Updated June 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM CDT
The 78th Annual Tony Awards ceremony, hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, was held Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Below is the full list of 2025 Tony Award nominees, with winners marked in bold. And you can find our top takeaways here.
Best Musical 
Buena Vista Social Club 
Dead Outlaw 
Death Becomes Her 
Maybe Happy Ending 
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Best Play 
English 
The Hills of California 
John Proctor is the Villain 
Oh, Mary! 
Purpose
Best Revival of a Play 
Eureka Day 
Romeo + Juliet 
Thornton Wilder's Our Town 
Yellow Face
Best Revival of a Musical 
Floyd Collins 
Gypsy 
Pirates! The Penzance Musical 
Sunset Blvd.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play 
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck 
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! 
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose 
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face 
Harry Lennix, Purpose 
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play 
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California 
Mia Farrow, The Roommate 
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose 
Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain 
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical 
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending 
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw 
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd. 
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time 
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical 
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical 
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her 
Audra McDonald, Gypsy 
Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical 
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd. 
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play 
Glenn Davis, Purpose 
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain 
Francis Jue, Yellow Face 
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross 
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play 
Tala Ashe, English 
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day 
Marjan Neshat, English 
Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain 
Kara Young, Purpose
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical 
Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH 
Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw 
Danny Burstein, Gypsy 
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical 
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical 
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club 
Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw 
Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time 
Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical 
Joy Woods, Gypsy
Best Direction of a Play 
Knud Adams, English 
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California 
Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! 
Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain 
Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Direction of a Musical 
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club 
Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending 
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw 
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her 
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.
Best Book of a Musical 
Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Ramirez 
Dead Outlaw, Itamar Moses 
Death Becomes Her, Marco Pennette 
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park 
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre 
Dead Outlaw, Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna 
Death Becomes Her, Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey 
Maybe Happy Ending, Music: Will Aronson, Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park 
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts 
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
 
Best Choreography 
Joshua Bergasse, SMASH 
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy 
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her 
Jerry Mitchell, BOOP! The Musical 
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Best Orchestrations 
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time 
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending 
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins 
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club 
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.
Best Scenic Design of a Musical 
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away 
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending 
Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club 
Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her 
Derek McLane, Just in Time
Best Costume Design of a Play 
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck 
Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray 
Rob Howell, The Hills of California 
Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary! 
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Costume Design of a Musical 
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club 
Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical 
Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending 
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her 
Catherine Zuber, Just in Time
Best Lighting Design of a Play 
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California 
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow 
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night, and Good Luck 
Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor is the Villain 
Nick Schlieper, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Lighting Design of a Musical 
Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd. 
Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club 
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins 
Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending 
Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her
Best Sound Design of a Play 
Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow 
Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor is the Villain 
Daniel Kluger, Good Night, and Good Luck 
Nick Powell, The Hills of California 
Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Sound Design of a Musical 
Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club 
Adam Fisher, Sunset Blvd. 
Peter Hylenski, Just in Time 
Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending 
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
 
Best Scenic Design of a Play 
Marsha Ginsberg, English 
Rob Howell, The Hills of California 
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray 
Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow 
Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck
Special Tony Awards will be presented to:
The musicians who make up the band of Buena Vista Social Club - Marco Paguia (Music Director, Conductor/Piano); David Oquendo (Associate Music Director, Guitar); Renesito Avich (Tres); Gustavo Schartz (Bass); Javier Días, Román Diaz, Mauricio Herrera (Percussion); Jesus Ricardo (Trumpet); Eddie Venegas (Trombone); Hery Paz (Woodwinds); Leonardo Reyna (Piano);
The Illusions & Technical Effects of Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Jamie Harrison, Chris Fisher, Gary Beestone & Edward Pierce).
As previously announced, the 2025 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be presented to Great Performances, Michael Price, New 42, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award will be presented to Celia Keenan-Bolger. Harvey Fierstein will receive the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. 
 
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