2021 Tony Awards results: Full list of this year’s winners and nominations

Tony Award 2021 nominations list and winners

The 2020/2021 Tony Award winners have been revealed – see the full list of results here!

After much delay, the winners of The 74th Annual Tony Awards for the 2019/2020 Broadway season were revealed in a 2021 ceremony in New York at the weekend.

Originally due to be held in June 2020, the 2021 Tony Awards took place on 26 September, streaming on Paramount+ in the US.

They were followed by a special concert event, The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! which aired on CBS and streamed live and on demand from Paramount+.

Nominations for the 2021 Tonys were revealed in October 2020 by Tony Award Winner James Monroe Iglehart.

See the full list of this year’s Tony Award winners and recap all the nominations below…

Tony Awards 2021 winners and nominations

Best Musical

Moulin Rouge! The Musical – WINNER
Jagged Little Pill
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

 

Best Play

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

 

Best Revival of a Play

A Soldiers Play – WINNER
Betrayal
Frankie and Johnny In The Clair De Lune

 

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

Andrew Burnap, The Inheritance – WINNER
Ian Barford, Linda Vista
Jake Gyllenhaal, Sea Wall/A Life
Tom Hiddleston, Betrayal
Tom Sturridge, Sea Wall/A Life
Blair Underwood, A Soldier’s Play

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

Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside – WINNER
Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play
Laura Linney, My Name is Lucy Barton
Audra McDonald, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

 

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

Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical – WINNER

This was not an automatic win. When one person is nominated, 60% of Tony Voters must still vote to award the Tony.

 

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

Adrienne Warren, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical – WINNER
Karen Olivo, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Elizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little Pill

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge! The Musical – WINNER
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 Direction of a Play

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

 

Best Direction of a Musical

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

 

Best Book of a Musical

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

 

Best Original Score

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

 

Best Choreography

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

 

Best Orchestrations

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

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

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

 

Best Scenic Design of a Play

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

 

Best Costume Design of a Play

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

 

Best Costume Design of a Musical

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

 

Best Sound Design of a Play

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

 

Best Sound Design of a Musical

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

 

Best Lighting Design of a Play

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

 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

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

About the author: Jessica White

Recent University graduate Jessica is the newest writer for Stageberry. She's over the moon to be sharing her theatre knowledge and passion for musicals with the online world.

 

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