2026 Tony Award Nominations Announced — The Full List

Broadway’s biggest night just got a whole lot more exciting. The 2026 Tony Award nominations are out, and this year’s race promises drama, surprises, and some of the most compelling performances seen on the New York stage in years. Here is everything you need to know — from the ceremony details to every nominee across every category.

Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the nominations on Tuesday, May 5th. The 79th Tony Awards take place on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall. Pink hosts the telecast, which airs live on CBS from 8pm ET and streams on Paramount+. The singer and performer called it “the honor of an entire lifetime,” adding that Broadway has shaped how she puts her own shows together — a community she described as supportive, inclusive, and full of talent and love.

The Leading Contenders and What to Watch

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) leads the musical race with nominations across Best Musical, Best Book, Best Original Score, Best Actor and Actress in a Leading Role, Best Scenic Design, and Best Direction — making it one of the most nominated shows of the season. The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! follow closely behind with nominations spanning performance, design, direction, and technical categories.

On the play side, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman dominates with nods including Best Revival of a Play, Best Actor for Nathan Lane, Best Featured Actor for Christopher Abbott, Best Featured Actress for Laurie Metcalf, and multiple design and direction nominations. Oedipus arrives with nominations for Best Revival, Best Actor for Mark Strong, Best Actress for Lesley Manville, and multiple design categories.

The revival race looks fiercely competitive. Cats: The Jellicle Ball enters as a major contender in the musical revival category alongside Ragtime and Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, all three carrying nominations across performance, design, and direction. In plays, Oedipus, Fallen Angels, Death of a Salesman, Becky Shaw, and Every Brilliant Thing make for one of the strongest revival fields in recent memory.

The acting races are stacked with recognisable names. Daniel Radcliffe earns a Best Actor in a Play nomination for Every Brilliant Thing. Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara both land Best Actress nominations — for the same production, Fallen Angels. Luke Evans picks up a Best Actor in a Musical nod for The Rocky Horror Show, while Joshua Henry and Brandon Uranowitz compete against each other for Ragtime in the same category.

André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine will receive Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Full Nominations List

Best Play

The Balusters / Giant / Liberation / Little Bear Ridge Road

Best Musical

The Lost Boys / Schmigadoon! / Titaníque / Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Revival of a Play

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman / Becky Shaw / Every Brilliant Thing / Fallen Angels / Oedipus

Best Revival of a Musical

Cats: The Jellicle Ball / Ragtime / Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Book of a Musical

The Lost Boys — David Hornsby and Chris Hoch / Schmigadoon! — Cinco Paul / Titaníque — Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue / Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Original Score

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman — Caroline Shaw / August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone — Steve Bargonetti / The Lost Boys — The Rescues / Schmigadoon! — Cinco Paul / Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Will Harrison, Punch / Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman / John Lithgow, Giant / Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing / Mark Strong, Oedipus

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels / Carrie Coon, Bug / Susannah Flood, Liberation / Lesley Manville, Oedipus / Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Nicholas Christopher, Chess / Luke Evans, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show / Joshua Henry, Ragtime / Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) / Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Sara Chase, Schmigadoon! / Stephanie Hsu, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show / Caissie Levy, Ragtime / Marla Mindelle, Titaníque / Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Christopher Abbott, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman / Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime / Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot / Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw / Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone / Richard Thomas, The Balusters

Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Betsy Aidem, Liberation / Marylouise Burke, The Balusters / Aya Cash, Giant / Laurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman / June Squibb, Marjorie Prime

Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys / André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball / Bryce Pinkham, Chess / Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime / Layton Williams, Titaníque

Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys / Hannah Cruz, Chess / Rachel Dratch, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show / Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon! / Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus / Takeshi Kata, Bug / Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman / David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon / David Rockwell, Fallen Angels

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

dots, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show / Soutra Gilmour, Two Strangers / Rachel Hauck, Cats: The Jellicle Ball / Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys / Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design of a Play

Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon / Qween Jean, Liberation / Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels / Emilio Sosa, The Balusters / Paul Tazewell, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Linda Cho, Ragtime / Linda Cho, Schmigadoon! / Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball / Ryan Park, The Lost Boys / David I. Reynoso, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon / Natasha Chivers, Oedipus / Stacey Derosier, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone / Heather Gilbert, Bug / Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13 / Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kevin Adams, Chess / Jane Cox, The Rocky Horror Show / Donald Holder, Schmigadoon! / Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball / Adam Honoré, Donald Holder and 59 Studio, Ragtime / Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Best Sound Design of a Play

Justin Ellington, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone / Tom Gibbons, Oedipus / Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13 / Josh Schmidt, Bug / Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball / Kai Harada, Ragtime / Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys / Brian Ronan, The Rocky Horror Show / Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!

Best Direction of a Play

Nicholas Hytner, Giant / Robert Icke, Oedipus / Kenny Leon, The Balusters / Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman / Whitney White, Liberation

Best Direction of a Musical

Michael Arden, The Lost Boys / Lear deBessonet, Ragtime / Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon! / Tim Jackson, Two Strangers / Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Choreography

Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon! / Ellenore Scott, Ragtime / Ani Taj, The Rocky Horror Show / Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball / Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys

Best Orchestrations

Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon! / Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann, The Lost Boys / Lux Pyramid, Two Strangers / Brian Usifer, Chess / Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

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