On May 5, the nominations for the 79th annual Tony Awards were announced. The Tony Awards recognize extraordinary achievement on Broadway for productions that opened between April 28, 2025 and April 26, 2026.
Six categories of nominations were announced via national broadcast on CBS: Best Play, Best Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play; Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. See below for the listing of these nominations.
Beginning at 9 a.m. ET, Tony-nominated actor Uzo Aduba and Tony-winning actor Darren Criss will announce the full slate of 2026 Tony nominees via the Tony Awards official YouTube channel. Stay tuned to broadwaynews.com for updates.
The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 55 theater professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2026 Tony Awards are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
As previously announced, the 2026 Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. P!NK will host the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
Best Play
“The Balusters”
“Giant”
“Liberation”
“Little Bear Ridge Road”
Best Musical
“The Lost Boys”
“Schmigadoon!”
“Titaníque”
“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”
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”
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)”
