1961 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1961 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Choreography | Gower Champion | Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Choreography | Onna White | Irma La Douce |
| Best Conductor and Musical Director | Pembrode Davenport | 13 Daughters |
| Best Conductor and Musical Director | Elliot Lawrence | Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Conductor and Musical Director | Franz Allers | Camelot |
| Best Conductor and Musical Director | Stanley Lebowsky | Irma La Douce |
| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Tony Duquette | Camelot |
| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Rolf Gerard | Irma La Douce |
| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Cecil Beaton | Tenderloin |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Raymond Sovey | All the Way Home |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Motley | Becket |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Theoni V. Aldredge | The Devil's Advocate |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Gower Champion | Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Garson Kanin | Do Re Mi |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Peter Brook | Irma La Douce |
| Best Direction of a Play | Arthur Penn | All the Way Home |
| Best Direction of a Play | Sir John Gielgud | Big Fish, Little Fish |
| Best Direction of a Play | Joseph Anthony | Rhinoceros |
| Best Direction of a Play | Joan Littlewood | The Hostage |
| Best Musical | Charles Strouse | Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Musical | Jules Styne | Do Re Mi |
| Best Musical | Marguerite Monnot | Irma La Douce |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Martin Gable | Big Fish, Little Fish |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | George Grizzard | Big Fish, Little Fish |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Eduardo Ciannelli | The Devil's Advocate |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Dick Van Dyke | Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Dick Gautier | Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Richard Burton | Camelot |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Phil Silvers | Do Re Mi |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Clive Revill | Irma La Douce |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Maurice Evans, Ron Husmann | Tenderloin |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Anthony Quinn | Becket |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Hume Cronyn | Big Fish, Little Fish |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Zero Mostel | Rhinoceros |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Sam Levene | The Devil's Advocate |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Chita Rivera | Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Nancy Dussault | Do Re Mi |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Tammy Grimes | The Unsinkable Molly Brown |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Colleen Dewhurst | All the Way Home |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Eileen Heckart | Invitation to a March |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Rosemary Murphy | Period of Adjustment |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Tresa Hughes | The Devil's Advocate |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Philip Bosco | The Rape of the Belt |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Julie Andrews | Camelot |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Nancy Walker | Do Re Mi |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Elizabeth Seal | Irma La Douce |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Carol Channing | Show Girl |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Joan Plowright | A Taste of Honey |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Barbara Bel Geddes | Mary, Mary |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Tallulah Bankhead | Midgie Purvis |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Barbara Baxley | Period of Adjustment |
| Best Play | Fred Coe | All the Way Home |
| Best Play | Jean Anouilh | Becket |
| Best Play | Dore Schary | The Devil's Advocate |
| Best Play | Brendan Behan | The Hostage |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | George Jenkins | 13 Daughters |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Robert Randolph | Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Oliver Smith | Camelot |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Rouben Ter-Arutunian | Advise and Consent |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | David Hays | All the Way Home |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Oliver Smith | Becket |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Roger Furse | Duel of Angels |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Jo Mielziner | The Devil's Advocate |
| Best Stage Technician | Teddy Van Bemmel | Becket |
| Special Tony Award | David Merrick, The Theatre Guild | |
Vote in the BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards (voting open through April 3, 2026).
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $70
Tickets From $106
Tickets From $102