1978 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1978 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Book of a Musical | Christopher Durang | A History of the American Film |
| Best Book of a Musical | Betty Comden | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Book of a Musical | Adolph Green | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Book of a Musical | Elizabeth Swados | Runaways |
| Best Book of a Musical | Larry L. King | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |
| Best Book of a Musical | Stephen Schwartz | Working |
| Best Choreography | Arthur Faria | Ain't Misbehavin' |
| Best Choreography | Bob Fosse | Dancin' |
| Best Choreography | Elizabeth Swados | Runaways |
| Best Choreography | Ron Lewis | The Act |
| Best Costume Design | Willa Kim | Dancin' |
| Best Costume Design | Edward Gorey | Dracula |
| Best Costume Design | Halston | The Act |
| Best Costume Design | Geoffrey Holder | Timbuktu! |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Richard Maltby, Jr | Ain't Misbehavin' |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Bob Fosse | Dancin' |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Elizabeth Swados | Runaways |
| Best Direction of a Play | Melvin Bernhardt | Da |
| Best Direction of a Play | Robert Moore | Deathtrap |
| Best Direction of a Play | Dennis Rosa | Dracula |
| Best Direction of a Play | Mike Nichols | The Gin Game |
| Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher | Beatlemania |
| Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher | Dancin' |
| Best Lighting Design | Tharon Musser | The Act |
| Best Lighting Design | Ken Billington | Working |
| Best Musical | Ron Dante, Jane Gaynor, Dasha Epstein, Emanuel Azenberg | Ain't Misbehavin' |
| Best Musical | Columbia Pictures, Jules Fisher | Dancin' |
| Best Musical | Circle 2, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, James Cresson, Martin Richards, Ira Bernstein | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Musical | Joseph Papp | Runaways |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Cy Coleman | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Elizabeth Swados | Runaways |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Fred Ebb, John Kander | The Act |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor | Working |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Wayne Cilento | Dancin' |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Kevin Kline | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Steven Boockvor, Rex Everhart | Working |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Cliff Gorman | Chapter Two |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Lester Rawlins | Da |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Victor Garber | Deathtrap |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Morgan Freeman | The Mighty Gents |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Eddie Bracken | Hello, Dolly! |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | John Cullum | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Barry Nelson | The Act |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gilbert Price | Timbuktu! |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Jason Robards | A Touch of the Poet |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Barnard Hughes | Da |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Frank Langella | Dracula |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Hume Cronyn | The Gin Game |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Nell Carter, Charlaine Woodard | Ain't Misbehavin' |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Ann Reinking | Dancin' |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Imogene Coca | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Ann Wedgeworth | Chapter Two |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Marian Seldes | Deathtrap |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Swoosie Kurtz | Tartuffe |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Starletta DuPois | The Mighty Gents |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Frances Sternhagen | Angel |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Madeline Kahn | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Tovah Feldshuh | Sarava |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Liza Minnelli | The Act |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Eartha Kitt | Timbuktu! |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Anita Gillette | Chapter Two |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Anne Bancroft | Golda |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Estelle Parsons | Miss Margarida's Way |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Jessica Tandy | The Gin Game |
| Best Play | Emanuel Azenberg, Neil Simon | Chapter Two |
| Best Play | Marilyn Strauss, Marc Howard, Hugh Leonard | Da |
| Best Play | Lester Osterman | Da |
| Best Play | Alfred De Liagre, Jr., Roger L. Stevens, Ira Levin | Deathtrap |
| Best Play | The Shubert Organization, Hume Cronyn | The Gin Game |
| Best Play | D. L. Coburn, Mike Nichols | The Gin Game |
| Best Scenic Design | Edward Gorey | Dracula |
| Best Scenic Design | Robin Wagner | On the Twentieth Century |
| Best Scenic Design | Zack Brown | The Importance of Being Earnest |
| Best Scenic Design | David Mitchell | Working |
| Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre | Irving Berlin | |
| Most Innovative Production of a Revival | Jujamcyn Theaters, Nelle Nugent | Dracula |
| Most Innovative Production of a Revival | Elliot Martin | A Touch of the Poet |
| Most Innovative Production of a Revival | Elizabeth Ireland McCann, John Wulp, Victor Lurie, Max Weitzenhoffer | Dracula |
| Most Innovative Production of a Revival | Circle in the Square | Tartuffe |
| Most Innovative Production of a Revival | Luther Davis | Timbuktu! |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | The Long Wharf Theatre | New Haven |
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