Tony Award for Best Director

Elia KazanJ B, Elia Kazan, Winner, William GaskillEpitaph for George Dillon, William Gaskill, Nominee, Robert DhéryLa Plume de Ma Tante, Robert Dhéry, Nominee, Dore ScharyA Majority of One, Dore Schary, Nominee, Peter BrookThe Visit, Peter Brook, Nominee, Peter GlenvilleRashomon, Peter Glenville, Nominee, Cyril RitchardThe Pleasure of His Company, Cyril Ritchard, Nominee, Vincent J DonehueSunrise At Campobello, Vincent J Donehue, Winner, Morton DaCostaThe Music Man, Morton DaCosta, Nominee, Arthur PennTwo for the Seesaw, Arthur Penn, Nominee, George Roy HillLook Homeward - Angel, George Roy Hill, Nominee, Elia KazanThe Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Elia Kazan, Nominee, Peter HallThe Rope Dancers, Peter Hall, Nominee, Moss HartMy Fair Lady, Moss Hart, Winner, Joseph AnthonyA Clearing In The Woods - The Most Happy Fella, Joseph Anthony, Nominee, José QuinteroLong Day's Journey Into Night, José Quintero, Nominee, Harold ClurmanThe Waltz Of The Toreadors, Harold Clurman, Nominee, Peter GlenvilleSeparate Tables, Peter Glenville, Nominee, Tyrone GuthrieThe Matchmaker, Tyrone Guthrie, Winner, Joseph AnthonyThe Lark, Joseph Anthony, Nominee, Albert MarreThe Chalk Garden, Albert Marre, Nominee, Garson KaninThe Diary of Anne Frank, Garson Kanin, Nominee, Herman ShumlinInherit the Wind, Herman Shumlin, Nominee, Elia KazanCat on a Hot Tin Roof, Elia Kazan, Nominee, Harold ClurmanTiger at the Gates - Pipe Dream - Bus Stop, Harold Clurman, Nominee, Robert MontgomeryThe Desperate Hours, Robert Montgomery, Winner