Patty & Emily are pleased to announce that the 5th Annual Patty & Emily Shmazie Awards winners and honorable mentions will be revealed on Monday, June 27th at 10:00am via YouTube.

After careful consideration the eligibility committee has come to the following decisions:

The Shmazie committee has retired The “Did You Know Her Son Was Blind?” Shmazie Award for Disabled Acting forever and apologizes for its existence.

For the 2015-2016 season:

• Hamilton has been ruled ineligible for these awards, as the committee did not see the Broadway production.

For the 2015-2016 season, the following awards have been reinstated:

• Exceptional Comeback
• Exceptional Leading Actor in a Revival of a Musical
• Exceptional Special Theatrical Event

For the 2015-2016 season, Child Acting will be broken down into two non-gendered categories:

• Exceptional Leading Child Actor in a Musical
• Exceptional Supporting Child Actor in a Musical

For the 2015-2016 season, the following awards have been suspended:

• The ChristianeNollRagtime Shmazie Award for Reinterpretive Acting
• Exceptional Fucking Performance by Real Hair
• Exceptional Child Ensemble

For the 2015-2016 season, the following categories have been added:

• Exceptional Pre-Show Announcement
• Exceptional Hamilton Hipster Award
• The Coalhouse Walker III Special Shmazie Award
• Exceptional New Jersey Shade
• Exceptional Revival of a New Musical with a Book by George C. Wolfe

Below is a complete list of the Shmazie Award categories: