| Best Book of a Musical | Dean Pichford, Walter Bobbie | Footlooseproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Book of a Musical | Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, Dan Wheetman | It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues |
| Best Book of a Musical | Pam Gems | Marlene |
| Best Book of a Musical | Alfred Uhry | Paradeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Choreography | A. C. Ciulla | Footlooseproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Choreography | Rob Marshall | Little Meproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Choreography | Patricia Birch | Parade |
| Best Choreography | Matthew Bourne | Swan Lakeproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Costume Design | Santo Loquasto | Fosse |
| Best Costume Design | John David Ridge | Ring Round the Moon |
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| Best Costume Design | Lez Brotherston | Swan Lakeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Costume Design | Catherine Zuber | Twelfth Night |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Richard Maltby, Jr, Ann Reinking | Fosse |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince | Parade |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Matthew Bourne | Swan Lakeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Mayer | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown |
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| Best Direction of a Play | Robert Falls | Death of a Salesman |
| Best Direction of a Play | Trevor Nunn | Not About Nightingales |
| Best Direction of a Play | Howard Davies | The Iceman Cometh |
| Best Direction of a Play | Garry Hynes | The Lonesome West |
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| Best Lighting Design | Andrew Bridge | Fosse |
| Best Lighting Design | Chris Parry | Not About Nightingales |
| Best Lighting Design | Mark Henderson | The Iceman Cometh |
| Best Lighting Design | Natasha Katz | Twelfth Night |
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| Best Musical | Livent (U.S.) Inc. | Fosse |
| Best Musical | Crossroads Theatre Company, Lincoln Center Theater, Anne Squadron, CTM Productions, Elizabeth Williams, Anita Waxman, Lawrence Horowitz, Jonathan Reinis, Eric Krebs, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival | It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues |
| Best Musical | Lincoln Center Theater, Andre Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Livent (U.S.) Inc. | Parade |
| Best Musical | Pace Theatrical Group, Inc., Jujamcyn Theaters, Kathleen Raitt, Bomurwil Productions, SFX Entertainment, Pierre Cossette | The Civil War |
| Best Orchestrations | Ralph Burns, Douglas Besterman | Fosse |
| Best Orchestrations | Harold Wheeler | Little Me |
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| Best Orchestrations | Don Sebesky | Parade |
| Best Orchestrations | David Cullen | Swan Lakeproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford, Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, Jim Steinman | Footloosemusic and lyrics,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jason Robert Brown | Parademusic and lyrics |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jack Murphy, Frank Wildhorn | The Civil Warlyrics |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jeanine Tesori | Twelfth Nightmusic |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Desmond Richardson, Scott Wise | Fosse |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Ron Taylor | It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Roger Bart | You're a Good Man Charlie Brown |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Howard Witt, Kevin Anderson | Death of a Salesman |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Finbar Lynch | Not About Nightingales |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Frank Wood | Side Manproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Tom Wopat | Annie Get Your Gun |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Martin Short | Little Me |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Brent Carver | Paradeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Adam Cooper | Swan Lakeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Brian Dennehy | Death of a Salesman |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Corin Redgrave | Not About Nightingales |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Kevin Spacey | The Iceman Cometh |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Brian F. O'Byrne | The Lonesome West |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Valarie Pettiford | Fosse |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Gretha Boston | It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Mary Testa | On the Townproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Kristin Chenoweth | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Samantha Bond | Amy's View |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Elizabeth Franz | Death of a Salesman |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Claire Bloom | Electra |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Dawn Bradfield | The Lonesome West |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Bernadette Peters | Annie Get Your Gun |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Dee Hoty | Footlooseproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sian Phillips | Marlene |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Carolee Carmello | Paradeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Judi Dench | Amy's View |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Zoe Wanamaker | Electra |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Marian Seldes | Ring Round the Moon |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Stockard Channing | The Lion in Winter |
| Best Play | Carole Shorenstein Hays, The Royal National Theatre, The Shubert Organization, ABC Inc., Roger Berlind, Scott Rudin, Robert Fox, Patrick Marber | Closerproducer |
| Best Play | Tennessee Williams, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Stuart Thompson, Marsha Garces Williams, Kelly Gonda, Moving Theatre, Alley Theatre, Royal National Theatre | Not About Nightingales |
| Best Play | Joan Stein, Warren Leight, Weissberger Theater Group, Jay Harris, Peter Manning, Roundabout Theatre Company, Ron Kastner, James Cushing | Side Manproducer,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Play | Steven M. Levy, Royal Court Theatre Productions, The Druid Theatre Company, Everett King, Everett King, Susan Dietz, Joan Stein, Jason Howland, Dani Davis, Gayle Francis, Norma Langworthy, Randall L. Wreghitt, Randall L. Wreghitt, Martin McDonagh | The Lonesome Westproducer |
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| Best Revival of a Musical | Hal Luftig, Irving Welzer, Michael Watt, Barry and Fran Weissler, Kardana | Annie Get Your Gunproducer |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Roundabout Theatre Company, Julia C. Levy | Little Meproducer,
production took place the previous year |
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| Best Revival of a Musical | Albert Nocciolino, J. Lynn Singleton, Larry Payton, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, The Nederlander Organization, McCoy Rigby Entertainment | Peter Panproducer |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Gene Persson, Arthur Whitelaw, Jerry Frankel, Michael Leavitt | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brownproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | David Richenthal, Jujamcyn Theaters, Allan S, Gordon, Fox Theatricals, Jerry Frankel, The Goodman Theatre | Death of a Salesmanproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Randall L. Wreghitt, Duncan C. Weldon, Donmar Warehouse, McCarter Theater, Elizabeth Williams, Anita Waxman, Eric Krebs, Lawrence Horowitz | Electraproducer,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Revival of a Play | Allan S. Gordon, Bill Haber, Ira Pittelman, Elan McAllister, Trigger Street Productions, Emanuel Azenberg | The Iceman Comethproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Lincoln Center Theater | Twelfth Nightproducer |
| Best Scenic Design | Richard Hoover | Not About Nightingales |
| Best Scenic Design | Ricardo Hernandez | Parade |
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| Best Scenic Design | Bob Crowley | The Iceman Cometh |
| Best Scenic Design | Bob Crowley | Twelfth Night |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | Crossroads Theatre Company | |
| Special Tony Award For a Live Theatrical Presentation | Fool Moon | Fool Moonproduction took place the previous year |
| Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre | Uta Hagen, Arthur Miller, Isabelle Stevenson | |
