The Special Tony Award category includes the Lifetime Achievement Tony Award and the Special Tony Award. These are non-competitive honorary awards, and the titles have changed over the years. The Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre is to "honor an individual for the body of his or her work."
tonyawards.com, accessed April 7, 2011 (The

Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event The Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event was awarded from 2001 to 2009 to live theatrical productions that were not plays or musicals. The category was created after the 2000 controversy of '' Contact'' winning Best Musical; the show used ...

was a competitive award, given from 2001 to 2009.) Another non-competitive Tony award is the

Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre The Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre is a non-competitive award created by the American Theatre Wing in 1990. They are presented to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but ...

, to "recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations that do not fit into any of the competitive categories."

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External links

Tony Awards Official siteTony Awards at Internet Broadway database ListingTony Awards at broadwayworld.com
{{TonyAwardsbyYear Tony Awards Lifetime achievement awards Awards established in 1947 1947 establishments in the United States Special Tony Award recipients