The curtain has just fallen on Broadway’s biggest night, and the 2025 Tony Awards delivered a thrilling, often surprising celebration of theatre’s boldest voices and productions. With Cynthia Erivo as our charismatic host—and even a few hints of Wicked: For Good magic in the air—the evening was packed with unforgettable performances, touching speeches, and historic wins.
Here’s a complete rundown of tonight’s Tony winners and nominees:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Winner: Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
Nominees: 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 Direction of a Musical
Winner: Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
Nominees: Saheem Ali (Buena Vista Social Club), David Cromer (Dead Outlaw), Christopher Gattelli (Death Becomes Her), Jamie Lloyd (Sunset Blvd.)
Best Direction of a Play
Winner: Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!
Nominees: Knud Adams (English), Sam Mendes (The Hills of California), Danya Taymor (John Proctor is the Villain), Kip Williams (The Picture of Dorian Gray)
Best Revival of a Play
Winner: Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector
Nominees: Romeo + Juliet, Our Town, Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang
Best Play
Winner: Purpose
Nominees: English, The Hills of California, John Proctor is the Villain, Oh, Mary!
Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Winner: Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
Nominees: Julia Knitel (Dead Outlaw), Gracie Lawrence (Just in Time), Justina Machado (Real Women Have Curves), Joy Woods (Gypsy)
Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Winner: Kara Young, Purpose
Nominees: Tala Ashe (English), Jessica Hecht (Eureka Day), Marjan Neshat (English), Fina Strazza (John Proctor is the Villain)
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Winner: Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Nominees: Brooks Ashmanskas (SMASH), Jeb Brown (Dead Outlaw), Danny Burstein (Gypsy), Taylor Trensch (Floyd Collins)
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Winner: Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Nominees: Glenn Davis (Purpose), Gabriel Ebert (John Proctor is the Villain), Bob Odenkirk (Glengarry Glen Ross), Conrad Ricamora (Oh, Mary!)
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Winner: Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Nominees: Laura Donnelly (The Hills of California), Mia Farrow (The Roommate), LaTanya Richardson Jackson (Purpose), Sadie Sink (John Proctor is the Villain)
Best Original Score
Winner: Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson & Hue Park
Nominees: Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Operation Mincemeat, Real Women Have Curves
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Winner: Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
Nominees: Dede Ayite (Buena Vista Social Club), Gregg Barnes (BOOP!), Clint Ramos (Maybe Happy Ending), Catherine Zuber (Just in Time)
Best Costume Design of a Play
Winner: Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Nominees: Brenda Abbandandolo (Good Night, and Good Luck), Rob Howell (The Hills of California), Holly Pierson (Oh, Mary!), Brigitte Reiffenstuel (Stranger Things)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Winner: Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending
Nominees: Rachel Hauck (Swept Away), Arnulfo Maldonado (Buena Vista Social Club), Derek McLane (Death Becomes Her, Just in Time)
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Winner: Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Nominees: Marsha Ginsberg (English), Rob Howell (The Hills of California), Marg Horwell & David Bergman (The Picture of Dorian Gray), Scott Pask (Good Night, and Good Luck)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Winner: Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd.
Nominees: Tyler Micoleau (Buena Vista Social Club), Scott Zielinski & Ruey Horng Sun (Floyd Collins), Ben Stanton (Maybe Happy Ending), Justin Townsend (Death Becomes Her)
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Winner: Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Nominees: Natasha Chivers (The Hills of California), Heather Gilbert & David Bengali (Good Night, and Good Luck), Natasha Katz & Hannah Wasileski (John Proctor is the Villain), Nick Schlieper (Dorian Gray)
Best Choreography
Winner: Patricia Delgado & Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Nominees: Joshua Bergasse (SMASH), Camille A. Brown (Gypsy), Christopher Gattelli (Death Becomes Her), Jerry Mitchell (BOOP!)
Best Orchestrations
Winner: Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
Nominees: Andrew Resnick & Michael Thurber (Just in Time), Will Aronson (Maybe Happy Ending), Bruce Coughlin (Floyd Collins), David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber (Sunset Blvd.)
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Winner: Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club
Nominees: Adam Fisher (Sunset Blvd.), Peter Hylenski (Just in Time, Maybe Happy Ending), Dan Moses Schreier (Floyd Collins)
