Official Tony Award 2009 Predictions Thread — Page 3

>Atkinson is definitely the lead, and Lansbury is definitely featured.<

Right now, Atkinson and Lansbury are both above the title, which puts them into Best Actress consideration, unless the producers campaign for one or the other to be submitted for Best Featured Actress consideration. That decision is made by the Tony Administration Committee and to my knowledge, no ruling has been announced yet on Blithe Spirit. The Tony Admin meets at a couple of different points during the year to rule on shows that have recently opened, so we'll know more soon.

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The committee will eventually rule...I'm thinking that Ms. Lansbury will be considered Leading and perhaps Ms. Atkinson will go Featured (if only to have a chance of winning?). The committee will twice before the nominations are announced (I think).

And another thing, calling a person retarded is not only unppofessional, it's just in bad taste in these current cirrcumstances.

Why would anyone have to be professional when posting in a public internet forum?

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I don't know if they really mean be professional. I think it is more like be respectful when you post. Understand that not everyone shares your opinion.
Lea

Hey as long as Rock of Ages gets best Musical and Constantine Maroulis gets best Actor, I'll be happy. Heck I'll be tickled if he or ROA gets nominated.
Lea


ARE YOU SERIOUS...HA.

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ROA won't get sh*t at the awards.

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Might as well add my own 2 cents..!

(Skipped some categories...; also haven't seen Rock of Ages yet in any form!)

Best Musical
Billy Elliot
9 to 5
Shrek
Next to Normal

Best Revival
Guys and Dolls
Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story

Best Director (sorry don't know all their names!)
West Side Story
Billy Elliot
9to5
Hair

Best Book of a Musical
Billy Elliot
Next To Normal
9 to 5
Shrek

Best Original Score
9to5
Billy Elliot
Shrek
Next to Normal



Best Actor
James Barbour
Brian D'Arcy James
J Robert Spencer Next to Normal
Billy Boys
Gavin Creel

Best Actress
Alice Ripley
Allison Janney
Josefina Scaglione
Kate Jennings Grant
Stockard Channing

Best Featured Actor
Marc Kudisch
Gregory Jbara
Aaron Tveit
Christopher Sieber


Best Featured Actress
Natalie Toro
Stephanie J Block
Hadyn Gwynne
Martha Plimpton
Karen Olivo



Best Scenic Design
Billy Elliot
9 to 5
Shrek
West Side Story

Best Costume Design
9 to 5
Shrek
White Christmas
A Tale of Two Cities


Best Sound Design
Billy Elliot
9 to 5
Shrek
West Side Story

Best Lighting Design
A Tale of Two Cities
Billy Elliot
Hair
9 to 5

An obvious ATOTC fan...but the only one I can see them having a very great chance in winning would be Best Lighting...who knows!??!


EDIT: Idiot forgetfullness with the Featured Actress group!

Updated On: 3/20/09 at 05:33 PM

Best Featured Actress
Natalie Toro
Stephanie J Block
Megan Hilty
Hadyn Gwynne
Martha Plimpton

Ha ha, as if...

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I think there will be a lot of surprises this year, but I think the following things are locks:

Raul Esparza winning Best Actor in a Play
Karen Olivo winning for West Side Story (or, by a nose, Martha Plimpton for Pal Joey)
Angela Lansbury winning for Featured Actress in a Play
Billy Elliot winning for Best Musical

With the following actors definitely at least getting nominated: Alice Ripley, Josefina Scaglione, Brian D'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, the three Billys, Christopher Seiber, Marc Kudisch, the three 9 to 5 ladies...

And despite the love some people have for her, Natalie Toro will definitely not be nominated. The only nomination ATOTC might get is for Barbour.

I think SJB has Featured Actress in the bag.

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It'll be interesting to see the race's outcome. I think it's gonna be close between Hilty, Block, and Olivo but I bet the 9 TO 5-ers will cancel eachother out and Olivo will win.

And deservedly so.

..."finally"?

Or was that sarcastic?