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2026 Tony Award winners announced

Read below to find out which shows and artists took home top prizes in real time throughout the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall.

Summary

  • This article contains a full list of 2026 Tony Award winners
  • Death of a Salesman took home the most awards with 6
  • Schmigadoon!; Ragtime; and The Lost Boys followed with 4 each
  • The article also lists numerous special award recipients
Gillian Russo
Gillian Russo

The 79th annual Tony Awards ceremony is underway at Radio City Music Hall, celebrating the best of the 2025-26 Broadway season. Select winners were announced on the pre-show titled The Tony Awards: Act One, with the main ceremony telecast on CBS and Paramount+ from 8-11 p.m. E.T.

Death of a Salesman not only led the pack with six wins including Best Play Revival, but became the most Tony-winning play revival in history. Best Musical winner Schmigadoon!, Best Musical Revival winner Ragtime, and *The Lost Boys* closely followed with four awards each.

In addition to the competitive awards, multiple special award recipients were announced in the weeks prior to the ceremony. The 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were awarded to production manager Jake Bell; designer and creative director Kenn Lubin; theatre lawyer Loren Plotkin; and 1/52 Project, a grant for early-career designers from marginalized groups.

Lifetime Achievement Awards went to former Lincoln Center Theater artistic director André Bishop, lighting designer Jules Fisher, and playwright/director James Lapine. Music director Mary-Mitchell Campbell won the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for humanitarian work. Ellenwood, Georgia middle school theatre teacher Freddie Hendricks won the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, and the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin won the Regional Theatre Tony Award.

Read below for live updates on the competitive 2026 Tony Award winners as they're announced. Winners are denoted in bold.

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Best Musical

Best Play

Best Revival of a Play

Best Revival of a Musical

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Direction of a Play

Best Direction of a Musical

Best Choreography

Best Orchestrations

Best Book of a Musical

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

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Best Sound Design of a Play

Best Sound Design of a Musical

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