1970 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1970 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Choreography | Ron Field | Applause |
| Best Choreography | Grover Dale | Billy |
| Best Choreography | Michael Bennett | Coco |
| Best Choreography | Louis Johnson | Purlie |
| Best Costume Design | Freddy Wittop | A Patriot for Me |
| Best Costume Design | Ray Aghayan | Applause |
| Best Costume Design | Cecil Beaton | Coco |
| Best Costume Design | W. Robert Lavine | Jimmy |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Ron Field | Applause |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Benthall | Coco |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Philip Rose | Purlie |
| Best Direction of a Play | Tomas MacAnna | Borstal Boy |
| Best Direction of a Play | Milton Katselas | Butterflies Are Free |
| Best Direction of a Play | Joseph Hardy | Child's Play |
| Best Direction of a Play | Robert Moore | Last of the Red Hot Lovers |
| Best Lighting Design | Tharon Musser | Applause |
| Best Lighting Design | Jo Mielziner | Child's Play |
| Best Lighting Design | Thomas Skelton | Indians |
| Best Musical | Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, Joseph Kipness, Lawrence Kasha | Applause |
| Best Musical | Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Brisson, Andre Previn | Coco |
| Best Musical | Peter Udell, Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, Gary Geld | Purlie |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Dennis King | A Patriot for Me |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Ken Howard | Child's Play |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Joseph Bova | The Chinese and Dr. Fish |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Brandon Maggart, Len Cariou | Applause |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Rene Auberjonois | Coco |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | George Rose | Coco |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Robert Weede | Cry for Us All |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Cleavon Little | Purlie |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Frank Grimes | Borstal Boy |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Fritz Weaver | Child's Play |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Stacy Keach | Indians |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | James Coco | Last of the Red Hot Lovers |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Penny Fuller, Bonnie Franklin | Applause |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Melissa Hart | Georgy |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Melba Moore | Purlie |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Blythe Danner | Butterflies Are Free |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Eileen Heckart | Butterflies Are Free |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Linda Lavin | Last of the Red Hot Lovers |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Alice Drummond | The Chinese and Dr. Fish |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Lauren Bacall | Applause |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Katharine Hepburn | Coco |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Dilys Watling | Georgy |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Geraldine Brooks | Brightower |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Helen Hayes | Harvey |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Tammy Grimes | Private Lives |
| Best Play | Frank McMahon, Michael McAloney, Burton C. Kaiser | Borstal Boy |
| Best Play | Robert Marasco | Child's Play |
| Best Play | David Merrick | Child's Play |
| Best Play | Lyn Austin, Oliver Smith, Joel Schenker, Roger L. Stevens | Indians |
| Best Play | Arthur Kopit | Indians |
| Best Play | Neil Simon, Saint-Subber | Last of the Red Hot Lovers |
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