1971 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1971 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Book of a Musical | George Furth | Company |
| Best Book of a Musical | Herb Schapiro, Robert H. Livingston | The Me Nobody Knows |
| Best Book of a Musical | Sherman Yellen | The Rothschilds |
| Best Choreography | Michael Bennett | Company |
| Best Choreography | Donald Saddler | No, No Nanette |
| Best Choreography | Michael Kidd | The Rothschilds |
| Best Costume Design | Jane Greenwood | Hay Fever |
| Best Costume Design | Jane Greenwood | Les Blancs |
| Best Costume Design | Freddy Wittop | Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen |
| Best Costume Design | Raoul Pene Du Bois | No, No Nanette |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince | Company |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Burt Shevelove | No, No Nanette |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Robert H. Livingston | The Me Nobody Knows |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Kidd | The Rothschilds |
| Best Direction of a Play | Peter Brook | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Best Direction of a Play | Lindsay Anderson | Home |
| Best Direction of a Play | Clifford Williams | Sleuth |
| Best Direction of a Play | Stephen Porter | The School for Wives |
| Best Lighting Design | Robert Ornbo | Company |
| Best Lighting Design | William Ritman | Sleuth |
| Best Lighting Design | R.H. Poindexter | Story Theatre |
| Best Musical | Harold Prince | Company |
| Best Musical | Jeff Britton | The Me Nobody Knows |
| Best Musical | Lester Osterman, Hillard Elkins | The Rothschilds |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim | Company |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Gary William Friedman, Will Holt | The Me Nobody Knows |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick | The Rothschilds |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Ronald Radd | Abelard and Heloise |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Donald Pickering | Conduct Unbecoming |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Paul Sand | Story Theatre |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Ed Zimmermann | The Philanthropist |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Charles Kimbrough, Larry Kert | Company |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | David Burns | Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Bobby Van | No, No Nanette |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Hal Linden, Keene Curtis | The Rothschilds |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Walter Willison | Two by Two |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson | Home |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Alec McCowen | The Philanthropist |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Brian Bedford | The School for Wives |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Barbara Barrie, Pamela Myers | Company |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Patsy Kelly | No, No Nanette |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Rae Allen | And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Mona Washbourne | Home |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Lili Darvas | Les Blancs |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Joan Van Ark | The School for Wives |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Susan Browning, Elaine Stritch | Company |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Helen Gallagher | No, No Nanette |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sandy Duncan | The Boy Friend |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Diana Rigg | Abelard and Heloise |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Estelle Parsons | And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Marian Seldes | Father's Day |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Maureen Stapleton | The Gingerbread Lady |
| Best Play | Morton Gottlieb | Sleuth |
| Best Play | Alexander H. Cohen, David Storey | Home |
| Best Play | Anthony Shaffer, Helen Bonfils, Michael White | Sleuth |
| Best Play | Paul Sills, Zev Bufman | Story Theatre |
| Best Play | David Merrick, Christopher Hampton | The Philanthropist |
| Best Scenic Design | Sally Jacobs | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Best Scenic Design | Boris Aronson | Company |
| Best Scenic Design | Jo Mielziner | Father's Day |
| Best Scenic Design | John Bury | The Rothschilds |
| Special Tony Award | Roger L. Stevens | |
| Special Tony Award | Elliot Norton | |
| Special Tony Award | Ingram Ash | Blaine-Thompson Advertising |
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