Affiliations & Awards

John Napier’s design awards include four Society of West End Awards (Olivier's), a BAFTA and five Tony Awards.

Honours and Awards include

Award

Date

Golden Plate Award
1994
American Academy of Achievement
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Drama Desk Awards
1975
Outstanding Set Design
Equus
Nominee
Drama Desk Awards
1975
Outstanding Costume Design
Equus
Nominee
Designer of the Year
1977
Designer of the Year
King Lear
Winner
Tony Award
1982
Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Nicholas Nickleby
Nominee
Tony Award
1982
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Nicholas Nickleby
Winner
Drama Desk Awards
1983
Outstanding Costume Design
Cats
Winner
Tony Award
1983
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Cats
Nominee
Tony Award
1983
Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Cats
Winner
BAFTA
1983
Television craft, Costume Design
Nickholas Nickleby
Winner
Drama Desk Awards
1987
Outstanding Set Design
Les Miserables
Winner
Drama Desk Awards
1987
Outstanding Set Design
Starlight Express
Drama Desk Awards
1987
Outstanding Costume Design
Starlight Express
Winner
Outer Critics Circle
1987
Outstanding Set Design
Les Miserables
Winner
Tony Award
1987
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Les Miserables
Tony Award
1987
Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Starlight Express
Winner
The London Critics Theatre Award
1989
Best Designer
Miss Saigon
Winner
Plays and Players Award
1989
Various
Various
Tony Award
1991
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Miss Saigon
Nominee
Tony Award
1995
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Sunset Boulevard
Winner
The Laurence Olivier Theatre Award
1996
Scenic Design
Burning Blue
Winner
London Critics Circle Award
1997
Best Designer
Peter Pan
Winner
Lawrence Olivier Theatre Award
2000
Best Costume Design
Candide
Nominee
Outer Critics Circle
2009
Outstanding Costume Design
Equus
Nominee

Affiliations include

St Catherines Colledge, Oxford
2001 
Visiting Chair
Royal Designer for Industry
1996 
Royal Designer for Industry
Royal Shakespeare Company
1976 
Associate Designer
Royal Shakespeare Company
- 
Associate
British Society of Theatre Designers
- 
Member
UAL University of the Arts, London
- 
Honorary Fellow
New York Film School
- 
Guest Lecturer
Yale Theatre Department
- 
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National Theatre
- 
Platform Speaker