The 2020 Tony Awards were revealed last week in a video announcement from Tony Award-winning actor and Aladdin star James Monroe Iglehart. The Tonys have faced many complications in selecting nominees and planning the ceremony as the season was cut short by the COVID-19 Pandemic. This has led to some productions getting left out of this year’s nominations and some categories with few nominations. (Categories with only one nominee need an affirmative vote of sixty percent to win the award.) A date and other details for the virtual ceremony have not been announced.
Jagged Little Pill led with fifteen nominations, followed closely by Moulin Rouge! with fourteen. Slave Play and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical tied with twelve nominations each. Check out the full list of nominees below.
Best Play
Grand Horizons by Bess WohlThe Inheritance by Matthew LopezSea Wall/A Life by Simon Stephens and Nick PayneSlave Play by Jeremy O. HarrisThe Sound Inside by Adam Rapp
Best Revival of a Play
BetrayalFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNallyA Soldier’s Play by Charles Fuller
Best Musical
Jagged Little Pill Moulin Rouge! The Musical Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Joaquina Kalukango, Slave PlayLaura Linney, My Name is Lucy BartonAudra McDonald, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de LuneMary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Ian Barford, Linda VistaAndrew Burnap, The InheritanceJake Gyllenhaal, Sea Wall/A LifeTom Hiddleston, BetrayalTom Sturridge, Sea Wall/A LifeBlair Underwood, A Soldier’s Play
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Karen Olivo, Moulin Rouge!Elizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little PillAdrienne Warren, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge!
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Ato Blankson-Wood, Slave PlayJames Cusati-Moyer, Slave PlayDavid Alan Grier, A Soldier’s PlayJohn Benjamin Hickey, The InheritancePaul Hilton, The Inheritance
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Jane Alexander, Grand HorizonsChalia La Tour, Slave PlayAnnie McNamara, Slave PlayLois Smith, The InheritanceCora Vander Broek, Linda Vista
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge!Derek Klena, Jagged Little PillSean Allan Krill, Jagged Little PillSahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge!Daniel J. Watts, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Kathryn Gallagher, Jagged Little PillCelia Rose Gooding, Jagged Little PillRobyn Hurder, Moulin Rouge!Lauren Patten, Jagged Little PillMyra Lucretia Taylor, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Jagged Little Pill, Diablo CodyMoulin Rouge!, John LoganTina: The Tina Turner Musical, Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
A Christmas Carol, Christopher NightingaleThe Inheritance, Paul EnglishbyThe Rose Tattoo, Fitz Patton and Jason Michael WebbSlave Play, Lindsay JonesThe Sound Inside, Daniel Kluger
Best Direction of a Play
David Cromer, The Sound InsideStephen Daldry, The InheritanceKenny Leon, A Soldier’s PlayJamie Lloyd, BetrayalRobert O’Hara, Slave Play
Best Direction of a Musical
Phyllida Lloyd, Tina: The Tina Turner MusicalDiane Paulus, Jagged Little PillAlex Timbers, Moulin Rouge!
Best Choreography
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jagged Little PillSonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge!Anthony van Laast, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Best Orchestrations
Tom Kitt, Jagged Little PillKatie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine, and Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge!Ethan Popp, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley, The InheritanceSoutra Gilmour, BetrayalRob Howell, A Christmas CarolDerek McLane, A Soldier’s PlayClint Ramos, Slave Play
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, Jagged Little PillDerek McLane, Moulin Rouge!Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Best Costume Design of a Play
Dede Ayite, Slave PlayDede Ayite, A Soldier’s PlayBob Crowley, The InheritanceRob Howell, A Christmas CarolClint Ramos, The Rose Tattoo
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Emily Rebholz, Jagged Little PillMark Thompson, Tina: The Tina Turner MusicalCatherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge!
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jiyoun Chang, Slave PlayJon Clark, The InheritanceHeather Gilbert, The Sound InsideAllen Lee Hughes, A Soldier’s PlayHugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Justin Townsend, Jagged Little PillJustin Townsend, Moulin Rouge!Bruno Poet, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Best Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid, The InheritanceSimon Baker, A Christmas CarolLindsay Jones, Slave PlayDaniel Kluger, Sea Wall/A LifeDaniel Kluger, The Sound Inside
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Jonathan Deans, Jagged Little PillPeter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalNevin Steinberg, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical