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Information pre-1960 is listed here. For post-1960 musical awards please reference Tony Award For Best Direction Of A Musical .

1940S

1947 Elia Kazan . '' All My Sons ''

1948 John Logan . '' Mr. Roberts ''

1949 Elia Kazan . '' Death Of A Salesman ''

1950S

1950 Joshua Logan . '' South Pacific ''

1951 George S. Kaufman . '' Guys And Dolls ''

1952 José Ferrer . '' The Shrike '' and '' The Fourposter '' and '' Stalag 17 ''

1953 Joshua Logan . '' Picnic ''

1954 Alfred Lunt . '' Ondine ''

1955 Robert Montgomery . '' The Desperate Hours ''

1956 Tyrone Guthrie . '' The Matchmaker ''

1957 Moss Hart . '' My Fair Lady ''

1958 Vincent J. Donehue . '' Sunrise At Campobello ''

1959 Elia Kazan . '' J.B. ''

1960S

1960 Arthur Penn . '' The Miracle Worker ''

1961 Sir John Gielgud . '' Big Fish, Little Fish ''

1962 Noel Willman . '' A Man For All Seasons ''

1963 Alan Schneider . '' Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? ''

1964 Mike Nichols . '' Barefoot In The Park ''

1965 Mike Nichols . '' The Odd Couple '' and '' Luv ''

1966 Peter Brook . '' Marat/Sade ''

1967 Peter Hall . '' The Homecoming ''

1968 Mike Nichols . '' Plaza Suite ''

1969 Peter Dews . '' Hadrian VII ''

1970S

1970 Joseph Hardy . '' Child's Play ''

1971 Peter Brook . '' A Midsummer Night's Dream ''

1972 Mike Nichols . '' The Prisoner Of Second Avenue ''

1973 A.J. Antoon . '' That Championship Season ''

1974 José Quintero . '' A Moon For The Misbegotten ''

1975 John Dexter . '' Equus ''

1976 Ellis Rabb . '' The Royal Family ''

1977 Gordon Davidson . '' The Shadow Box ''

1978 Melvin Bernhardt . '' Da ''

1979 Jack Hofsiss . '' The Elephant Man ''

1980S

1980 Vivian Matalon . '' Morning's At Seven ''

1981 Peter Hall . '' Amadeus ''

1982 Trevor Nunn / John Caird . '' The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby ''

1983 Gene Saks . '' Brighton Beach Memoirs ''

1984 Mike Nichols . '' The Real Thing ''

1985 Gene Saks . '' Biloxi Blues ''

1986 Jerry Zaks . '' The House Of Blue Leaves ''

1987 Lloyd Richards . '' Fences ''

1988 John Dexter . '' M. Butterfly ''

1989 Jerry Zaks . '' Lend Me A Tenor ''

1990S

1990 Frank Galati . '' The Grapes Of Wrath ''

1991 Jerry Zaks . '' Six Degrees Of Separation ''

1992 Mike Nichols . '' The Prisoner Of Second Avenue ''

1993 ''

1994 Stephen Daldy . '' An Inspector Calls ''

1995 Gerald Gutierrez . '' The Heiress ''

1996 Gerald Gutierrez . '' A Delicate Balance ''

1997 Anthony Page . '' A Doll's House ''

1998 Garry Hynes . '' The Beauty Queen Of Leenane ''

1999 Robert Falls . '' Death Of A Salesman ''

2000S

2000 Michael Blakemore . '' Copenhagen ''

2001 Daniel Sullivan . '' Proof ''

2002 Mary Zimmerman . '' Metamorphses ''

2003 Joe Mantello . '' Take Me Out ''

2004 Jack O'Brien . '' Henry IV ''

2005 Doug Hughes . '' Doubt ''