1953 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1953 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Choreography | Donald Saddler | Wonderful Town |
| Best Conductor and Musical Director | Lehman Engel | Wonderful Town |
| Best Costume Design | Miles White | Hazel Flagg |
| Best Direction | Joshua Logan | Picnic |
| Best Musical | Leonard Bernstein, Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Robert Fryer | Wonderful Town |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | John Williams | Dial "M" for Murder |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Thomas Mitchell | Hazel Flagg |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Hiram Sherman | Two's Company |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Tom Ewell | The Seven Year Itch |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Sheila Bond | Wish You Were Here |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Beatrice Straight | The Crucible |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Rosalind Russell | Wonderful Town |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Shirley Booth | Time of the Cuckoo |
| Best Play | Arthur Miller, Kermit Bloomgarden | The Crucible |
| Best Scenic Design | Raoul Pene Du Bois | Wonderful Town |
| Best Stage Technician | Abe Kurnit | Wish You Were Here |
| Special Tony Award | Danny Kaye | |
| Special Tony Award | Beatrice Lillie | An Evening with Beatrice Lillie |
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