2009 Tony Award® Winners Announced At 63rd Annual Awards Ceremony

The 63rd Annual Tony Awards® recognizing plays, musicals, specialty shows and the artists who brought them to life in the 2008-2009 season were presented Sunday night 7 June 2009 at Radio City Music Hall. Billy Elliot The Musical led the pack, winning 10 Tony Awards®. Winners of the 2009 Tony Awards® follow.

Best Play
Dividing the Estate Playwright: Horton Foote
Winner! God of Carnage Playwright: Yasmina Reza
Reasons to Be Pretty Playwright: Neil LaBute
33 Variations Playwright: Moises Kaufman

Best Musical
Winner! Billy Elliot, The Musical
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek The Musical

Best Book of a Musical
Winner! Billy Elliot, The Musical
Next to Normal
Shrek The Musica
[Title of Show]

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Billy Elliot, The Musical
Winner! Next to Normal
9 to 5: The Musical
Shrek The Musical

Best Revival of a Play
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Mary Stuart
Winner! The Norman Conquests
Waiting for Godot

Best Revival of a Musical
Guys and Dolls
Winner! Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story

Best Special Theatrical Event
Winner! Liza's at The Palace
Slava's Snowshow
Soul of Shaolin
You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Jeff Daniels, God of Carnage
Raúl Esparza, Speed-the-Plow
James Gandolfini, God of Carnage
Winner! Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King
Thomas Sadoski, Reasons to Be Pretty

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Hope Davis, God of Carnage
Jane Fonda, 33 Variations
Winner! Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart
Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Winner! David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish ‚ Billy Elliot, The Musical
Gavin Creel, Hair
Brian d'Arcy James, Shrek The Musical
Constantine Maroulis, Rock of Ages
J. Robert Spencer, Next to Normal

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Stockard Channing, Pal Joey
Sutton Foster, Shrek The Musical
Allison Janney, 9 to 5: The Musical
Winner! Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
Josefina Scaglione, West Side Story

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
John Glover, Waiting for Godot
Zach Grenier, 33 Variations
Stephen Mangan, The Norman Conquests
Paul Ritter, The Norman Conquests
Winner! Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Hallie Foote, Dividing the Estate
Jessica Hynes, The Norman Conquests
Marin Ireland, Reasons to Be Pretty
Winner! Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
Amanda Root, The Norman Conquests

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
David Bologna, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Winner! Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Marc Kudisch, 9 to 5: The Musical
Christopher Sieber, Shrek The Musical
Will Swenson, Hair

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Jennifer Damiano, Next to Normal
Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Winner! Karen Olivo, West Side Story
Martha Plimpton, Pal Joey
Carole Shelley, Billy Elliot, The Musical

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Dale Ferguson, Exit the King
Rob Howell, The Norman Conquests
Winner! Derek McLane, 33 Variations
Michael Yeargan, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Robert Brill, Guys and Dolls
Winner! Ian MacNeil, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Scott Pask, Pal Joey
Mark Wendland, Next to Normal

Best Costume Design of a Play
Dale Ferguson, Exit the King
Jane Greenwood, Waiting for Godot
Martin Pakledinaz, Blithe Spirit
Winner! Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregory Gale, Rock of Ages
Nicky Gillibrand, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Winner! Tim Hatley, Shrek The Musical
Michael McDonald, Hair

Best Lighting Design of a Play
David Hersey, Equus
David Lander, 33 Variations
Winner! Brian MacDevitt, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Hugh Vanstone, Mary Stuart

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Hair
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
Howell Binkley, West Side Story
Winner! Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot, The Musical

Best Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti, Mary Stuart
Winner! Gregory Clarke, Equus
Russell Goldsmith, Exit the King
Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners, Hair
Winner! Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Peter Hylenski, Rock of Ages
Brian Ronan, Next to Normal

Best Direction of a Play
Phyllida Lloyd, Mary Stuart
Bartlett Sher, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Winner! Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage
Matthew Warchus, The Norman Conquests

Best Direction of a Musical
Winner! Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Michael Greif, Next to Normal
Kristin Hanggi, Rock of Ages
Diane Paulus, Hair

Best Choreography
Karole Armitage, Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler, 9 to 5: The Musical
Winner! Peter Darling, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Randy Skinner, Irving Berlin's White Christmas

Best Orchestrations
Larry Blank, Irving Berlin's White Christmas
TIE Winner! Martin Koch, Billy Elliot, The Musical
TIE Winner! Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, Next to Normal
Danny Troob and John Clancy, Shrek The Musical

Awards by Show:
Billy Elliot The Musical – 10 Awards
God of Carnage – 3 Awards
Next to Normal – 3 Awards
Joe Turner's Come and Gone – 2 Awards
33 Variations – 1 Award
Blithe Spirit – 1 Award
Equus – 1 Award
Exit the King – 1 Award
Hair – 1 Award
Liza's at the Palace – 1 Award
Mary Stuart – 1 Award
The Norman Conquests – 1 Award
Shrek The Musical – 1 Award
West Side Story – 1 Award