| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play |
| Ralph Fiennes | FAITH HEALER |
| Richard Griffiths (winner) | THE HISTORY BOYS |
| Željko Ivanek | THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL |
| Oliver Platt | SHINING CITY |
| David Wilmot | THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE |
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
| Kate Burton | THE CONSTANT WIFE |
| Judy Kaye | SOUVENIR |
| Lisa Kron | WELL |
| Cynthia Nixon (winner) | RABBIT HOLE |
| Lynn Redgrave | THE CONSTANT WIFE |
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
| Michael Cerveris | SWEENEY TODD |
| Harry Connick, Jr. | THE PAJAMA GAME |
| Stephen Lynch | THE WEDDING SINGER |
| Bob Martin | THE DROWSY CHAPERONE |
| John Lloyd Young (winner) | JERSEY BOYS |
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical |
| Sutton Foster | THE DROWSY CHAPERONE |
| LaChanze (winner) | THE COLOR PURPLE |
| Patti LuPone | SWEENEY TODD |
| Kelli O'Hara | THE PAJAMA GAME |
| Chita Rivera | CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE |
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play |
| Samuel Barnett | THE HISTORY BOYS |
| Domhnall Gleeson | THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE |
| Ian McDiarmid (winner) | FAITH HEALER |
| Mark Ruffalo | AWAKE AND SING! |
| Pablo Schreiber | AWAKE AND SING! |
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play |
| Tyne Daly | RABBIT HOLE |
| Frances de la Tour (winner) | THE HISTORY BOYS |
| Jayne Houdyshell | WELL |
| Alison Pill | THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE |
| Zoë Wanamaker | AWAKE AND SING! |
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical |
| Danny Burstein | THE DROWSY CHAPERONE |
| Jim Dale | THE THREEPENNY OPERA |
| Brandon Victor Dixon | THE COLOR PURPLE |
| Manoel Felciano | SWEENEY TODD |
| Christian Hoff (winner) | JERSEY BOYS |
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical |
| Carolee Carmello | LESTAT |
| Felicia P. Fields | THE COLOR PURPLE |
| Megan Lawrence | THE PAJAMA GAME |
| Beth Leavel (winner) | THE DROWSY CHAPERONE |
| Elisabeth Withers-Mendes | THE COLOR PURPLE |
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| Congratulations To Special Tony Award Winner: |
| Sarah Jones (winner) | BRIDGE AND TUNNEL |
