| Best Book of a Musical | Terrence McNally | Ragtime |
| Best Book of a Musical | Bill Russell | Side Show |
| Best Book of a Musical | Irene Mecchi, Roger Allers | The Lion King |
| Best Book of a Musical | Nan Knighton | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Best Choreography | Rob Marshall | Cabaret |
| Best Choreography | Forever Tango Dancers | Forever Tangoproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Choreography | Graciela Daniele | Ragtime |
| Best Choreography | Garth Fagan | The Lion King |
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| Best Costume Design | William Ivey Long | Cabaret |
| Best Costume Design | Martin Pakledinaz | Golden Child |
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| Best Costume Design | Santo Loquasto | Ragtime |
| Best Costume Design | Julie Taymor | The Lion King |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Scott Ellis | 1776production took place the previous year |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Sam Mendes, Rob Marshall | Cabaret |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Frank Galati | Ragtime |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Julie Taymor | The Lion Kingproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Direction of a Play | Michael Mayer | A View From the Bridgeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Direction of a Play | Matthew Warchus | Art |
| Best Direction of a Play | Garry Hynes | The Beauty Queen of Leenane |
| Best Direction of a Play | Simon McBurney | The Chairs |
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| Best Lighting Design | Mike Baldassari, Peggy Eisenhauer | Cabaret |
| Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher, Peggy Eisenhauer | Ragtime |
| Best Lighting Design | Paul Anderson | The Chairs |
| Best Lighting Design | Donald Holder | The Lion Kingproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Musical | Livent (U.S.) Inc | Ragtime |
| Best Musical | Scott Nederlander, Janice McKenna, Herschel Waxman, Joseph Nederlander, Emanuel Azenberg | Side Showproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Musical | Disney Theatrical Productions | The Lion Kingproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Musical | Pierre Cossette, Bill Haber, Hallmark Entertainment, Ted Forstmann, Kathleen Raitt | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Best Orchestrations | Michael Gibson | Cabaret |
| Best Orchestrations | William David Brohn | Ragtime |
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| Best Orchestrations | Stanley Silverman | The Capeman |
| Best Orchestrations | Bruce Fowler, Robert Elhai, David Metzger | The Lion Kingproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens | Ragtimemusic |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Henry Krieger, Bill Russell | Side Showmusic,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Paul Simon, Derek Walcott | The Capemanmusic |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Mark Mancina, Hans Zimmer, Julie Taymor, Jay Rifkin, Lebo M, Tim Rice, Elton John | The Lion Kingmusic and lyrics,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Gregg Edelman | 1776production took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Ron Rifkin | Cabaret |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | John McMartin | High Society |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Samuel E. Wright | The Lion Kingproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Sam Trammell | Ah, Wilderness! |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Max Wright | Ivanovproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Tom Murphy | The Beauty Queen of Leenane |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Brian F. O'Byrne | The Beauty Queen of Leenane |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Alan Cumming | Cabaret |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Peter Friedman, Brian Stokes Mitchell | Ragtime |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Douglas Sills | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Anthony LaPaglia | A View From the Bridge |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Alfred Molina | Art |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | John Leguizamo | Freak |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Richard Briers | The Chairs |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Mary Louise Wilson | Cabaret |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Anna Kendrick | High Society |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Audra McDonald | Ragtime |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Tsidii Le Loka | The Lion Kingproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Julyana Soelistyo | Golden Child |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Enid Graham | Honour |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Anna Manahan | The Beauty Queen of Leenane |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Linda Lavin | The Diary of Anne Frankproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Natasha Richardson | Cabaret |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Marin Mazzie | Ragtime |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner | Side Showproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Betty Buckley | Triumph of Loveproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Allison Janney | A View From the Bridgeproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Jane Alexander | Honour |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Marie Mullen | The Beauty Queen of Leenane |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Geraldine McEwan | The Chairs |
| Best Play | Sean Connery, Joan Cullman, David Pugh, Yasmina Reza | Artproducer |
| Best Play | John Leguizamo, Arielle Tepper, Bill Haber, Gregory Mosher | Freak |
| Best Play | John Kao, American Conservatory Theater, The Joseph Papp PublicTheater/New York Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Talia Shire, Dori Berinstein, Benjamin Mordecai, David Henry Hwang | Golden Childproducer |
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| Best Play | Martin McDonagh, Atlantic Theater Company, Randall Wreghitt, Chase Mishkin, Steven M. Levy, Leonard Soloway, Julian Schlossberg, Norma Langworthy, The Druid Theatre Company, Royal Court Theatre Productions | The Beauty Queen of Leenane |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Bill Haber, Dodger Endemol Theatricals, Hallmark Entertainment, Robert Halmi Jr., Stewart F. Lane, Rodger Hess, Roundabout Theatre Company, James M. Nederlander | 1776producer,
production took place the previous year |
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| Best Revival of a Musical | Roundabout Theatre Company | Cabaretproducer |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Marc Routh, Robert Halmi Jr., Jay Binder, Simone Genatt Haft, Charles Kelman Productions, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, Jujamcyn Theaters, Richard Frankel, Steven Baruch, Thomas Viertel, Hallmark | The Sound of Musicproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Roundabout Theatre Company, Roger Berlind, James M. Nederlander, Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Roy Gabay, Old Ivy Productions | A View From the Bridgeproducer,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Revival of a Play | Lincoln Center Theater | Ah, Wilderness!producer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Carole Shorenstein Hays, Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Theatre de Complicite, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Bill Kenwright | The Chairsproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Hal Luftig, James D. Stern, Harriet Newman Leve, Jujamcyn Theaters, Jon B. Platt, Amy Nederlander-Case, David Stone | The Diary of Anne Frankproducer,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Scenic Design | Eugene Lee | Ragtime |
| Best Scenic Design | Bob Crowley | The Capeman |
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| Best Scenic Design | Quay Brothers | The Chairs |
| Best Scenic Design | Richard Hudson | The Lion King |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | Denver Center Theatre Company | |
| Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre | Edward E. Colton | |
| Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre | Ben Edwards | |
| Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre | The International Theatre Institute of the United States | |
