2026 Tony Awards Nominations!

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:34am

 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:37am

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

Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime

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

Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Stephanie Hsu, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

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

Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow, Giant
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:38am

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

Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Susannah Flood, Liberation
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Kelli O'Hara, Fallen Angels

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:39am

Best Play

The Balusters, Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Giant, Author: Mark Rosenblatt
Liberation, Author: Bess Wohl
Little Bear Ridge Road, Author: Samuel D. Hunter

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:40am

Best Musical

The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:42am

Some notable snubs already: Lea Michele, Ayo Edebiri, Adrien Brody.

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:43am

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Some notable snubs already: Lea Michele, Ayo Edebiri, Adrien Brody."

I am Lea Michele fan and a bit disappointed she did not get nomination.

 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:45am

these are terribly on point this year so far.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:46am

I would've traded O'Hara for Edebiri.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:47am

It is wild that Lea Michele didn’t get nominated. I guess she is never going to live down some of the hate.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:48am

Zeppie2022 said: "ElephantLoveMedley said: "Some notable snubs already: Lea Michele, Ayo Edebiri, Adrien Brody."

I am Lea Michele fan and a bit disappointed she did not get nomination.

"

Me too, but she was terribly miscast in Chess. Too bad for her. Next time.

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:49am

That sound you heard is BEACHES closing

[Kad]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:49am

I’m not super surprised by Michele being shut out, tbh. She sings the hell out of it, for sure, but it’s otherwise a bit of a flat performance in a surprisingly thin role. 

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:50am

The Distinctive Baritone said: "It is wild that Lea Michele didn’t get nominated. I guess she is never going to live down some of the hate."

It probably has more to do with the fact that the 6 women who were nominated are giving better performances than Michele, rather than "hate".

[TheOtherOne2]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:53am

This marks quite a run for Kelli O'Hara, nominated for her ninth Tony in nine shows. 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:54am

so far VERY few surprises...

Musical and Play are exactly what we thought they would be (I thought Punch had a small shot of sneaking in as a 5th).

For Play Acting, I guess its notable that Laurie Metcalf didn't get nominated for Bear Ridge--i thought she might have bumped one of the Fallen Angels. And I'm thrilled Will Harrison snuck in--I could have seen that slot going to either Micah Stock or Adrien Brody. 

As for Musical Acting, no surprises with the men, and while I am personally not surprised about Lea Michele's snub, I thought that 5th slot was going to be a nod at Beaches via Vosk, so Hsu seems like the surprise there.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:54am

 newBoringBoredBoard40 said: "That sound you heard is BEACHES closing"

Hey, all four nominated new musicals probably won't make it to Labor Day either. 

[TheOtherOne2]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:55am

TheGingerBreadMan said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "It is wild that Lea Michele didn’t get nominated. I guess she is never going to live down some of the hate."

It probably has more to do with the fact that the 6 women who were nominated are giving better performances than Michele, rather than "hate"."

Six?  I might be missing something, but don't you mean five?

Updated On: 5/5/26 at 08:55 AM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:55am

Everything else has to wait until 10:00 to be announced? This is so stupid...

[Kad]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 8:56am

TheatreFan4 said: "Everything else has to wait until 10:00 to be announced? This is so stupid..."

The full nominations are announced at 9 EST

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 9:06am

5 nominees for Score, including 2 plays!

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 9:08am

Nominating two plays for Best Score over both Beaches and The Queen of Versailles... WOW.

[quizking101]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 9:09am

Definitely shocked at Lea Michele’s snub. I agree that in a more competitive year, she would’ve been knocked out easily, but it seemed all but predestined until Hsu got (deservedly) bumped up and ran with it. It must probably mean Michele was the nominee most on the bubble the whole time (since Chenoweth, Vosk, and Barrett had no chance)

[inception]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 9:10am

Surprised Uranowitz was nominated in the Lead category.  I would have thought they might have tried to get him in supporting so he wouldn't be competing against Henry.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 5/5/26 at 9:11am

Kara Young snub???????