Tony Awards®
- Best Choreography: Bill T. Jones
- Best Costume Design: Marina Draghici
- Best Sound Design: Robert Kaplowitz
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Tony Award® Nominations
- Best Musical
- Best Direction of a Musical: Bill T. Jones
- Best Choreography: Bill T. Jones
- Best Book of a Musical: Jim Lewis & Bill T. Jones
- Best Performance by an Leading Actor in a Musical: Sahr Ngaujah
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Lillias White
- Best Orchestrations: Aaron Johnson
- Best Scenic Design: Marina Draghici
- Best Costume Design: Marina Draghici
- Best Lighting Design: Robert Wierzel
- Best Sound Design: Robert Kaplowitz
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66th Annual Theatreworld Awards
- Outstanding Broadway Debut: Sahr Ngaujah
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Outer Critics Circle Award
- Outstanding Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
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Fred & Adele Astaire Awards
- Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
- Female Dancers: Nicole Chantal de Weever and the Female Ensemble: Hettie Vyrine Barnhill, Lauren de Veaux, Elasea Douglas, Rujeko Dumbutshena, Catherine Foster, Shaneeka Harrell, Chanon Judson, Shakira Marshall, Afi McClendon, Jill Vallery, Iris Wilson, Aimee Graham Wodobode
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OBIE Awards, 2009
- Distinguished Performance Award: Sahr Ngaujah
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Lucille Lortel Awards, 2009
- Outstanding Musical
- Outstanding Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
- Outstanding Costume Design: Marina Draghici
- Outstanding Lead Actor: Sahr Ngaujah, nominee
- Outstanding Scenic Design: Marina Draghici, nominee
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75th Annual Drama League Nominations, 2009
- Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Distinguished Performance Award: Sahr Ngaujah
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Drama Desk Nominations, 2008-09
- Outstanding Musical
- Outstanding Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
- Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Sahr Ngaujah
- Outstanding Orchestrations: Aaron Johnson and Antibalas
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Independent Theatre Bloggers Association, 2009
- Best Off-Broadway Musical
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