The Hewes Awards are open to Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions and are designed to "celebrate the artists who fashion the worlds realized on the city's stages, for designs originating in the United States," according to the American Theatre Wing's website. Originally titled the Maharam Awards and later known as the American Theatre Wing Design Awards, the awards were renamed in 1999 to honor founder Henry Hewes.

The complete list of award winners follows:

• Scenic Design
  Allen Moyer for Grey Gardens
• Costume Design
  Anita Yavich for Measure For Pleasure
• Lighting Design
  Howell Binkley for Jersey Boys
• Notable Effects - Projections
  Ruppert Bohle for Cathay: Three Tales Of China
• Notable Effects - Puppetry
  Wang Bo for Cathay: Three Tales Of China
• Notable Effects - Puppetry
  Stephen Kaplin for Cathay: Three Tales Of China