1974 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1974 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Book of a Musical | Hugh Wheeler | Candide |
| Best Book of a Musical | Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg | Raisin |
| Best Book of a Musical | Michael Bennett | Seesaw |
| Best Choreography | Patricia Birch | Over Here! |
| Best Choreography | Donald McKayle | Raisin |
| Best Choreography | Michael Bennett | Seesaw |
| Best Costume Design | Franne Lee | Candide |
| Best Costume Design | Finlay James | Crown Matrimonial |
| Best Costume Design | Oliver Messel | Gigi |
| Best Costume Design | Carrie F. Robbins | Over Here! |
| Best Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge | The Au Pair Man |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince | Candide |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Tom Moore | Over Here! |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Donald McKayle | Raisin |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Bennett | Seesaw |
| Best Direction of a Play | Jose Quintero | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Direction of a Play | Stephen Porter | Chemin de Fer |
| Best Direction of a Play | Edwin Sherin | Find Your Way Home |
| Best Direction of a Play | Burgess Meredith | Ulysses in Nighttown |
| Best Direction of a Play | Mike Nichols | Uncle Vanya |
| Best Lighting Design | Ben Edwards | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Lighting Design | Martin Aronstein | Boom Boom Room |
| Best Lighting Design | Tharon Musser | The Good Doctor |
| Best Lighting Design | Ken Billington | The Visit |
| Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher | Ulysses in Nighttown |
| Best Musical | Maxine Fox | Over Here! |
| Best Musical | Kenneth Waissman | Over Here! |
| Best Musical | Robert Nemiroff | Raisin |
| Best Musical | James Nederlander, George M. Steinbrenner III, Lorin E. Price, Joseph Kipness, Lawrence Kasha | Seesaw |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner | Gigi |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Judd Woldin, Robert Brittan | Raisin |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman | Seesaw |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Peter Link | The Good Doctor |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Dick Anthony Williams | What the Wine-Sellers Buy |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Ed Flanders | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Frank Langella | Seascape |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Rene Auberjonois | The Good Doctor |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Douglas Turner Ward | The River Niger |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Lewis J. Stadlen, Mark Baker | Candide |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Christopher Plummer | Cyrano |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Joe Morton, Ralph Carter | Raisin |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Tommy Tune | Seesaw |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Jason Robards | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Michael Moriarty | Find Your Way Home |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Zero Mostel | Ulysses in Nighttown |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | George C. Scott, Nicol Williamson | Uncle Vanya |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Maureen Brennan, June Gable | Candide |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Janie Sell | Over Here! |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Ernestine Jackson | Raisin |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Charlotte Moore | Chemin de Fer |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Frances Sternhagen | The Good Doctor |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Fionnula Flanagan | Ulysses in Nighttown |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Regina Baff | Veronica's Room |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Carol Channing | Lorelei |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Virginia Capers | Raisin |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Michele Lee | Seesaw |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Colleen Dewhurst | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Madeline Kahn | Boom Boom Room |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Rachel Roberts | Chemin de Fer |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Jane Alexander | Find Your Way Home |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Julie Harris | The Au Pair Man |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Rachel Roberts | The Visit |
| Best Play | David Rabe, Joseph Papp | Boom Boom Room |
| Best Play | Joseph Papp, Hugh Leonard | The Au Pair Man |
| Best Play | Negro Ensemble Co., Inc., Joseph A. Walker | The River Niger |
| Best Play | Marjorie Barkentin, Alexander H. Cohen, Bernard Delfont | Ulysses in Nighttown |
| Best Scenic Design | Franne | Candide |
| Best Scenic Design | Oliver Smith | Gigi |
| Best Scenic Design | John Conklin | The Au Pair Man |
| Best Scenic Design | Ed Wittstein | Ulysses in Nighttown |
| Best Scenic Design | Santo Loquasto | What the Wine-Sellers Buy |
| Special Tony Award | Bette Midler, Theatre Development Fund, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Candide, Actors' Equity Association, Liza Minnelli | |
| Special Tony Award | Ruth Mitchell | Candide |
| Special Tony Award | Dudley Moore, Peter Cook | Good Evening |
| Theatre Award '74 | Harold Friedlander, John F. Wharton | |
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