2024-2025 Tony Awards thread (Eligibility Rulings, etc) — Page 2

quizking101 said: "Considering Helen J. Shen is above the title, I don’t know why that was ever a question unless they attempted to petition her down to Featured (which would’ve been blatant category fraud)to avoid the clusterfunk of potential nominees.

JGJ getting designated for Lead Actor is absolutely the correct move and I’m glad that it happened since, as of right now, he is my strong favorite in that category.

Also, and perhaps most important, DeWitt Fleming Jr. getting the consideration for choreography alongside Rickey Tripp for AWW is absolutely deserved. That man put in WORK and I was surprised he didn’t have a co-choreographer credit (I don’t mean the small print “tap choreographer” one he does have), since they certainly had no problem listing 3 people for direction"

Helen was placed under the title for the week of opening night.

There was some scuttlebutt on a few Broadway podcasts (so ymmv), that the producers of DBH and MEH were petitioning Simard and Shen into featured, respectively. Ultimately glad that didn't pan out.

I wish folks would stop trying to make these acting categories gender less.

Chris Sieber in Featured is the only real surprise here for me. I know he's less of a lead than Hilty and Simard, but he still feels like the third part of that main trio.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of eleven Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season: English, Redwood, Purpose, Buena Vista Social Club, Operation Mincemeat, Othello, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Glengarry Glen Ross.

Jason Ardizzone-West (Scenic Design) and Hana S. Kim (Video Design) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on Redwood.

David Cumming will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical category for his performance in Operation Mincemeat.

Natasha Hodgson will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category for her performance in Operation Mincemeat.

The Picture of Dorian Gray will be considered eligible in the Best Play category. Oscar Wilde and Kip Williams will be considered jointly eligible as co-authors.

Marg Horwell (Scenic Design) and David Bergman (Video Design) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Play category for their work on The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr will each be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play category for their performances in Glengarry Glen Ross.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Tonys-Confirm-Eligibility-Status-of-Eight-Broadway-Shows-for-2024-2025-20250410

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "David Cumming will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical category for his performance in Operation Mincemeat.

Natasha Hodgson will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category for her performance in Operation Mincemeat."

These are shocking to me."

Considering they are the main plot drivers of the show and seldom change from their characters, it makes sense. This is also how they were categorized for the Olivier’s.

This also clears the way for Jak Malone to go into Featured without splitting the vote and hurting his winning chances

I believe that PURPOSE ruling - which has Latanya billed above the title means there are now enough eligible women for there to be 5 Leading Actress in a Play nominees if the candidates are accurately:

Sarah Snook

Sadie Sink

Laura Donnelly

Latanya Richardson

Patti LuPone

Mia Farrow

Sydney Lemmon

Julianna Margulies

Rachel Zegler

I believe 9 eligible candidates triggers 5 nominees.

Updated On: 4/10/25 at 08:10 PM

pupscotch said: "ElephantLoveMedley said: Both are definitely leads, but bummer for Natasha because she really deserves a nomination and featured actress would have been basically a shoe-in for her. Lead Actress is stacked but featuredactress feels really weak this year. I don't even know who'll win that category. Jordan Tyson? Maybe?"

My money is on Natalie Venetia Belcon for Buena Vista, she won the Lortel last year for Leading Actress, but based on this Eligibility ruling she'll be considered Featured at the Tony's.

I feel like Hogsdon went from a shoo-in to unlikely to make it in with this category change. Definitely less of a chance for Cumming too.

Featured Actress in a Musical feels barren this year to me.

bwayboy22 said: "My money is on Natalie Venetia Belcon for Buena Vista"

Agreed! I hope it's her year.

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "The Picture of Dorian Gray will be considered eligible in the Best Play category. Oscar Wilde and Kip Williams will be considered jointly eligible as co-authors."

Oscar Wilde winning an award that didn't even exist until nearly a half century after he died would be quite the achievement.

Fingers crossed for Julia Knitel to win Featured actress in a musical for Dead Outlaw.