All of the Winners from the 2020 Tony Awards!

Who won the 74th Annual Tony Awards? We have the list!

By: Sep. 26, 2021
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After two and a half years without Broadway's biggest night, the Tony Awards returned on Sunday, Sept. 26! This year's presentation will honor the outstanding shows, performances and artistry of the 2019-2020 Broadway season. If you missed the ceremony or need a refresher, BroadwayWorld has all of the winners right here!

Audra McDonald hosted the American Theatre Wing's 74th Annual Tony Awards, revealing winners in all but three categories. Then, Leslie Odom, Jr. hosted The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!, featuring performances and the live presentation of three Tony Awards, including Best Play, Best Revival of a Play and Best Musical.

If you missed the ceremony or need a refresher, BroadwayWorld has all of the winners right here! Winners below are be marked with **WINNER**.

All of the Winners from the 2020 Tony Awards!


2020 Tony Award Winners:

Best Musical

Jagged Little Pill
Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Play

Grand Horizons: Bess Wohl
The Inheritance: Matthew López **WINNER**
Sea Wall/A Life: Simon Stephens & Nick Payne
Slave Play: Jeremy O. Harris
The Sound Inside: Adam Rapp

Best Revival of a Play

Betrayal
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
A Soldier's Play **WINNER**

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

Karen Olivo, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Elizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little Pill
Adrienne Warren, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical **WINNER**

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

Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play
Laura Linney, My Name is Lucy Barton
Audra McDonald, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside **WINNER**

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

Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**

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

Ian Barford, Linda Vista
Andrew Burnap, The Inheritance **WINNER**
Jake Gyllenhaal, Sea Wall/A Life
Tom Hiddleston, Betrayal
Tom Sturridge, Sea Wall/A Life
Blair Underwood, A Soldier's Play

Best Direction of a Musical

Phyllida Lloyd, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Diane Paulus, Jagged Little Pill
Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**

Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer, The Sound Inside
Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance **WINNER**
Kenny Leon, A Soldier's Play
Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal
Robert O'Hara, Slave Play

Best Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jagged Little Pill
Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**
Anthony Van Laast, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill
Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**
Ethan Popp, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Book of a Musical

Jagged Little Pill - Diablo Cody **WINNER**
Moulin Rouge! The Musical - John Logan
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

A Christmas Carol: Christopher Nightingale **WINNER**
The Inheritance: Paul Englishby
The Rose Tattoo: Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb
Slave Play: Lindsay Jones
The Sound Inside: Daniel Kluger

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, The Inheritance
Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol **WINNER**
Lindsay Jones, Slave Play
Daniel Kluger, Sea Wall/A Life
Daniel Kluger, The Sound Inside

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans, Jagged Little Pill
Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**
Nevin Steinberg, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bruno Poet, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Justin Townsend, Jagged Little Pill
Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Emily Rebholz, Jagged Little Pill
Mark Thompson, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, Jagged Little Pill
Derek McLane, Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**
Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jiyoun Chang, Slave Play
Jon Clark, The Inheritance
Heather Gilbert, The Sound Inside
Allen Lee Hughes, A Soldier's Play
Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol **WINNER**

Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite, Slave Play
Dede Ayite, A Soldier's Play
Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol **WINNER**
Clint Ramos, The Rose Tattoo

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
Soutra Gilmour, Betrayal
Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol **WINNER**
Derek McLane, A Soldier's Play
Clint Ramos, Slave Play

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

Kathryn Gallagher, Jagged Little Pill
Celia Rose Gooding, Jagged Little Pill
Robyn Hurder, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill **WINNER**
Myra Lucretia Taylor, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

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

Jane Alexander, Grand Horizons
Chalia La Tour, Slave Play
Annie McNamara, Slave Play
Lois Smith, The Inheritance **WINNER**
Cora Vander Broek, Linda Vista

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

Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge! The Musical **WINNER**
Derek Klena, Jagged Little Pill
Sean Allan Krill, Jagged Little Pill
Sahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Daniel J. Watts, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

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

Ato Blankson-Wood, Slave Play
James Cusati-Moyer, Slave Play
David Alan Grier, A Soldier's Play **WINNER**
John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance
Paul Hilton, The Inheritance

Winners by Show:

Moulin Rouge!: 10 Awards
A Christmas Carol: 5 Awards
The Inheritance: 4 Awards
Jagged Little Pill: 2 Awards
A Soldier's Play: 2 Awards
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical: 1 Award
The Sound Inside: 1 Award


Non-Competitive categories:

Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre

Fred Gallo
Irene Gandy
Beverly Jenkins
New Federal Theatre, Woodie King, Jr. (Founder)

Special Tony Awards

Broadway Advocacy Coalition
David Byrne's American Utopia
Freestyle Love Supreme

Isabelle Stevenson Award

Julie Halston

Lifetime Achievement in Theatre

Graciela Daniele


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