1955–1956 Obie Awards

Best New Play	Lionel Abel, Absalom
Best All-Around Production	Uncle Vanya
Best Musical	The Threepenny Opera
Best Director	José Quintero, The Iceman Cometh
Best Actor (Tie)	Jason Robards, Jr., The Iceman Cometh
	George Voskevec, Uncle Vanya
Best Actress	Julie Bovasso, The Maids
Best Supporting Actor	Gerald Hiken, The Cherry Orchard and Uncle Vanya
Best Supporting Actress	Peggy McCay, Uncle Vanya
Distinguished Performances (Actors)	Alan Ansara, The Private Life of the Master Race
	Roberts Blossom, A Village Wooing
	Addison Powell, The Iceman Cometh
Distinguished Performances (Actresses)	Shirlee Emmons, The Mother of Us All
	Frances Sternhagen, The Admirable Basheville
	Nancy Wickwire, The Cherry Orchard
For High Technical Accomplishment in Sets, Lighting and Costumes	Klaus Holm and Alvin Cold (Phoenix Theatre)