2026 Tony Awards Nominations! — Page 3

NOW things got interesting.

Chess was snubbed out of a 4th slot there. Based on the overall noms, this is clearly a race between CATS and Ragtime.

Surprised that BUG didnt make it, and I guess thats due to Every Brilliant Thing sneaking in? I thought Marjorie Prime had a shot along with BUG for that 5th slot, and would have pegged Proof or Joe Turner over Every Brilliant Thing there.

Supporting Actor in a Play: no Elliot Levey for GIANT, and i did NOT see Brandon J Dirden here. Hes such a fine actor, and thought I didnt see him in Godot, I am happy they remembered him amongst his starrier costars. I did think Cheadle could sneak in here, or maybe Ben Ahlers in a DOAS wave, but leaving out Levey and including Dirden is definitely surprising.

Supporting Actress in a Play:  the biggest snub lies here, JUSTICE FOR LINDA EMOND. Kara Young and Cynthia Nixon did fine work, but its Emond whose absence shocks me. I also thought Jessica Hecht would get Dog Day's recognition here, and I remember people thinking she might win this when that show opened, crazy how a month or two changes things. I thought Emond and Hecht would edge out Burke and Aya Cash (though its hard to complain about recognition for national treasure Burke). 

Supporting Actor in a Musical: I would have recognized Harcourt over Andre de Shields, but the only real surprise here is Bryce Pinkham edging out Max Clayton--a welcome surprise, because the ONLY thing I liked about Chess was Pinkham. 

Supporting Actress in a Musical: I'm not surprised they snubbed CATS here, but I imagine the masses will be taking to the streets. I AM surprised Hannah Cruz snuck in, because shes in CHESS for 11 seconds, and if were rewarding small parts, Mackenzie Kurtz does a hell of a lot more with her time in Schmigadoon. 

ColdClimateDude said:

Not just Chess, but, like, who is on the Tony Nominating committee? I'd love to find out more about who nominates, because when all the love goes to one or two shows, it feels like we are getting into the same issues the film industry had, where the nominating body gets too siloed into its own perspectives. That's why a lot of those CATS nominations didn't happen, either."

 

Bob Balaban

Dani Barlow

Mark Bennett

Rob Berman

Jocelyn Bioh

Jeremy Blocker

Rick Boynton

Brian Harlan Brooks

Dr. Jamie Cacciola-Price

Jade King Carroll

Adam Chanler-Berat

Jordan E. Cooper

Will Davis

Andy Einhorn

Dan Foster

Donald P. Gagnon, Ph.D

Deeksha Gaur

Tiffani Gavin

Daniel Goldstein

Linda Goodrich

Joshua Harmon

Timothy Huang

James Ijames

Anna K. Jacobs

Jessica Jahn

Christine Toy Johnson

Rosalie Joseph

Rod Kaats

Peter Kaczorowski

Glen Kelly

Michael Korie

L Morgan Lee

Peter Marks

Lisa McNulty

Danny Mefford

Ira Mont

Jacqueline Diane Moscou

Jessica Paz

Georgina Pazcoguin

Karen Perry

T. Oliver Reid

Carole Rothman

Rafael Sánchez

Florie Seery

Walt Spangler

Mark Stanley

Susan Soon He Stanton

Jeffrey Sweet

Jason Tam

Cori Thomas

Alexandria Wailes

Charlotte Wilcox

Patricia Wilcox

BD Wong

David C. Woolard

 

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inception said: "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."

Peter Friedman was nominated for Lead Actor in the original production. So not too surprising.

Updated On: 5/5/26 at 09:32 AM

Shows that were completely shut out:
Art
Beaches, A New Musical
Call Me Izzy
Mamma Mia!
Proof
The Queen of Versailles

I know the # of nominations has very little to do with the eventual winner, but it feels to me that Two Strangers' path to Best Musical is dying.

its always interesting to see the nominators cut through alot of noise/hype. Of course Layton Williams was going to get nominated. No, they were not going to nominate 11 Jellices (though I am surprised they only nominated one). 

seems wild that PROOF wasnt nominated for....ANYTHING? 

not sure i can yet see a ton of clues though about what might win...

Updated On: 5/5/26 at 09:36 AM

ChiDoc said: "Bryce Pinkham got a terrible role and chose to shout his way through it, giving what I thought was a terrible performance and the worst thing about an infuriating production. So I can only laugh at the nomination."

I'm pretty bummed Lea didn't get nominated but understand her character was not the best showcase for her acting. What I'm even more surprised about is Chess not getting a Choreography nomination, but Ragtime did. Wow. 🤯 Especially since I thought a lot of the dance numbers were reminiscent of Funny Girl (which did NOT get nominated for Choreography). 🤷🏻‍♀️

A lot of it has to do with campaigning. Unlike say the Oliviers in London, the Tony awards are at least partially driven by campaigning. I know that Punch chose not to campaign (mainly since all the cast and creatives are in the UK and did not want to have to fly to NYC to carry out the campaigning duties). Ditto Goold and Dog Day Afternoon.

WldKingdomHM said: "That’s crazy Rachel (whom I thought was horrid) get a nom over Temptress.
Setting up things on a dinner table can earn you a nom for the Lost Boys. OhShoshana!"

Rude to simplify her performance to just that. She’s singing her face and holding the relationship of the core family together with that performance. Get a grip. 

theatrejunkie007 said: "Can't believe Lorin Latarro didn't get nominated for Choreography forCHESS.... very surprising."

9 shows and 0 noms is a pretty damning stat. I’d say she was worthy of a nom at least twice throughout the years (Chess and Heart of R&R).

musicthatmakesmedance said: "I know the # of nominations has very little to do with the eventual winner, but it feels to me thatTwo Strangers' path to Best Musical is dying."

Especially since those suitcases missed out in the Featured Actor category!

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Shows that were completely shut out:
Art
Beaches, A New Musical
Call Me Izzy
Mamma Mia!
Proof
The Queen of Versailles"

 

And that muppet show right? Justice for Miss Piggy!!!