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Hamilton Has a Big Night, Winning 11 Tony Awards

Cynthia Erivo, ”The Humans”, and more were also honored.

Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff

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June 12, 2016

The cast of Hamilton won a total of 11 awards at this evening's Tony ceremony, including a Best Actor in a Musical award for Leslie Odom Jr. (center).
The cast of Hamilton won a total of 11 awards at this evening's Tony ceremony, including a Best Actor in a Musical award for Leslie Odom Jr. (center).
(© Joan Marcus)

The results of the 2016 Tony Awards are in, and as expected, Hamilton walked away from the Beacon Theatre with an impressive 11 awards, including the evening's biggest prize, Best Musical. The show's creator Lin-Manuel Miranda took home two prizes himself for both Book and Score, while his costar Leslie Odom Jr. bested him in the Leading Actor category. Renée Elise Goldsberry and Daveed Diggs also added to the musical's total with wins for their featured performances.

Best Play recipient The Humans, written by Stephen Karam, also had a strong showing with four wins, including two performance awards for its featured actors Reed Birney and Jayne Houdyshell. David Zinn earned the fourth of the production's awards for Scenic Design of a Play.

Take a look below at the complete list of nominees and winners and check back in for more coverage from the Tony press room.

Winners are indicated by an asterisk. Hyperlinked shows are currently running.

Best Play
Eclipsed
King Charles III
The Father
*The Humans

Best Musical
Bright Star
*Hamilton

School of Rock
Shuffle Along
Waitress

Best Revival of a Play
*A View From the Bridge

Blackbird
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Noises Off
The Crucible

Best Revival of a Musical
She Loves Me
*The Color Purple

Fiddler on the Roof
Spring Awakening

Best Book of a Musical
Steve Martin, Bright Star
*Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

Julian Fellowes, School of Rock
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star
*Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater, School of Rock
Sara Bareilles, Waitress

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Gabriel Byrne, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
*Frank Langella, The Father

Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
Mark Strong, A View From the Bridge

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
*Jessica Lange, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Laurie Metcalf, Misery
Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed
Sophie Okonedo, The Crucible
Michelle Williams, Blackbird

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Alex Brightman, School of Rock
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Zachary Levi, She Loves Me
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
*Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
Carmen Cusack, Bright Star
*Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple

Jessie Mueller, Waitress
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
*Reed Birney, The Humans

Bill Camp, The Crucible
David Furr, Noises Off
Richard Goulding, King Charles III
Michael Shannon, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Pascale Armand, Eclipsed
Megan Hilty, Noises Off
*Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans

Andrea Martin, Noises Off
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
*Daveed Diggs, Hamilton

Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Christopher Jackson, Hamilton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
*Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton

Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me
Jennifer Simard, Disaster!
Adrienne Warren, Shuffle Along

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Beowulf Borritt, Thérèse Raquin
Christopher Oram, Hughie
Jan Versweyveld, A View From the Bridge
*David Zinn, The Humans

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Es Devlin and Finn Ross, American Psycho
David Korins, Hamilton
*David Rockwell, She Loves Me

Santo Loquasto, Shuffle Along

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Justin Townsend, The Humans
*Natasha Katz, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Jan Versweyveld, The Crucible
Jan Versweyveld, A View From the Bridge

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Justin Townsend, American Psycho
*Howell Binkley, Hamilton

Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Shuffle Along
Ben Stanton, Spring Awakening

Best Costume Design of a Play
*Clint Ramos, Eclipsed

Tom Scutt, King Charles III
Jane Greenwood, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Michael Krass, Noises Off

Best Costume Design of a Musical
*Paul Tazewell, Hamilton

Gregg Barnes, Tuck Everlasting
Jeff Mahshie, She Loves Me
Ann Roth, Shuffle Along

Best Direction of a Play
Liesl Tommy, Eclipsed
Rupert Goold, King Charles III
*Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge

Joe Mantello, The Humans
Jonathan Kent, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Best Direction of a Musical
*Thomas Kail, Hamilton

Scott Ellis, She Loves Me
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along
Michael Arden, Spring Awakening
John Doyle, The Color Purple

Best Choreography
*Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton

Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet!
Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea
Hofesh Shechter, Fiddler on the Roof
Savion Glover, Shuffle Along

Best Orchestrations
August Eriksmoen, Bright Star
*Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton

Larry Hochman, She Loves Me
Daryl Waters, Shuffle Along

Shows by Number of Wins
Hamilton — 11
The Humans — 4
The Color Purple — 2
Long Day's Journey Into Night — 2
A View From the Bridge — 2
Eclipsed — 1
The Father — 1
She Loves Me — 1

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