)
 * Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show - Tyler Hanes (Nominated)
 * Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show - Ricky Ubeda (Nominated)
 * Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show - Eloise Kropp (Nominated)
 * Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show - Georgina Pazcoguin (Nominated)
 * Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show - Christine Cornish Smith (Nominated)

US Tour 6
2020 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
 * Best Make-Up (Live Stage) - Jakey Hicks, Sierra Peterson (Won)
 * Best Hair Styling (Live Stage) - Jakey Hicks, Sierra Peterson, Chanthy Tach (Nominated)

Japan Production
2020 Yomiuri Theater Awards (読売演劇大賞)
 * Art Honor Award (芸術栄誉賞)

Toronto Production
1985 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
 * Outstanding Production - MTE Productions (Won)
 * Outstanding Direction - David Taylor (Won)
 * Outstanding Choreography - T. Michael Reed (Won)
 * Outstanding Costume Design - John Napier (Won)
 * Outstanding Set Design - John Napier (Won)
 * Outstanding Lighting Design - David Hersey (Won)
 * Outstanding Musical Direction - Stanley Lebowsky (Won)

Amsterdam Production
1988 VSCD Awards


 * Dutch Musical Award (Won)

Paris Production
1989 Molière Awards
 * Best Musical (Won)

South Africa Production
2001 Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards
 * Best Performance in a Musical or Revue - Warren Kimmel (Won)
 * Best Technical Contribution to Theatre for Technical Management - Keith Anderson (Won)

Dutch Tour
De Duimen 2007


 * Best Female Alternate/Understudy for a Leading Role - Lone van Roosendaal (Nominated)
 * Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Marleen van der Loo (Nominated)
 * Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Marjolein Teepen (Nominated)
 * Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Paul Donkers (Nominated)
 * Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Mark van Beelen (Nominated)
 * Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Gino Emnes (Nominated)
 * Best Cast Album (Nominated)
 * Best Translation - Gerrit Komrij (Nominated)
 * Best Direction - Trevor Nunn (Nominated)
 * Best Actress in a Leading Role - Anita Meyer (Nominated)
 * Best Musical (Nominated)

2007 Sentimento Awards


 * Best Female Understudy - Penny Vos (Grizabella) (Won)

2007 Dutch Musical Awards


 * Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Big Musical - Anouk van Nes (Nominated)
 * Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Big Musical - Roberto de Groot (Nominated)

Aus / Asia Tour
2010 Helpmann Awards
 * Best Female Actor in a Musical - Delia Hannah (Nominated)

2010 Green Room Awards
 * Best Ensemble Performance (Nominated)
 * Best Female Actor in a Leading Role - Delia Hannah (Nominated)
 * Best Male Actor in a Leading Role - Michael-John Hurney (Nominated)
 * Best Female Actor in a Featured Role - Lisa-Marie Parker (Nominated)

Aus / NZ Tour
2015 Green Room Awards
 * Outstanding Ensemble (Won)
 * Best Male In A Supporting Role - Josh Piterman (Won)
 * Best Female In A Supporting Role - Amy Berrisford (Nominated)
 * Best Design (Sound) - Ki Young Kim (Nominated)
 * Best Production (Nominated)

Paris Revival
2016 Molière Awards
 * Best Musical (Nominated)

Vienna Revival
2019 BroadwayWorld Austria Awards
 * Best Musical (Won)
 * Best Revival (Won)
 * Best Choreography - Chrissie Cartwright (Won)
 * Best Set Design - John Napier (Won)
 * Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Stephen Martin Allan (Won)