| Best Book of a Musical | Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice | Jersey Boys |
| Best Book of a Musical | Marsha Norman | The Color Purple |
| Best Book of a Musical | Don McKellar, Bob Martin | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Book of a Musical | Chad Beguelin, Tim Herlihy | The Wedding Singer |
| Best Choreography | Donald Byrd | The Color Purple |
| Best Choreography | Casey Nicholaw | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Choreography | Kathleen Marshall | The Pajama Game |
| Best Choreography | Rob Ashford | The Wedding Singer |
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| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Susan Hilferty | Lestat |
| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Paul Tazewell | The Color Purpleproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Gregg Barnes | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Martin Pakledinaz | The Pajama Game |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Santo Loquasto | A Touch of the Poet |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Catherine Zuber | Awake and Sing! |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Catherine Zuber | Edward Albee's Seascapeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Michael Krass | The Constant Wifeproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Direction of a Musical | Des McAnuff | Jersey Boys |
| Best Direction of a Musical | John Doyle | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Casey Nicholaw | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Kathleen Marshall | The Pajama Game |
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| Best Direction of a Play | Bartlett Sher | Awake and Sing! |
| Best Direction of a Play | Daniel Sullivan | Rabbit Hole |
| Best Direction of a Play | Nicholas Hytner | The History Boys |
| Best Direction of a Play | Wilson Milam | The Lieutenant of Inishmore |
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| Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Howell Binkley | Jersey Boys |
| Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Natasha Katz | Tarzan |
| Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Brian MacDevitt | The Color Purple |
| Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Ken Billington, Brian Monahan | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Lighting Design of a Play | Christopher Akerlind | Awake and Sing! |
| Best Lighting Design of a Play | Mark Henderson | Faith Healer |
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| Best Lighting Design of a Play | Mark Henderson | The History Boys |
| Best Lighting Design of a Play | Paul Gallo | Three Days of Rain |
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| Best Musical | Dodger Theatricals, Rick Steiner/Osher/Staton/Bell/Mayerson Group, Latitude Link, Kevin Kinsella, Tamara Kinsella, Pelican Group, Joseph J. Grano | Jersey Boysproducer |
| Best Musical | Stephanie P. McClelland, Gary Winnick, Jan Kallish, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Asnes, Adam Zotovich, Todd Johnson, Nederlander Presentations, Independent Presenters Network, Cheryl Lachowicz, Oprah Winfrey, Anna Fantaci, Creative Battery, Quincy Jones, Roy Furman, Scott Sanders, David Lowy | The Color Purpleproducer,
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| Best Musical | Stephanie P. McClelland, Jill Furman, Barbara Freitag, Boyett Ostar Productions, Roy Miller, Kevin McCollum | The Drowsy Chaperoneproducer |
| Best Musical | Gary Winnick, Adam Epstein, Allan S. Gordon, Elan V. McAllister, Dancap Productions, Inc., Marisa Sechrest, Rhoda Mayerson, Dr. Lawrence Horowitz, Michael Gill, Margo Lion, Jay Furman, New Line Cinema, The Araca Group, Roy Furman, Douglas L. Meyer, James D. Stern, Rick Steiner/The Staton Bell Osher Mayerson Group, Jam Theatricals, Jujamcyn Theaters | The Wedding Singerproducer |
| Best Orchestrations | Steve Orich | Jersey Boys |
| Best Orchestrations | Sarah Travis | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Orchestrations | Larry Blank | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Orchestrations | Dick Lieb, Danny Troob | The Pajama Game |
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Brenda Russell, Stephen Bray, Allee Willis | The Color Purpleproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin | The Wedding Singer |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Zippel | The Woman in Whiteproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Christian Hoff, Christian Hoff | Jersey Boys |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Manoel Felciano | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Brandon Victor Dixon | The Color Purple |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Danny Burstein | The Drowsy Chaperone |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Jim Dale | The Threepenny Opera |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Mark Ruffalo, Pablo Schreiber | Awake and Sing! |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Ian McDiarmid | Faith Healer |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Samuel Barnett | The History Boys |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Domhnall Gleeson | The Lieutenant of Inishmore |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | John Lloyd Young | Jersey Boys |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Michael Cerveris | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Bob Martin | The Drowsy Chaperone |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Harry Connick, Jr. | The Pajama Game |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Stephen Lynch | The Wedding Singer |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Ralph Fiennes | Faith Healer |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Oliver Platt | Shining City |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Zeljko Ivanek | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Richard Griffiths | The History Boys |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | David Wilmot | The Lieutenant of Inishmore |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Carolee Carmello | Lestat |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, Felicia P. Fields | The Color Purpleproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Beth Leavel | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Megan Lawrence | The Pajama Game |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Zoe Wanamaker | Awake and Sing! |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Tyne Daly | Rabbit Hole |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Frances de la Tour | The History Boys |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Alison Pill | The Lieutenant of Inishmore |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Jayne Houdyshell | Well |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Chita Rivera | Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Lifeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Patti LuPone | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | LaChanze | The Color Purpleproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sutton Foster | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Kelli O'Hara | The Pajama Game |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Cynthia Nixon | Rabbit Hole |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Judy Kaye | Souvenir |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Lynn Redgrave, Kate Burton | The Constant Wifeproduction took place the previous year |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Lisa Kron | Well |
| Best Play | Alan Bennett | The History Boysauthor |
| Best Play | David Lindsay-Abaire, Manhattan Theatre Club | Rabbit Holeauthor |
| Best Play | Conor McPherson, Manhattan Theatre Club, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Debra Black | Shining Cityauthor |
| Best Play | Jon Avnet, The National Theatre of Great Britain, Mort Swinsky, Dede Harris, Ralph Guild, Scott Rudin, Judith Resnick, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jam Theatricals, Roy Furman, Eric Falkenstein, Debra Black, Roger Berlind, Boyett Ostar Productions | The History Boysproducer |
| Best Play | Zavelson Meyrelles Greiner Group, Ruth Hendel, Mort Swinsky, Ron Nicynski, Harriet Newman Leve, David Lehrer, Atlantic Theater Company, Dede Harris, Randall L. Wreghitt, Martin McDonagh, Redfern Goldman Productions | The Lieutenant of Inishmoreproducer |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Richard Frankel, Tulchin/Bartner/Bagert, Adam Kenwright, Ambassador Theatre Goup, Marc Routh, Steven Baruch, Tom Viertel | Sweeney Toddproducer |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Scott Landis, James Fuld, Jr., Jeffrey Richards, Julia C. Levy, Roundabout Theatre Company | The Pajama Gameproducer |
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| Best Revival of a Musical | Roundabout Theatre Company, Julia C. Levy | The Threepenny Operaproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Lincoln Center Theater | Awake and Sing! |
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| Best Revival of a Play | Lincoln Center Theater | Edward Albee's Seascapeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Revival of a Play | Spring Sirkin, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Robert Bartner, The Shubert Organization, Sonia Friedman Productions, Michael Colgan, Gate Theatre Dublin | Faith Healerproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Julia C. Levy, Roundabout Theatre Company | The Constant Wifeproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Klara Zieglerova | Jersey Boys |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | John Lee Beatty | The Color Purpleproduction took place the previous year |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | David Gallo | The Drowsy Chaperone |
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| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Derek McLane | The Pajama Game |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Michael Yeargan | Awake and Sing! |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | John Lee Beatty | Rabbit Hole |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Bob Crowley | The History Boys |
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| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Santo Loquasto | Three Days of Rain |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | Intiman Theatre | |
| Special Tony Award | Sarah Jones | |
| Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre | Harold Prince | |
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| Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre | BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, Forbidden Broadway and its creator, Gerard Alessandrini, Samuel (Biff) Liff, Ellen Stewart | |
