2025 Tony Awards: Full list of winners

It was a big night for British theatre, with Operation Mincemeat, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Sunset Boulevard, and Stranger Things: The First Shadow taking home top gongs.

On 8 June, the 78th annual Tony Awards took place, with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo hosting the event, which celebrates the best of Broadway theatre.

The Darren Criss-led Maybe Happy Ending scooped six awards, including Best Musical, while Buena Vista Social Club — featuring the music of the Cuban ensemble group — won four. Best Play went to Purpose, Sunset Boulevard won Best Musical Revival, and Eureka Day won Best Play Revival.

It was a strong night for previous Olivier Award-winning shows: Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Snook, and Jak Malone all took home Best Performance awards for their roles in Sunset Boulevard, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, while the epic Stranger Things: The First Shadow, continuing to run in the West End, won awards for Best Scenic Design, Lighting Design, and Sound Design.

Find out the full list of winners below.

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Best Musical

WINNER: Maybe Happy Ending

Also nominated:
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Operation Mincemeat

Best Play

WINNER: Purpose

Also nominated:
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor Is the Villain
Oh, Mary!

Best Revival of a Play

WINNER: Eureka Day

Also nominated:
Romeo and Juliet
Our Town
Yellow Face

Best Revival of a Musical

WINNER: Sunset Boulevard

Also nominated:
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

WINNER: Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending

Also nominated:
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

WINNER: Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard

Also nominated:
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

WINNER: Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!

Also nominated:
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
Harry Lennix, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

WINNER: Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Also nominated:
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Sadie Sink, John Proctor Is the Villian

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

WINNER: Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Also nominated:
Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH
Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

WINNER: Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club

Also nominated:
Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
Joy Woods, Gypsy

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

WINNER: Francis Jue, Yellow Face

Also nominated:
Glenn Davis, Purpose
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

WINNER: Kara Young, Purpose

Also nominated:
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain

Best Scenic Design of a Play

WINNER: Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Also nominated:
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

WINNER: Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending

Also nominated:
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club
Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her
Derek McLane, Just in Time

Best Costume Design of a Play

WINNER: Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Also nominated:
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Best Costume Design of a Musical

WINNER: Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her

Also nominated:
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical
Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending
Catherine Zuber, Just in Time

Best Lighting Design of a Play

WINNER: Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Also nominated:
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night, and Good Luck
Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor is the Villain
Nick Schlieper, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

WINNER: Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd.

Also nominated:
Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins
Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending
Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her

Best Sound Design of a Play

WINNER: Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Also nominated:
Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor is the Villain
Daniel Kluger, Good Night, and Good Luck
Nick Powell, The Hills of California
Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Sound Design of a Musical

WINNER: Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club

Also nominated:
Adam Fisher, Sunset Blvd.
Peter Hylenski, Just in Time
Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins

Best Direction of a Play

WINNER: Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!

Also nominated:
Knud Adams, English
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Direction of a Musical

WINNER: Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending

Also nominated:
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.

Best Choreography

WINNER: Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club

Also nominated:
Joshua Bergasse, SMASH
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jerry Mitchell, BOOP! The Musical

Best Orchestrations

WINNER: Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club

Also nominated:
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.

Best Book of a Musical

WINNER: Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park

Also nominated:
Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Ramirez
Dead Outlaw, Itamar Moses
Death Becomes Her, Marco Pennette
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

WINNER: Maybe Happy Ending, Music: Will Aronson, Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park

Also nominated:
Dead Outlaw, Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
Death Becomes Her, Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

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Photo credit: Jak Malone, Sarah Snook, Nicole Scherzinger, Stranger Things: The First Shadow. (Courtesy of production)