Editing Bill Irwin (section)

==Awards and honors==
Irwin was awarded the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Choreographer's Fellowship in 1981 and 1983. In 1984, he was named a [[Guggenheim Fellow]] and was the first performance artist to be awarded a five-year [[MacArthur Fellowship]]. For ''Largely New York'', he won a [[New York Drama Critics Circle]] Special Citation in 1988, and an [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] and [[Drama Desk Award]] in 1989. This show also received five nominations for Tony Awards.<ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=4545 ''Largely New York'' Listing for Tony Awards and Drama Desk"], Internet Broadway Database. Accessed August 18, 2013.</ref>

In 1992, he won an [[Obie Award]] for his performance in ''Texts for Nothing''. Together with [[David Shiner (clown)|David Shiner]], he won a special [[Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event|Tony Award for Live Theatrical Presentation]] in 1999 for their show, ''Fool Moon''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lefkowitz|first=David|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/1999-tony-winner-special-award-fool-moon-com-82380 |title=1999 Tony Winner: Special Award - 'Fool Moon'|work=[[Playbill]]|date=June 6, 1999}}</ref> In 1993, this show had already won a Drama Desk Award for "Unique Theatrical Experience" and an Outer Critics Circle "Special Achievement" Award.{{cn|date=May 2023}}

In 2000, the Jazz Tap Ensemble in Los Angeles received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) "for a commission of a new work by Bill Irwin."<ref>[http://arts.gov/grants/recent/00grants/C-P.html "2000 Grant Awards: Creation & Presentation"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925163801/http://www.arts.gov/grants/recent/00grants/C-P.html |date=September 25, 2012 }} arts.gov, accessed August 18, 2013.</ref> 

In 2004, the Signature Theatre Company (New York), received a $40,000 NEA grant for "the world premiere production of 'Mr. Fox: A Rumination' by Bill Irwin."<ref>[http://www.arts.gov/grants/recent/04grants/creativity.html "2004 Grant Awards: Creativity"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220194649/http://www.arts.gov/grants/recent/04grants/Creativity.html |date=February 20, 2013 }} arts.gov, accessed August 18, 2013.</ref>

In 2005, he won the [[Tony Award]] for Best Actor in a Play for his appearance as George in the revival of [[Edward Albee]]'s ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/doubt-is-best-play-spamalot-best-musical-butz-irwin-clark-jones-nichols-win-2005-tonys-com-126320|title='Doubt' Is Best Play, 'Spamalot' Best Musical; Butz, Irwin, Clark, Jones, Nichols Win 2005 Tonys|work=[[Playbill]]|date=June 5, 2005}}</ref>

Irwin received a 2008 [[CFCA Award]] nomination for "Best Supporting Actor" for his role in ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]''. In 2010, [[New Victory Theater|The New Victory Theater]] presented Irwin with the first-ever New Victory Arts Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newvictory.org/About/Philosophy.aspx |title=Philosophy |publisher=[[New Victory Theater]] |access-date=August 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731054543/http://www.newvictory.org/About/Philosophy.aspx |archive-date=July 31, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was honored for "bringing the arts to kids and kids to the arts." [[Nathan Lane]] and [[Jonathan Demme]] spoke at the ceremony. Irwin is also on the board of [[New 42nd Street|The New 42nd Street, Inc]].