The 78th Annual Tony Awards nominees are announced

Tony Award nominations were announced by Tony Award winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce for THE 78TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS(R), which will air live Sunday, June 8 (8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:00 PM, LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. As previously announced, Tony(R), Emmy(R), GRAMMY(R) Award winner and three-time Oscar(R) nominee Cynthia Erivo will host the 2025 Tony Awards as the show makes its return to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

CBS and Pluto TV will present THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content leading into THE 78TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS. Additional details will be available at a future date.

Nominees for THE 78TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS were selected by an independent committee of 54 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2025 Tony Awards are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing and have been broadcast on CBS since 1978. Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending lead the Musical nominations with 10 each, while The Hills of California leads the Plays category with 7 nominations.

Nominations for the 2025 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards(R):
Presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing

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 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 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 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 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 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 Play

• English
• The Hills of California
• John Proctor Is the Villain
• Oh, Mary!
• Purpose

Best Musical

• Buena Vista Social Club
• Dead Outlaw
• Death Becomes Her
• Maybe Happy Ending
• Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

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.