2008 Ovation Awards
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File:5.3.10NeilPatrickHarrisByDavidShankbone.jpg, ceremony host]]
File:John Glover 2009.jpg, winner, Lead Actor in a Play]]
File:LaurieMetcalfFeb08 cropped.jpg, winner, Lead Actress in a Play]]
File:Jobethwilliams.jpg, nominee, Lead Actress in a Play]]
File:Sharon Lawrence 2013.jpg, nominee, Featured Actress in a Play]]
The nominees for the 2008 Ovation Awards were announced on September 22, 2008.{{cite news|last=Gallo|first=Phil|title=Ovation Awards unveil nominees|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/ovation-awards-unveil-nominees-1117992673/|date=23 September 2008}} The awards were presented for excellence in stage productions in the Los Angeles area from September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008 based upon evaluations from members of the Los Angeles theater community.{{cite news|title=2008 Ovation Awards Nominees Announced|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2008-Ovation-Awards-Nominees-Announced-20080924#|date=24 September 2008}}
The winners were announced on November 17, 2008 in a ceremony hosted by Neil Patrick Harris at the Harriet and Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California.{{cite news|title=2008 Ovation Awards|url=http://thisstage.la/2008/11/2008-ovation-awards/|date=19 November 2008}}{{cite news|last=Stern|first=Sherry|title=Who won L.A.'s Ovation Awards|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2008/11/ovation-awards.html|date=17 November 2008}}{{cite news|title=2008 Ovation Award Winners Announced|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/97879/2008-ovation-award-winners-announced/|date=19 November 2008}}
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theater)
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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theater)
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Production of a Play (Large Theater) |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Touring Production
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Acting Ensemble |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Lead Actor in a Musical
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Lead Actress in a Musical |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Lead Actor in a Play – 2 winners
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Lead Actress in a Play |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Featured Actor in a Musical
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Featured Actress in a Musical |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Featured Actor in a Play
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Featured Actress in a Play |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Director of a Musical
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Music Direction
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Choreography |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Book/Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Playwrighting For An Original Play |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Costume Design (Intimate Theater)
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Costume Design (Large Theater) |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Lighting Design (Intimate Theater)
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Lighting Design (Large Theater) |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Set Design (Intimate Theater)
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Set Design (Large Theater) |
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style="background:#EEDD82" | Sound Design (Intimate Theater)
! style="background:#EEDD82" | Sound Design (Large Theater) |
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