63rd Tony Awards - Competitive Awards

Competitive Awards

Winners in bold.

Best Play	Best Musical
God of Carnage – Yasmina Reza Dividing the Estate – Horton Foote reasons to be pretty – Neil LaBute 33 Variations – Moisés Kaufman	Billy Elliot the Musical Next to Normal Rock of Ages Shrek the Musical
Best Revival of a Play	Best Revival of a Musical
The Norman Conquests Joe Turner's Come and Gone Mary Stuart Waiting for Godot	Hair Guys and Dolls Pal Joey West Side Story
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Geoffrey Rush – Exit the King* as King Berenger** Jeff Daniels – God of Carnage as Alan Raúl Esparza – Speed-the-Plow as Charlie Fox James Gandolfini – God of Carnage as Michael Thomas Sadoski – reasons to be pretty as Greg	*Marcia Gay Harden – God of Carnage* as Veronica** Hope Davis – God of Carnage as Annette Jane Fonda – 33 Variations as Katherine Brandt Janet McTeer – Mary Stuart as Mary Stuart Harriet Walter – Mary Stuart as Elizabeth I
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish – Billy Elliot the Musical* as Billy Elliot** Gavin Creel – Hair as Claude Brian d'Arcy James – Shrek the Musical as Shrek Constantine Maroulis – Rock of Ages as Drew J. Robert Spencer – Next to Normal as Dan	*Alice Ripley – Next to Normal* as Diana Goodman** Stockard Channing – Pal Joey as Vera Simpson Sutton Foster – Shrek the Musical as Princess Fiona Allison Janney – 9 to 5 as Violet Newstead Josefina Scaglione – West Side Story as Maria
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Roger Robinson – Joe Turner's Come and Gone* as Bynum Walker** John Glover – Waiting for Godot as Lucky Zach Grenier – 33 Variations as Beethoven Stephen Mangan – The Norman Conquests as Norman Paul Ritter – The Norman Conquests as Reg	Angela Lansbury – Blithe Spirit as Madame Arcati Hallie Foote – Dividing the Estate as Mary Jo Jessica Hynes – The Norman Conquests as Annie Marin Ireland – reasons to be pretty as Steph Amanda Root – The Norman Conquests as Sarah
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Gregory Jbara – Billy Elliot the Musical* as Dad** David Bologna – Billy Elliot the Musical as Michael Caffrey Marc Kudisch – 9 to 5 as Franklin Hart Jr. Christopher Sieber – Shrek the Musical as Lord Farquaad Will Swenson – Hair as Berger	*Karen Olivo – West Side Story* as Anita** Jennifer Damiano – Next to Normal as Natalie Goodman Haydn Gwynne – Billy Elliot the Musical as Ms. Wilkinson Martha Plimpton – Pal Joey as Gladys Bumps Carole Shelley – Billy Elliot the Musical as Grandma
Best Book of a Musical	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Lee Hall – Billy Elliot the Musical Brian Yorkey – Next to Normal David Lindsay-Abaire – Shrek the Musical Hunter Bell –	Next to Normal – Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics) Billy Elliot the Musical – Elton John (music) and Lee Hall (lyrics) 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton (music and lyrics) Shrek the Musical – Jeanine Tesori (music) and David Lindsay-Abaire (lyrics)
Best Scenic Design of a Play	Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Derek McLane – 33 Variations Dale Ferguson – Exit the King Rob Howell – The Norman Conquests Michael Yeargan – Joe Turner's Come and Gone	Ian MacNeil – Billy Elliot the Musical Robert Brill – Guys and Dolls Scott Pask – Pal Joey Mark Wendland – Next to Normal
Best Costume Design of a Play	Best Costume Design of a Musical
Anthony Ward – Mary Stuart Dale Ferguson – Exit the King Jane Greenwood – Waiting for Godot Martin Pakledinaz – Blithe Spirit	Tim Hatley – Shrek the Musical Gregory Gale – Rock of Ages Nicky Gillibrand – Billy Elliot the Musical Michael McDonald – Hair
Best Lighting Design of a Play	Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brian MacDevitt – Joe Turner's Come and Gone David Hersey – Equus David Lander – 33 Variations Hugh Vanstone – Mary Stuart	Rick Fisher – Billy Elliot the Musical Kevin Adams – Hair Kevin Adams – Next to Normal Howell Binkley – West Side Story
Best Sound Design of a Play	Best Sound Design of a Musical
Gregory Clarke – Equus Paul Arditti – Mary Stuart Russell Goldsmith – Exit the King Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg – Joe Turner's Come and Gone	Paul Arditti – Billy Elliot the Musical Acme Sound Partners – Hair Peter Hylenski – Rock of Ages Brian Ronan – Next to Normal
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Matthew Warchus – God of Carnage Phyllida Lloyd – Mary Stuart Bartlett Sher – Joe Turner's Come and Gone Matthew Warchus – The Norman Conquests	Stephen Daldry – Billy Elliot the Musical Michael Greif – Next to Normal Kristin Hanggi – Rock of Ages Diane Paulus – Hair
Best Choreography	Best Orchestrations
Peter Darling – Billy Elliot the Musical Karole Armitage – Hair Andy Blankenbuehler – 9 to 5 Randy Skinner – Irving Berlin's White Christmas	Martin Koch – Billy Elliot the Musical Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt – Next to Normal Larry Blank – Irving Berlin's White Christmas Danny Troob and John Clancy – Shrek the Musical
Best Special Theatrical Event
Liza's at The Palace...! Slava's Snowshow Soul of Shaolin You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush

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