Nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday morning, May 5, 2026.
Several acclaimed stars, including John Lithgow, Daniel Radcliffe, Rose Byrne, Lesley Manville and Nathan Lane, have received nominations for the 2025-2026 Broadway season.
Actors Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the nominations live from Sofitel New York.
CBS Mornings first revealed the top categories even before the full list was read on the Tony Awards YouTube channel.
Where to see the awards ceremony?
The ceremony will be broadcast live C.B.S. from Radio City Music Hall on June 7. Singer-songwriter Pink will host. It will also be broadcast on Supreme+ premium level.
Kelli O’Hara received the ninth Tony nomination of her career for her role opposite Byrne in a revival of Fallen Angels. He has won the award once.
Bess Wohl’s Liberation is among the nominees for best new work. The play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama just one day before the nominations were announced.
A total of 19 plays and 11 musicals are up for awards this season. Nominations were selected by a committee of 55 theater professionals with no financial involvement in any of the eligible productions.
Full list of nominees in major categories:
Best new musical
- Schmigadoon!
- Titanica
- Two strangers (Carry a cake through New York)
Best new work
- The balusters
- Giant
- Release
- Little Bear Ridge Highway
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- Will Harrison – Punch
- Nathan Lane – Death of a Salesman
- John Lithgow – Giant
- Daniel Radcliffe – Every Shiny Thing
- Mark Strong – Oedipus
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
- Rose Byrne – Fallen Angels
- Carrie Coon – Mistake
- Susannah Flood – Deliverance
- Lesley Manville – Oedipus
- Kelli O’Hara – Fallen Angels
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Nicholas Christopher – Chess
- Luke Evans – The Rocky Horror Show
- Joshua Henry – Ragtime
- Sam Tutty – Two Strangers
- Brandon Uranowitz – Ragtime
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Sara Chase – Schmigadoon!
- Stephanie Hsu – The Rocky Horror Show
- Caissie Levy – Ragtime
- Marla Mindelle — Titanique
- Christiani Pitts – Two Strangers
Director and playwright James Lapine, lighting designer Jules Fisher and theater executive Andre Bishop will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.
