Last month I took a look at film versions of Broadway musicals of the Tony era (1947 to the present) on DVD. Now it’s time to do the same for straight plays. Because of the sheer volume of Broadway plays filmed, I’ll concentrate on the Tony nominees and winners for Best Play that were also nominated for or won Oscars in the Best Picture and acting categories.

There was no winner for Best Play at the first awards in 1947. From 1948 through 1955 only winners were announced. Seven have been made into films. Only T.S. Eliot’s The Cocktail Party from 1950 has not. Five of those seven have been commercially released on DVD. The remaining two, The Fourposter and the first film version of The Crucible, have not. The 1996 remake of the latter with Oscar nominee Joan Allen has, and is available on DVD.

The first Tony winner for Best Play was Mister Roberts, which was nominated for a 1955 Best Picture Oscar. Henry Fonda, repeating his stage role, returned to the screen for the first time since 1948’s Fort Apache and was welcomed back with open arms. His co-stars were James Cagney, William Powell, and Jack Lemmon who won an Oscar for his Ensign Pulver, a role that won David Wayne a 1948 Tony. It’s available on DVD.

The second winner was Death of a Salesman, which has since been filmed several times for television. Its sole theatrical release was the 1951 film starring Fredric March, Mildred Dunnock, and Kevin McCarthy, all in Oscar-nominated performances. It’s on DVD, but hard to find. The other available winners from the first eight years are The Rose Tattoo, a later Oscar nominee for Best Picture and winner for Anna Magnani; The Teahouse of the August Moon; and The Desperate Hours. All three are available on DVD.

Four of the 1956 nominees were filmed, including the winner, The Diary of Anne Frank, a 1959 Oscar nominee for Best Picture for which Shelley Winters won her first Oscar. The others were 1958 Best Picture Oscar nominee Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for which Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman received acting nominations; Bus Stop for which Don Murray was Oscar-nominated in support of Marilyn Monroe; and The Chalk Garden for which Edith Evans was Oscar-nominated in support of Deborah Kerr and Hayley Mills although hers was a part equal to Kerr’s and larger than Mills’. Angela Lansbury will play Evans’ role, originally played on Broadway by Gladys Cooper, in a revival next season. All four are available on DVD.

The 1957 winner, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, for which Jessica Lange won a recent Tony in the latest revival, earned Katharine Hepburn her ninth Oscar nomination for the 1962 film version. Another nominee from that year, 1958 Best Picture nominee Separate Tables, won Oscars for David Niven and Wendy Hiller. Both are available on DVD.

The 1958 winner, Sunrise at Campobello, earned Greer Garson an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1960 film version, available on DVD. Shirley Knight was Oscar-nominated for the 1960 film version of 1958 nominee The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, which is not on DVD allegedly due to the William Inge estate wanting more money for the rights to release it than Warner Bros. is willing to pay.

1960’s winner, The Miracle Worker, won 1961 Oscars for Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke repeating their stage roles. Nominee The Best Man earned a 1964 nomination for Lee Tracy. Both are available on DVD.

1961’s winner, Becket, was a 1964 Oscar nominee for Best Picture as well as actors Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole, and John Gielgud. 1962’s winner, A Man for All Seasons, went on to win 1966 Oscars for Best Picture and Actor (Paul Scofield) with Robert Shaw and Wendy Hiller earning nominations. Nominee The Night of the Iguana earned a 1964 Oscar nomination for Grayson Hall. All three are on DVD.

1963’s winner, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, was a 1966 Best Picture Oscar nominee, earning awards for Elizabeth Taylor and Sandy Dennis and nominations for Richard Burton and George Segal. Nominee A Thousand Clowns became a 1965 Best Picture nominee. 1964 nominee Barefoot in the Park earned a nomination for Mildred Natwick. 1965 winner The Subject Was Roses won an Oscar for Jack Albertson and a nomination for Patricia Neal. All four are on DVD.

It wasn’t until films were made of 1969 plays that Oscar once again looked favorably upon Tony’s selections. That year’s winner, The Great White Hope, earned 1970 Oscar nominations for James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander. Nominee The Man in the Glass Booth earned a 1975 nomination for Maximilian Schell. Both are on DVD.

1973 nominee The Sunshine Boys earned a 1975 Oscar for George Burns and a nomination for Walter Matthau. The 1975 winner, Equus, earned 1977 Oscar nods for Richard Burton and Peter Firth. 1978 nominee Chapter Two earned a 1979 Oscar nomination for Marsha Mason. All three are available on DVD.

The 1979 winner, The Elephant Man, and the 1980 Oscar nominee of the same name are based on the same historical characters, but the film does not credit the play as one of its sources. A TV adaptation of the play, as well as the film version, is available on DVD.

1980’s Children of a Lesser God earned 1986 Oscar nominations for Best Picture, actors William Hurt and Piper Laurie, and a win for Marlee Matlin. It’s available on DVD.

1981’s Amadeus became the second Tony winner for Best Play to also win an Oscar for Best Picture. F. Murray Abraham earned a Best Actor award for the 1984 film over co-star Tom Hulce in the title role. 1982 nominee The Dresser earned 1983 Oscar nominations for Best Picture and acting nominations for Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay. The same year’s nominee, Crimes of the Heart, earned a 1986 Oscar nomination for Sissy Spacek. 1984 nominee Glengarry Glen Ross earned Al Pacino a 1992 Oscar nomination, and 1989 nominee Shirley Valentine earned Pauline Collins an Oscar nomination for the year 1989 as well. All five are available on DVD.

1991 nominees Shadowlands and Six Degrees of Separation earned 1993 Oscar nominations for Debra Winger and Stockard Channing respectively. 1999’s Closer earned 2004 Oscar nominations for Clive Owen and Natalie Portman. All three are available on DVD.

2005 nominee Doubt earned 2008 Oscar nominations for Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis. 2006 nominee Rabbit Hole earned a 2010 Oscar nomination for Nicole Kidman. 2007 nominee Frost/Nixon earned 2008 Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Actor (Frank Langella). 2008 winner August: Osage County earned 2013 Oscar nominations for Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. 2011 winner War Horse is credited as one of the sources of the 2011 Oscar nominee for Best Picture but is substantially different, owing more to the novel on which both are based. All five are on DVD.

This week’s new releases include Miles Ahead and Elvis & Nixon.