| Best Book of a Musical | Peter Kellogg | Anna Kareninaproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Book of a Musical | Willy Russell | Blood Brothers |
| Best Book of a Musical | Terrence McNally | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Book of a Musical | Pete Townshend, Des McAnuff | The Who's Tommy |
| Best Choreography | Randy Skinner | Ain't Broadway Grand |
| Best Choreography | Vincent Paterson, Rob Marshall | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Choreography | Graciela Daniele | The Goodbye Girl |
| Best Choreography | Wayne Cilento | The Who's Tommy |
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| Best Costume Design | Florence Klotz | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Costume Design | Jane Greenwood | The Sisters Rosensweig |
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| Best Costume Design | Erin Quigley | The Song of Jacob Zulu |
| Best Costume Design | David C. Woolard | The Who's Tommy |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Bob Tomson, Bill Kenwright | Blood Brothers |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Kidd | The Goodbye Girl |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Des McAnuff | The Who's Tommy |
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| Best Direction of a Play | George C. Wolfe | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches |
| Best Direction of a Play | David Leveaux | Anna Christie |
| Best Direction of a Play | Daniel Sullivan | The Sisters Rosensweig |
| Best Direction of a Play | Eric Simonson | The Song of Jacob Zulu |
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| Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches |
| Best Lighting Design | Howell Binkley | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Lighting Design | Dennis Parichy | Redwood Curtain |
| Best Lighting Design | Chris Parry | The Who's Tommy |
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| Best Musical | Bill Kenwright | Blood Brothers |
| Best Musical | The Live Entertainment Corp. of Canada/Garth Drabinsky | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Musical | Richard Kagan, Emanuel Azenberg, James M. Nederlander, Stewart F. Lane, Gladys Nederlander, Office Two-One Inc. | The Goodbye Girlproducer |
| Best Musical | Pace Theatrical Group, Inc., Dodger Theatricals, Kardana Productions, Inc. | The Who's Tommyproducer |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Daniel Levine, Peter Kellogg | Anna Kareninamusic,
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Fred Ebb, John Kander | Kiss of the Spider Womanlyrics |
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | John Kander | Kiss of the Spider Womanmusic |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Tug Yourgrau, Ladysmith Black Mambazo | The Song of Jacob Zulumusic |
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Pete Townshend | The Who's Tommymusic and lyrics |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Gregg Edelman | Anna Kareninaproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Anthony Crivello | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Michael Cerveris, Paul Kandel | The Who's Tommy |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Stephen Spinella | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Joe Mantello | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Robert Sean Leonard | Candida |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Zakes Mokae | The Song of Jacob Zulu |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Con O'Neill | Blood Brothers |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Brent Carver | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Tim Curry | My Favorite Yearproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Martin Short | The Goodbye Girl |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Ron Leibman | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Liam Neeson | Anna Christie |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Stephen Rea | Someone Who'll Watch Over Meproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | K. Todd Freeman | The Song of Jacob Zulu |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Jan Graveson | Blood Brothers |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Andrea Martin | My Favorite Yearproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Lainie Kazan | My Favorite Yearproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Marcia Mitzman | The Who's Tommy |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Kathleen Chalfant, Marcia Gay Harden | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Anne Meara | Anna Christie |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Debra Monk | Redwood Curtain |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Ann Crumb | Anna Kareninaproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Stephanie Lawrence | Blood Brothers |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Chita Rivera | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Bernadette Peters | The Goodbye Girl |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Natasha Richardson | Anna Christie |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Lynn Redgrave | Shakespeare for my Father |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Madeline Kahn | The Sisters Rosensweig |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Jane Alexander | The Sisters Rosensweig |
| Best Play | Tony Kushner, Jujamcyn Theaters, Jujamcyn Theaters, Gordon Davidson, Margo Lion, Susan Quint Gallin, Jon B. Platt, The Baruch-Frankel-Viertel Group, Frederick Zollo, Herb Alpert | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches |
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| Best Play | The Shubert Organization, Noel Pearson | Someone Who'll Watch Over Meproducer, production took place the previous year |
| Best Play | Frank McGuinness | Someone Who'll Watch Over Meproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Play | Bernard Gersten, Lincoln Center Theatre, Wendy Wasserstein, Andre Bishop | The Sisters Rosensweigproducer |
| Best Play | Tug Yourgrau, Steppenwolf Theatre Co., Randall Arney, Stephen Eich, Albert Poland, Susan Liederman, Bette Cerf Hill, Maurice Rosenfield | The Song of Jacob Zulu |
| Best Revival | Roundabout Theater Co., Todd Haimes | Anna Christieproducer |
| Best Revival | Duncan C. Weldon, National Actors Theatre, Tony Randall | Saint Joanproducer |
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| Best Revival | Roundabout Theatre Co., Todd Haimes | The Priceproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Revival | Edward Berkeley, Maria Radman, Adam Oliensis, Willow Cabin Theatre Company, Paul Libin, George Elmer, Theodore Mann, Circle in the Square Theatre | Wilder, Wilder, Wilderproducer |
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| Best Scenic Design | Robin Wagner | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches |
| Best Scenic Design | Jerome Sirlin | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Best Scenic Design | John Lee Beatty | Redwood Curtain |
| Best Scenic Design | John Arnone | The Who's Tommy |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| Special Tony Award | Oklahoma! | 50th Anniversary |
| Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre | IATSE | Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS |
