Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
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Awarded forOutstanding Solo Performance
LocationNew York City
Presented byOuter Critics Circle
Currently held bySarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray (2025)
| Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sarah Snook, 2025 winner | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | Outer Critics Circle |
| Currently held by | Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray (2025) |
| Website | OuterCriticsCircle.org |
The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance is an honor presented at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, a ceremony established in 1950 for excellence in Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, to actors for quality leading roles in a play, whether a new production or a revival. The award was first presented in the 1994-1995 season.
John Leguizamo has won the award two times out of three nominations, while Mike Birbiglia has received the most nominations with five (including one win).
1990s
- Key
and bold indicates the winner.
| Year | Actor | Project | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | |||
| James Lescene | Word of Mouth | [1] | |
| 1996 | |||
| Patti Lupone | Patti Lupone on Broadway | [2] | |
| 1997 | |||
| Felix A. Pire | Men on the Verge of a His-panic Breakdown | [3][4] | |
| 1998 | |||
| John Leguizamo | Freak | [5][6] | |
| Danny Hoch | Jails, Hospitals and Hip Hop | ||
| Lewis Black | Black Humor | ||
| 1999 | |||
| David Hare | Via Dolorosa | [7][8] | |
| James Naughton | James Naughton: Street of Dreams | ||
| Lisa Kron | 2.5 Minute Ride | ||
| Dan Gordon | A Night in November |
2000s
| Year | Actor | Project | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (tie) | |||
| Olympia Dukakis | Rose | [9][10] | |
| Mark Setlock | Fully Committed | ||
| Mark Linn-Baker | Chesapeake | ||
| Marc Wolf | Another American Asking and Telling | ||
| 2001 | |||
| Pamela Gien | The Syringa Tree | [11][12] | |
| Brian D'Arcy James | The Good Thief | ||
| Bill Irwin | Texts for Nothing | ||
| Tovah Feldshuh | Tallulah Hallelujah | ||
| 2002 | |||
| Elaine Stritch | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | [13][14] | |
| John Leguizamo | Sexaholix | ||
| Kevin Bacon | An Almost Holy Picture | ||
| Charles Nelson Reilly | Save It for the Stage: The Life of Reilly | ||
| 2003 | |||
| Frank Gorshin | Say Goodnight, Gracie | [15][16] | |
| Tovah Feldshuh | Golda's Balcony | ||
| Charlayne Woodard | In Real Life | ||
| Kate Mulgrew | Tea at Five | ||
| 2004 | |||
| Jefferson Mays | I Am My Own Wife | [17][18] | |
| Martin Moran | The Tricky Part | ||
| Sarah Jones | Bridge and Tunnel | ||
| Angelica Torn | Edge | ||
| 2005 | |||
| Billy Crystal | 700 Sundays | [19][20] | |
| Heather Raffo | Nine Parts of Desire | ||
| Gareth Armstrong | Shylock | ||
| Mercedes Ruehl | Woman Before a Glass | ||
| 2006 | |||
| Antony Sher | Primo | [21][22] | |
| Marga Gomez | Los Big Names | ||
| Jack Holmes | RFK | ||
| Steven Fales | Steven Fales: Confessions of a Mormon Boy | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Nilaja Sun | No Child... | [23][24] | |
| Daniel Beaty | Emergen-See | ||
| Jay Johnson | Jay Johnson: The Two & Only! | ||
| Ed Harris | Wrecks | ||
| 2008 | |||
| Laurence Fishburne | Thurgood | [25][26] | |
| Chazz Palminteri | A Bronx Tale | ||
| Stephen Lang | Beyond Glory | ||
| April Yvette Thompson | Liberty City | ||
| 2009 | |||
| Lorenzo Pisoni | Humor Abuse | [27][28] | |
| Matt Sax | Clay | ||
| Mike Daisey | If You See Something, Say Something | ||
| Mike Burstyn | Lansky | ||
| Mike Birbiglia | Sleepwalk With Me |
2010s
| Year | Actor | Project | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| Carrie Fisher | Wishful Drinking | [29][30] | |
| Anna Deavere Smith | Let Me Down Easy | ||
| Jim Brochu | Zero Hour | ||
| Judith Ivey | The Lady With All The Answers | ||
| 2011 | |||
| John Leguizamo | Ghetto Klown | [31][32] | |
| Mike Birbiglia | Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend | ||
| Michael Shannon | Mistakes Were Made | ||
| Daniel Beaty | Through the Night | ||
| 2012 | |||
| Denis O'Hare | An Iliad | [33][34] | |
| Stephen Spinella | An Iliad | ||
| Judy Gold | My Life As a Sitcom | ||
| David Greenspan | The Patsy | ||
| 2013 | |||
| Holland Taylor | Ann | [35][36] | |
| Martin Moran | All The Rage | ||
| Fiona Shaw | The Testament of Mary | ||
| Michael Urie | Buyer & Cellar | ||
| Bette Midler | I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers | ||
| 2014 | |||
| John Douglas Thompson | Satchmo at the Waldorf | [37][38] | |
| Alexandra Silber | Arlington | ||
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | How I Learned What I Learned | ||
| Debra Jo Rupp | Becoming Dr. Ruth | ||
| Jim Brochu | Character Man | ||
| 2015 | |||
| Jim Dale | Just Jim Dale | [39][40] | |
| Cush Jumbo | Josephine and I | ||
| Joe Assadourian | The Bullpen | ||
| Benjamin Scheuer | The Lion | ||
| Tom Dugan | Wiesenthal | ||
| 2016 | |||
| James Lecesne | The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey | [41][42][43] | |
| Daphne Rubin-Vega | Empanada Loca | ||
| Anne Hathaway | Grounded | ||
| Kathleen Chalfant | Rose | ||
| Mike Birbiglia | Thank God for Jokes | ||
| 2017 | |||
| Simon McBurney | The Encounter | [44][45] | |
| Judith Light | All the Ways to Say I Love You | ||
| Ed Dixon | Georgie: My Adventures with George Ross | ||
| Marin Ireland | On the Exhale | ||
| Sarah Jones | Sell/Buy/Date | ||
| 2018 | |||
| Billy Crudup | Harry Clarke | [46][47] | |
| Sharon Washington | Feeding the Dragon | ||
| Eve Ensler | In the Body of the World | ||
| John Lithgow | John Lithgow: Stories by Heart | ||
| Alison Fraser | Squeamish | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Mike Birbiglia | The New One | [48][49] | |
| Jake Gyllenhaal | A Life | ||
| Maddie Corman | Accidentally Brave | ||
| Carey Mulligan | Girls & Boys | ||
| Renee Taylor | My Life on a Diet |
2020s
| Year | Actor | Project | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Hon.) | David Cale | We're Only Alive For a Short Amount of Time | [50][51] |
| Laura Linney | My Name Is Lucy Barton | ||
| Aedin Moloney | Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom | ||
| Deirdre O'Connell | Dana H. | ||
| Michael Benjamin Washington | Fires in the Mirror | ||
| 2021 | No awards given due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Kristina Wong | Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord | [52][53] | |
| Arturo Luís Soria | Ni Mi Madre | ||
| Jenn Murray | A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing | ||
| Alex Edelman | Just for Us | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Jodie Comer | Prima Facie | [54][55] | |
| Jefferson Mays | A Christmas Carol | ||
| Sam Morrison | Sugar Daddy | ||
| Mike Birbiglia | The Old Man and the Pool | ||
| Anthony Rapp | Without You | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Patrick Page | All the Devils Are Here | [56][57] | |
| John Rubenstein | Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground | ||
| Eddie Izzard | Hamlet | ||
| Mona Pirnot | I Love You So Much I Could Die | ||
| Robert Montano | Small | ||
| 2025 | |||
| Sarah Snook | The Picture of Dorian Gray | [58][59] | |
| Sam Kissajukian | 300 Paintings | ||
| Khawla Ibraheem | A Knock on the Roof | ||
| David Greenspan | I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan | ||
| Andrew Scott | Vanya | ||
| 2026 | Sean Hayes | The Unknown | [60] |
| Mary Kate O Flanagan | Making a Show of Myself | ||
| Jack Holden | Kenrex | ||
| Daniel Radcliffe | Every Brilliant Thing | ||
| Jean Smart | Call Me Izzy | ||
Multiple wins
- 2 wins