
2025 Tony Award winners and nominees: complete breakdown
Best Musical
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Best Play
Oh, Mary!
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor is the Villain
Purpose
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Best Revival of a Play
Yellow Face
Eureka Day
Romeo + Juliet
Thornton Wilder's Our Town
Best Revival of a Musical
Gypsy
Floyd Collins
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Blvd.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
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
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Also read: Who took home the most Drama Desk Trophies—and why?
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
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
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Glenn Davis, Purpose
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Kara Young, Purpose
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH
Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Joy Woods, Gypsy
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves
Special Tony Honors, technical categories, and direction winners
Best Direction of a Play
Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Knud Adams, English
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!
Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
Best Direction of a Musical
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Best Book of a Musical
Operation Mincemeat, David Cumming et al.
Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Ramirez
Dead Outlaw, Itamar Moses
Death Becomes Her, Marco Pennette
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park
Best Original Score
Dead Outlaw, Yazbek and Della Penna
Death Becomes Her, Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park
Operation Mincemeat, Cumming et al.
Real Women Have Curves, Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
Best Choreography
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Joshua Bergasse, SMASH
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Jerry Mitchell, BOOP!
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista
Best Orchestrations
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending
Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club
Derek McLane, Just in Time
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck
Marg Horwell, Dorian Gray
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
Gregg Barnes, BOOP!
Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending
Catherine Zuber, Just in Time
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Nick Schlieper, Dorian Gray
Natasha Chivers, Hills of California
Jon Clark, Stranger Things
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night
Katz and Wasileski, John Proctor
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd.
Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista
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
Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor
Daniel Kluger, Good Night
Nick Powell, Hills of California
Clemence Williams, Dorian Gray
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista
Adam Fisher, Sunset Blvd.
Peter Hylenski, Just in Time
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, Dorian Gray
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, Hills of California
Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things
Scott Pask, Good Night
Special Tony Awards
Musicians of Buena Vista Social Club
Illusions & Effects, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Tony Honors for Excellence: Great Performances, Michael Price, New 42, NYPL for the Performing Arts
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Celia Keenan-Bolger
Lifetime Achievement: Harvey Fierstein
Best Musical
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Best Play
Oh, Mary!
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor is the Villain
Purpose
Also read: Tony Awards: Will original Hamilton cast perform? See main ceremony and preshow date, time, host and where to watch
Best Revival of a Play
Yellow Face
Eureka Day
Romeo + Juliet
Thornton Wilder's Our Town
Best Revival of a Musical
Gypsy
Floyd Collins
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Blvd.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
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
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Also read: Who took home the most Drama Desk Trophies—and why?
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
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
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Glenn Davis, Purpose
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Kara Young, Purpose
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH
Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Joy Woods, Gypsy
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves
Special Tony Honors, technical categories, and direction winners
Best Direction of a Play
Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Knud Adams, English
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!
Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
Best Direction of a Musical
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Best Book of a Musical
Operation Mincemeat, David Cumming et al.
Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Ramirez
Dead Outlaw, Itamar Moses
Death Becomes Her, Marco Pennette
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park
Best Original Score
Dead Outlaw, Yazbek and Della Penna
Death Becomes Her, Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park
Operation Mincemeat, Cumming et al.
Real Women Have Curves, Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
Best Choreography
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Joshua Bergasse, SMASH
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Jerry Mitchell, BOOP!
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista
Best Orchestrations
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending
Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club
Derek McLane, Just in Time
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck
Marg Horwell, Dorian Gray
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
Gregg Barnes, BOOP!
Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending
Catherine Zuber, Just in Time
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Nick Schlieper, Dorian Gray
Natasha Chivers, Hills of California
Jon Clark, Stranger Things
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night
Katz and Wasileski, John Proctor
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd.
Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista
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
Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor
Daniel Kluger, Good Night
Nick Powell, Hills of California
Clemence Williams, Dorian Gray
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista
Adam Fisher, Sunset Blvd.
Peter Hylenski, Just in Time
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, Dorian Gray
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, Hills of California
Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things
Scott Pask, Good Night
Special Tony Awards
Musicians of Buena Vista Social Club
Illusions & Effects, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Tony Honors for Excellence: Great Performances, Michael Price, New 42, NYPL for the Performing Arts
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Celia Keenan-Bolger
Lifetime Achievement: Harvey Fierstein
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