Obie Award
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The Obie Award is an American theater honor recognizing excellence in off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obie Award canonical | 61 |
| Obie Awards | 5 |
| Obie Award for Performance | 1 |
| Obie Awards committee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1313353 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Obie Award Context triple: [John Spencer, awardReceived, Obie Award]
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A.
Tony Award
The Tony Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing excellence in live Broadway theatre.
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B.
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding performances by male actors in supporting roles in plays.
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C.
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play is a prestigious annual honor presented for an outstanding leading performance by an actor in a Broadway play.
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D.
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding supporting performances by actresses in stage plays.
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E.
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Obie Award Target entity description: The Obie Award is an American theater honor recognizing excellence in off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions.
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A.
Tony Award
The Tony Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing excellence in live Broadway theatre.
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B.
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding performances by male actors in supporting roles in plays.
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C.
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play is a prestigious annual honor presented for an outstanding leading performance by an actor in a Broadway play.
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D.
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding supporting performances by actresses in stage plays.
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E.
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American award
ⓘ
theatre award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | artistic excellence ⓘ |
| awardFor |
excellence in Off-Broadway theatre
ⓘ
excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
American Theatre Wing
ⓘ
The Village Voice ⓘ |
| categoryIncludes |
design
ⓘ
direction ⓘ performance ⓘ playwriting ⓘ special citations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field | theatre ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1956 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasAwarded |
actors
ⓘ
designers ⓘ directors ⓘ playwrights ⓘ |
| inception | 1956 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mediaType | live theatre ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flexible award categories
ⓘ
lack of formal nominations ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.obieawards.com ⓘ |
| organizer |
American Theatre Wing
ⓘ
The Village Voice ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
American Theatre Wing
ⓘ
The Village Voice ⓘ |
| region | New York theatre ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Drama Desk Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Drama Desk Awards
Lucille Lortel Award ⓘ
surface form:
Lucille Lortel Awards
Tony Award ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Awards
|
| scope |
Off-Broadway
ⓘ
surface form:
Off-Broadway productions
Off-Off-Broadway productions ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of critics and theatre professionals ⓘ |
| sponsor |
American Theatre Wing
ⓘ
The Village Voice ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | New York City theatre or event space ⓘ |
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Referenced by (68)
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this entity surface form:
Obie Awards
this entity surface form:
Obie Awards committee
subject surface form:
William M. Hoffman