Hume Cronyn was nominated for the 1978 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "The Gin Game" as Weller Martin.
The play "The Gin Game" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1978.
The Broadway production of "The Gin Game" by D.L. Coburn opened at the John Golden Theater in New York on October 6, 1977 and ran for 517 performances.
"The Gin Game" premiered at the American Theater Arts in Hollywood, California in September 1976 (directed by Kip Niven) and then was produced by Actor's Theater in Louisville, Kentucky before moving to Broadway.