| Best Book of a Musical | Dick Scanlan, Sherie Rene Scott | Everyday Rapture |
| Best Book of a Musical | Jim Lewis, Bill T. Jones | Fela! |
| Best Book of a Musical | Joe DiPietro | Memphisproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Book of a Musical | Colin Escott, Floyd Mutrux | Million Dollar Quartet |
| Best Choreography | Twyla Tharp | Come Fly Away |
| Best Choreography | Bill T. Jones | Fela! |
| Best Choreography | Lynne Page | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Choreography | Rob Ashford | Promises, Promises |
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| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Marina Draghici | Fela! |
| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Matthew Wright | La Cage aux Folles |
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| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Paul Tazewell | Memphisproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Santo Loquasto | Ragtimeproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Constanza Romero, Constanza Romero | Fences |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | David Zinn | In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)producer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Martin Pakledinaz | Lend Me a Tenor |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Catherine Zuber | The Royal Familyproducer; production took place the previous year |
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| Best Direction of a Musical | Bill T. Jones | Fela! |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Terry Johnson | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Christopher Ashley | Memphisproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Marcia Milgrom Dodge | Ragtimeproducer; production took place the previous year |
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| Best Direction of a Play | Gregory Mosher | A View from the Bridge |
| Best Direction of a Play | Kenny Leon | Fences |
| Best Direction of a Play | Sheryl Kaller | Next Fall |
| Best Direction of a Play | Michael Grandage | Red |
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| Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Kevin Adams | American Idiot |
| Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Robert Wierzel | Fela! |
| Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Nick Richings | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Donald Holder | Ragtimeproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Lighting Design of a Play | Mark Henderson | Enron |
| Best Lighting Design of a Play | Brian MacDevitt | Fences |
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| Best Lighting Design of a Play | Neil Austin | Hamletproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Lighting Design of a Play | Neil Austin | Red |
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| Best Musical | John Pinckard, Vivek Tiwary/Gary Kaplan, Ruth and Stephen Hendel, Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Aged in Wood and Burnt Umber, Scott Delman, Scott Delman, HOP Theatricals, Jeffrey Finn, Larry Welk, Bensinger Filerman and Moellenberg Taylor, Allan S. Gordon/Elan V. McAllister, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Awaken Entertainment, John Domo | American Idiotproducer |
| Best Musical | Edward Tyler Nahem, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth and Stephen Hendel, Roy Gabay, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Slava Smolokowski, Chip Meyrelles/Ken Greiner, Douglas G. Smith, Steve Semlitz/Cathy Glaser, Daryl Roth/True Love Productions, Susan Dietz/Mort Swinsky, Knitting Factory Entertainment | Fela!producer |
| Best Musical | Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff, ShadowCatcher Entertainment/Vijay and Sita Vashee, Latitude Link, Jim and Susan Blair, Demos Bizar Entertainment, Land Line Productions, Barbara and Buddy Freitag, Apples and Oranges Productions, Junkyard Dog Productions, Dave Copley, Dancap Productions, Inc., Alex and Katya Lukianov, Tony Ponturo, Richard Winkler, Remmel T. Dickinson/Memphis Orpheum Group, Loraine Boyle/Chase Mishkin, Bob Bartner/Scott and Kaylin Union, Dan Frishwasser, Patty Baker, Broadway Across America, 2 Guys Productions, Lauren Doll, Linda and Bill Potter, Jocko Productions, Eric and Marsi Gardiner | Memphisproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Musical | Relevant Theatricals, James L. Nederlander, Broadway Across America, John Cossette Productions, American Pop Anthology | Million Dollar Quartetproducer |
| Best Orchestrations | Aaron Johnson | Fela! |
| Best Orchestrations | Jason Carr | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Orchestrations | Daryl Waters, David Bryan | Memphis |
| Best Orchestrations | Jonathan Tunick | Promises, Promises |
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Adam Cork, Lucy Prebble | Enron |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Branford Marsalis | Fences |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | David Bryan, Joe DiPietro, David Bryan | Memphisproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Andrew Lippa | The Addams Family |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Christopher Fitzgerald | Finian's Rainbowproducer; production took place the previous yeare |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Robin De Jesus | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Levi Kreis | Million Dollar Quartet |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Bobby Steggert | Ragtimeproducer; production took place the previous yeare |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Kevin Chamberlin | The Addams Family |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Stephen Kunken | Enron |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Stephen McKinley Henderson | Fences |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | David Alan Grier | Raceproducer; production took place the previous yeare |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Eddie Redmayne | Red |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Jon Michael Hill | Superior Donutsproducer; production took place the previous yeare |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sahr Ngaujah | Fela! |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Douglas Hodge | La Cage aux Folles |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Kelsey Grammer | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Chad Kimball | Memphisproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sean Hayes | Promises, Promises |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Christopher Walken | A Behanding In Spokane |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Liev Schreiber | A View from the Bridge |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Denzel Washington | Fences |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Jude Law | Hamlet |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Alfred Molina | Red |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Angela Lansbury | A Little Night Music |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Karine Plantadit | Come Fly Away |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Lillias White | Fela! |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Katie Finneran | Promises, Promises |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Barbara Cook | Sondheim on Sondheim |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Scarlett Johansson | A View from the Bridge |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Jessica Hecht | A View from the Bridge |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Maria Dizzia | In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Jan Maxwell | Lend Me a Tenor |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Rosemary Harris | The Royal Family |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Catherine Zeta-Jones | A Little Night Musicproducer; production took place the previous yeare |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sherie Rene Scott | Everyday Rapture |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Kate Baldwin | Finian's Rainbowproducer; production took place the previous yeare |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Montego Glover | Memphisproducer; production took place the previous yeare |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Christiane Noll | Ragtimeproducer; production took place the previous yeare |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Linda Lavin | Collected Stories |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Viola Davis | Fences |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Valerie Harper | Looped |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Jan Maxwell | The Royal Familyproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Laura Linney | Time Stands Still |
| Best Play | Sarah Ruhl, Lincoln Center Theater | In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)author; productin took place the previous year |
| Best Play | Anthony Barrile, Ostar Enterprises, Carole L. Haber/Chase Mishkin, Richard Willis, Barbara Manocherian, David Furnish, Elton John, Geoffrey Nauffts, Michael Palitz, Bob Boyett, James Spry/Catherine Schreiber, Probo Productions, Roy Furman, Naked Angels | Next Fallproducer |
| Best Play | John Logan, Ruth Hendel/Barbara Whitman, Fox Theatricals, Neal Street Productions/Matthew Byam Shaw, Stephanie P. McClelland/Hageman-Rosenthal, Arielle Tepper Madover, The Donmar Warehouse | Redauthor |
| Best Play | Lynne Meadow, Nelle Nugent/Wendy Federman, Manhattan Theatre Club, Donald Margulies | Time Stands Still |
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| Best Revival of a Musical | Harvey Weinstein/Raise the Roof 3, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, The Menier Chocolate Factory, Roger Berlind, Sonia Friedman Productions, Andrew Fell, Daryl Roth/Jane Bergere, Beverly Bartner/Dancap Productions, Inc., Nica Burns/Max Weitzenhoffer, Eric Falkenstein/Anna Czekaj, Jerry Frankel/Ronald Frankel, James D. Stern/Douglas L. Meyer | A Little Night Musicproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Jujamcyn Theaters, StageVentures 2009 Limited Partnership, Jay Binder, Kevin Spirtas, Richard Driehaus, Jon Bierman, Jamie deRoy, Melly Garcia, Debbie Bisno/Myla Lerner, Stephen Moore, David M. Milch, Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer, Alan D. Marks, Jack Viertel, David Richenthal | Finian's Rainbowproducer; production took place the previous year |
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| Best Revival of a Musical | Independent Presenters Network, Sonia Friedman Productions, David Babani, Barry and Fran Weissler, Edwin W. Schloss, Bob Bartner/Norman Tulchin, Broadway Across America, Matthew Mitchell, Richard Winkler/Bensinger Taylor/Laudenslager Bergère, Raise the Roof 4, Arlene Scanlan/John O'Boyle, Olympus Theatricals, Allen Spivak, Jerry Frankel/Bat-Barry Productions, Nederlander Presentations, Inc, Harvey Weinstein, Menier Chocolate Factory | La Cage aux Follesproducer |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Sharon Karmazin, Eric Falkenstein/Morris Berchard, RialtoGals Productions, Independent Presenters Network, Held-Haffner Productions, HRH Foundation, Emanuel Azenberg, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Michael Kaiser, Max Woodward, Roy Miller, Roy Furman, Jana Robbins, Kevin McCollum, Scott Delman, Roger Berlind, Max Cooper, Tom Kirdahy/Devlin Elliott, Jeffrey A. Sine, Stephanie P. McClelland, Lams Productions | Ragtimeproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Revival of a Play | Stuart Thompson, Jon B. Platt, The Araca Group, Jeffrey Finn, Broadway Across America, Olympus Theatricals, Marisa Sechrest, The Weinstein Company, Sonia Friedman Productions/Robert G. Bartner, Mort Swinsky, Joseph Deitch, Adam Zotovich/Ruth Hendel/Orin Wolf, Shelter Island Enterprises, The Shubert Organization | A View from the Bridgeproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Carole Shorenstein Hays, Scott Rudin | Fencesproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Scott and Brian Zeilinger, The Araca Group, Stuart Thompson, Carl Moellenberg, Rodney Rigby, Olympus Theatricals, Broadway Across America, The Shubert Organization, Wendy Federman/Jamie deRoy/Richard Winkler, Lisa Cartwright, Spring Sirkin | Lend Me a Tenorproducer |
| Best Revival of a Play | Manhattan Theatre Club | The Royal Familyproducer; production took place the previous year |
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| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Christine Jones | American Idiot |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Marina Draghici | Fela! |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Tim Shortall | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Derek McLane | Ragtime |
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| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Santo Loquasto | Fences |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Alexander Dodge | Present Laughter |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Christopher Oram | Red |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | John Lee Beatty | The Royal Familyproducer; production took place the previous yeare |
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| Best Sound Design of a Musical | Dan Moses Schreier, Gareth Owen | A Little Night Musicproducer; production took place the previous year |
| Best Sound Design of a Musical | Robert Kaplowitz | Fela! |
| Best Sound Design of a Musical | Jonathan Deans | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Sound Design of a Musical | Dan Moses Schreier | Sondheim on Sondheim |
| Best Sound Design of a Play | Scott Lehrer | A View from the Bridge |
| Best Sound Design of a Play | Adam Cork | Enron |
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| Best Sound Design of a Play | Acme Sound Partners | Fences |
| Best Sound Design of a Play | Adam Cork | Red |
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| Isabelle Stevenson Award | David Hyde Pierce | |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center | |
| Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre | Alan Ayckbourn, Marian Seldes | |
| Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre | Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, B. H. Barry, Midtown North & South New York City Police Precincts, Tom Viola | |
