The event is hosted by Tony Award winner (, ) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who, together, penned the Oscar-nominated score to the movie "Frozen."
The Award for Dramatic Composition, recognizing achievement in a theatrical score, goes to Tony Award nominees and for the score of .
The Flora Roberts Award, presented to a dramatist in recognition of distinguished work in the theatre and to encourage the continuation of that work, is given to Tony Award nominee (, ).
The Award goes to Mike Lew (Bike America, Tiger Style!). The award was established by the estate of Wilson and is presented by the Dramatists Guild Council to a dramatist based primarily on his or her work as an early-career playwright.
Tony Award winner () receives the Hull-Warriner Award, which is given in recognition of a playwright's work addressing controversial subjects involving the fields of political, religious or social mores of the times. The & Awards, which celebrate excellence in the theatre, are given, respectively, to a stage actress and a playwright who are in mid-career. This year's recipients are Tony Award nominee (Well) and two-time Tony Award winner (, ).
Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to Tony Award winner (, ).
Additionally, the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund presents the first DLDF Defender Award to Larissa Mark, a high school senior from Trumbull, CT. Mark successfully organized her community in opposition to her school's sudden cancellation of its production of , which resulted in the production's reinstatement. This new award honors Mark's work in support of free expression in the dramatic arts.
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