| Best Book of a Musical | John Weidman | Contact |
| Best Book of a Musical | Richard Nelson | James Joyce's The Dead |
| Best Book of a Musical | Michael John LaChiusa | Marie Christineproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Book of a Musical | Michael John LaChiusa, George C. Wolfe | The Wild Party |
| Best Choreography | Susan Stroman | Contact |
| Best Choreography | Kathleen Marshall | Kiss Me, Kateproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Choreography | Lynne Taylor-Corbett | Swing!production took place the previous year |
| Best Choreography | Susan Stroman | The Music Man |
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| Best Costume Design | Bob Crowley | Aida |
| Best Costume Design | Martin Pakledinaz | Kiss Me, Kate |
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| Best Costume Design | Constance Hoffman | The Green Bird |
| Best Costume Design | William Ivey Long | The Music Man |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Susan Stroman | Contact |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Blakemore | Kiss Me, Kate |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Lynne Taylor-Corbett | Swing!production took place the previous year |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Susan Stroman | The Music Man |
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| Best Direction of a Play | Michael Blakemore | Copenhagen |
| Best Direction of a Play | James Lapine | Dirty Blonde |
| Best Direction of a Play | David Leveaux | The Real Thing |
| Best Direction of a Play | Matthew Warchus | True West |
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| Best Lighting Design | Natasha Katz | Aida |
| Best Lighting Design | Peter Kaczorowski | Kiss Me, Kate |
| Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher, Peggy Eisenhauer | Marie Christineproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Lighting Design | Peggy Eisenhauer, Jules Fisher | The Wild Party |
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| Best Musical | Lincoln Center Theater | Contactproducer |
| Best Musical | Tim Sanford, Playwrights Horizons, Arielle Tepper, Gregory Mosher | James Joyce's The Dead |
| Best Musical | SFX, PACE Theatrical Group, James D. Stern, Douglas L. Meyer, Mari Glick, Libby Adler Mages, Jeslo Productions, Dede Harris, Jujamcyn Theaters, BB Promotion, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Steven Baruch, Lorie Cowen Levy, Stanley Shopkorn, Tom Viertel | Swing!producer,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Musical | Williams/Waxman, Roger Berlind, Roger Berlind, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin, Scott Rudin, George C. Wolfe, The Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival | The Wild Partyproducer |
| Best Orchestrations | Don Sebesky | Kiss Me, Kateproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Orchestrations | Jonathan Tunick | Marie Christineproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Orchestrations | Harold Wheeler | Swing!production took place the previous year |
| Best Orchestrations | Doug Besterman | The Music Man |
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Elton John, Tim Rice | Aidamusic |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Shaun Davey, Richard Nelson, Shaun Davey | James Joyce's The Deadmusic |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Michael John LaChiusa | Marie Christinemusic and lyrics |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Michael John LaChiusa | The Wild Party |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Boyd Gaines | Contact |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Stephen Spinella | James Joyce's The Dead |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Michael Berresse, Lee Wilkof, Michael Mulheren | Kiss Me, Kateproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Roy Dotrice | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Kevin Chamberlin, Bob Stillman | Dirty Blonde |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Derek Smith | The Green Bird |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Daniel Davis | Wrong Mountain |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Christopher Walken | James Joyce's The Dead |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Brian Stokes Mitchell | Kiss Me, Kate |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | George Hearn | Putting It Together |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Craig Bierko | The Music Man |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Mandy Patinkin | The Wild Party |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Gabriel Byrne | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | David Suchet | Amadeusproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Stephen Dillane | The Real Thing |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly | True West |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Karen Ziemba | Contact |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Deborah Yates | Contact |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Ann Hampton Callaway, Laura Benanti | Swing! |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Eartha Kitt | The Wild Party |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Blair Brown | Copenhagen |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Sarah Woodward | The Real Thing |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Frances Conroy | The Ride Down Mt. Morgan |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Amy Ryan | Uncle Vanya |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Helen Stenborg | Waiting in the Wingsproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Heather Headley | Aida |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Marin Mazzie | Kiss Me, Kateproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Audra McDonald | Marie Christineproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Rebecca Luker | The Music Man |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Toni Collette | The Wild Party |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Cherry Jones | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Claudia Shear | Dirty Blonde |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Jayne Atkinson | The Rainmakerproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Jennifer Ehle | The Real Thing |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Rosemary Harris | Waiting in the Wingsproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Play | Scott Rudin, Scott Nederlander, Byron Goldman, Jon B. Platt, Ray Larsen, Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Roger Berlind, James M. Nederlander, The Royal National Theatre, Lee Dean, Lee Dean, Michael Codron, Michael Frayn | Copenhagenproducer |
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| Best Play | ABC, Inc., Ostar Enterprises, Chase Mishkin, The Shubert Organization, Claudia Shear | Dirty Blondeproducer |
| Best Play | Arthur Miller, The Shubert Organization, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Spring Sirkin, ABC, Inc., The Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival | The Ride Down Mt. Morgan |
| Best Play | Sam Shepard, Ron Kastner | True West |
| Best Revival of a Musical | The Nederlander Producing Company of America Inc., The Really Useful Superstar Company Inc., Terry Allen Kramer | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow | Kiss Me, Kateproducer,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Revival of a Musical | DG Producciones | Tango Argentinoproducer,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Dodger Theatricals, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Elizabeth Williams, Anita Waxman, Kardana-Swinsky Productions, Lorie Cowen Levy, Dede Harris | The Music Manproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | The Goodman Theatre, Elliot Martin, Chase Mishkin, Max Cooper, Jujamcyn Theaters, Anita Waxman, Elizabeth Williams | A Moon for the Misbegottenproducer |
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| Best Revival of a Play | Old Ivy Productions, Back Row Productions, Ahmanson Theatre, SFX Theatrical Group, Adam Epstein, PW Productions, Kim Poster, Center Theatre Group | Amadeusproducer,
production took place the previous year |
| Best Revival of a Play | David Richenthal | The Priceproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Miramax Films, Ron Kastner, Elizabeth Williams, Anita Waxman, The Donmar Warehouse | The Real Thingproducer |
| Best Scenic Design | Bob Crowley | Aida |
| Best Scenic Design | Robin Wagner | Kiss Me, Kateproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Scenic Design | Thomas Lynch | The Music Man |
| Best Scenic Design | Tony Walton | Uncle Vanya |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | The Utah Shakespearean Festival | |
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| Special Tony Award For a Live Theatrical Presentation | Dame Edna | Dame Edna: The Royal Tourproduction took place the previous year |
| Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre | T. Edward Hambleton | |
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| Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre | Eileen Heckart, Sylvia Herscher, New York City Center Encores! | |
