The Tony Awards

2020 Tony Award winners announced

See all the shows, creators, and actors that took home prizes at this year's Tony Awards ceremony.

Gillian Russo
Gillian Russo

Broadway's biggest night is officially here! After being delayed for 15 months, the 74th annual Tony Awards ceremony took place September 26 at the Winter Garden Theatre, celebrating the best of the 2019-2020 theatre season.

A total of 18 shows were eligible for Tony Awards this year, fewer than usual due to the 2020 Broadway shutdown, which shortened the theatre season. That didn't stop multiple shows from receiving plenty of accolades, however: At 15 nominations, Jagged Little Pill received the most of any musical, while Slave Play became the most-nominated play with 12 nods.

Below are all the nominees in each category. Tony winners in each category will be denoted in bold.

In addition to the honorees listed below, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, David Byrne and American Utopia, and Freestyle Love Supreme all received special Tony Awards, and Julie Halston received the Isabelle Stevenson Award for her work with the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.

Best Musical

Jagged Little Pill
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Play

Grand Horizons
The Inheritance
Sea Wall/A Life
Slave Play
The Sound Inside

Best Revival of a Play

Betrayal
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
A Soldier's Play

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play
Laura LinneyMy Name is Lucy Barton
Audra McDonaldFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Mary-Louise ParkerThe Sound Inside

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Karen OlivoMoulin Rouge! The Musical
Elizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little Pill
Adrienne WarrenTina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Aaron TveitMoulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Ian Barford, Linda Vista
Andrew Burnap, The Inheritance
Jake GyllenhaalSea Wall/A Life
Tom HiddlestonBetrayal
Tom SturridgeSea Wall/A Life
Blair UnderwoodA Soldier's Play

Best Direction of a Musical

Phyllida Lloyd, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Diane Paulus, Jagged Little Pill
Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer, The Sound Inside
Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance
Kenny Leon, A Soldier's Play
Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal
Robert O'Hara, Slave Play

Best Book of a Musical

Jagged Little Pill - Diablo Cody
Moulin Rouge! The Musical - John Logan
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

Best Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jagged Little Pill
Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Anthony Van Laast, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Orchestrations
Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill
Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Ethan Popp, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

A Christmas Carol - Music: Christopher Nightingale
The Inheritance - Music: Paul Englishby
The Rose Tattoo - Music: Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb
Slave Play - Music: Lindsay Jones
The Sound Inside - Music: Daniel Kluger

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid, The Inheritance
Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol
Lindsay Jones, Slave Play
Daniel Kluger, Sea Wall/A Life
Daniel Kluger, The Sound Inside

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans, Jagged Little Pill
Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Nevin Steinberg, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
Soutra Gilmour, Betrayal
Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol
Derek McLane, A Soldier's Play
Clint Ramos, Slave Play

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jiyoun Chang, Slave Play
Jon Clark, The Inheritance
Heather Gilbert, The Sound Inside
Allen Lee Hughes, A Soldier's Play
Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol

Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite, Slave Play
Dede Ayite, A Soldier's Play
Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol
Clint Ramos,The Rose Tattoo

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, Jagged Little Pill
Derek McLane, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Emily Rebholz, Jagged Little Pill
Mark Thompson, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bruno Poet, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Justin Townsend, Jagged Little Pill
Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Ato Blankson-Wood, Slave Play
James Cusati-Moyer, Slave Play
David Alan Grier, A Soldier's Play
John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance
Paul Hilton, The Inheritance

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Danny BursteinMoulin Rouge! The Musical
Derek Klena, Jagged Little Pill
Sean Allan Krill, Jagged Little Pill
Sahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Daniel J. Watts, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Jane Alexander, Grand Horizons
Chalia La Tour, Slave Play
Annie McNamara, Slave Play
Lois Smith, The Inheritance
Cora Vander Broek, Linda Vista

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kathryn Gallagher, Jagged Little Pill
Celia Rose Gooding, Jagged Little Pill
Robyn Hurder, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill
Myra Lucretia Taylor, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

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