Tony Awards 2025: Full list of nominees

The nominee list for the 78th Tony Awards was unveiled on Thursday.

“Death Becomes Her”;, “Maybe Happy Ending”; and “Buena Vista Social Club”; picked up 10 nods apiece.

The nominations were announced by previous winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce.

Broadway’s biggest night will be hosted by “Wicked”; star Cynthia Erivo on June 8 at 8pm at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play

Sadie Sink, “John Proctor is the Villain”;
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, “Purpose”;
Laura Donnelly, “The Hills of California”;
Sarah Snook, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”;
Mia Farrow, “The Roommate”;

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play

Henry Lennix, “Purpose”;
Jon Michael Hill, “Purpose”;
George Clooney, “Good Night and Good Luck”;
Louis McCartney, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”;
Daniel Dae Kim, “Yellowface”;
Cole Escola, “Oh, Mary!”;

Best play

“Purpose”;
“John Proctor is the Villain”;
“English”;
“Oh, Mary!”;
“The Hills of California”;

Best Musical

“Maybe Happy Ending”;
“Dead Outlaw”;
“Death Becomes Her”;
“Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”;
“The Buena Vista Social Club”;

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical

Audra McDonald, “Gypsy”;
Nicole Scherzinger, “Sunset Boulevard”;
Megan Hilty, “Death Becomes Her”;
Jennifer Simard, “Death Becomes Her”;
Jasmine Amy Rogers, “BOOP! The Musical”;

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical

Tom Francis, “Sunset Boulevard”;
James Monroe Iglehart, “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”;
Andrew Durand, “Dead Outlaw”;
Darren Criss, “Maybe Happy Ending”;
Jeremy Jordan, “Floyd Collins”;
Jonathan Groff, “Just In Time”;

Best book of a musical

Marco Ramirez, “Buena Vista Social Club”;
Itamar Moses, “Dead Outlaw”;
Marco Pennette, “Death Becomes Her”;
Will Aronson and Hue Park, “Maybe Happy Ending”;
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”;

Best original score written for the theatre

Music and lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, “Dead Outlaw”;
Music and lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, “Death Becomes Her”;
Music: Will Aronson, Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park, “Maybe Happy Ending”;
Music and lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”;
Music and lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”;

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”;

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 Boulevard”;
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 Boulevard”;
Peter Hylenski, “Just in Time”;
Peter Hylenski, “Maybe Happy Ending”;
Dan Moses Schreier, “Floyd Collins”;

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 Boulevard”;

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 Boulevard”;

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 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 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 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 revival of a play

“Eureka Day,”; Author: Jonathan Spector
“Romeo + Juliet”;
Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”;
“Yellow Face,”; Author: David Henry Hwang

Best revival of a musical

“Floyd Collins”;
“Gypsy”;
“Pirates! The Penzance Musical”;
“Sunset Boulevard”;