The 78th Annual Tony Award Nominations for 2025

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:29am

First batch of nominees being announced in a few moments on CBS Mornings!

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:33am

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Laura Donnelly (The Hills of California)
Mia Farrow (The Roommate)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson (Purpose)
Sadie Sink (John Proctor is the Villain)
Sarah Snook (The Picture of Dorian Gray)

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:34am

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck)
Cole Escola (Oh, Mary!)
Jon Michael Hill (Purpose)
Daniel Dae Kim (Yellow Face)
Harry Lennix (Purpose)
Louis McCartney (Stranger Things: The First Shadow)

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:36am

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her)
Audra McDonald (Gypsy)
Jasmine Amy Rogers (Boop! The Betty Boop Musical)
Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Blvd.)
Jennifer Simard (Death Becomes Her)

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:37am

ElephantLoveMedley said: "BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck)
Cole Escola (Oh, Mary!)
Jon Michael Hill (Purpose)
Daniel Dae Kim (Yellow Face)
Harry Lennix (Purpose)
Louis McCartney (Stranger Things: The First Shadow)"

I was expecting Clooney to miss out - figured Denzel and/or Gyllenhaal would be too big to ignore. But both of them missing for McCartney was NOT on my radar!

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:38am

Othello is going to be snubbed.

No Shen but Criss. Igelhart ! 

Updated On: 5/1/25 at 08:38 AM

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:38am

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending)
Andrew Durand (Dead Outlaw)
Tom Francis (Sunset Blvd.)
Jonathan Groff (Just in Time)
James Monroe Iglehart (A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical)
Jeremy Jordan (Floyd Collins)

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:39am

BEST MUSICAL
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:40am

BEST PLAY
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Purpose

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:41am

Leading Actor in a Musical getting 6 nominees, but one of them being Iglehart over David Hyde Pierce is... a choice. Meanwhile the chock full Leading Actress in a Musical category only gets 5 nominees. Wild.

Updated On: 5/1/25 at 08:41 AM

[gibsons2]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:41am

BEST MUSICAL

Buena Vista Social Club

Dead Outlaw

Death Becomes Her

Maybe Happy Ending

Operation Mincemeat

 

No Boop! on this list. Finally, adults are in charge.

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:42am

ElephantLoveMedley said: "BEST MUSICAL
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat"

I hope Death Becomes her gets it! it's the best musical this season imo!

[broadway86]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:43am

bjh2114 said: "Leading Actor in a Musical getting 6 nominees, but one of them being Iglehart over David Hyde Pierce is... a choice. Meanwhile the chock full Leading Actress in a Musical category only gets 5 nominees. Wild."

Agreed. 

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:44am

Must’ve been a tie in leading actor in a musical. I also would’ve gone Pierce but I didn’t see Iglehart when I saw Wonderful World. 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:44am

KevinKlawitter said: "
I was expecting Clooney to miss out - figured Denzel and/or Gyllenhaal would be too big to ignore. But both of them missing for McCartney was NOT on my radar!"

I would compare McCartney to Sarah Snook's performance in its physicality and intensity. He's fantastic. No surprise that he's nominated.

 

Updated On: 5/1/25 at 08:44 AM

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:47am

Sad for Helen J Shen but thrilled for Jasmine Amy Rogers.

I'm so glad Daniel Dae Kim got in. Crossing my fingers for Francis Jue!

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:47am

Yeah, Othello is not getting a Revival nod. I wonder what will take its place. Kit Connor and Jim Parsons also did not make it in despite 6 in the category so I don't think those shows are strong either. Could it be Home?!?!

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:47am

ElephantLoveMedley said: "BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her)
Audra McDonald (Gypsy)
Jasmine Amy Rogers (Boop! The Betty Boop Musical)
Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Blvd.)
Jennifer Simard (Death Becomes Her)"

While this category could have been filled out twice over and have every nominee be worthy, this is a pretty perfect lineup. 

[vfd88]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:48am

Genuinely shocked that Actress in a Musical only had 5 noms...sucks for Helen J. Shen

[Kad]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:49am

Off to a somewhat weird start for sure. 

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:53am

There's no YouTube link yet for 9:00, right? Or am I missing it?

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:55am

I believe, in increasingly typical fashion, the livestream is only on Paramount's disastrous streaming service. 

But is it usual to announce a couple of the major awards and, like, stop? 

Updated On: 5/1/25 at 08:55 AM

[BanjoKazooie]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:55am

Scarywarhol said: "Is it usual to announce a couple of the major awards and, like, stop?"

They've been doing this for years now with the CBS live show and then the full stream.

 

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:55am

They announced 6 categories on CBS at 8:30. The rest are supposed to be streamed on YouTube at 9:00.

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 5/1/25 at 8:56am

I think Home is going to get that 4th revival slot. I had a funny feeling about it last night. And now Kit Connor has missed lead actor despite nominations at Drama League and OCC. I feel like he was the reason to love Romeo and Juliet. And clearly Othello is dead. Which means the open revival slot is probably Home as a way to honor the playwright who passed away shortly before performances started.