Tony Awards 2016 - Nominees Announced

Hamilton Photo: Joan Marcus

The nominations for the Tony Awards 2016 were announced today. Hamilton, a hip-hop musical about one of America's founding fathers picked up a record 16 nominations, the most ever!

This years Tony Awards will be held on Sunday 12 June and will be hosted by James Corden.

The nominees for each category are as follows:-

BEST PLAY

Eclipsed

The Father

The Humans

King Charles III

BEST MUSICAL

Bright Star

Hamilton

School Of Rock

Shuffle Along

Waitress

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

The Crucible

A View From The Bridge

Blackbird

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Noises Off

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL The Colour Purple Fiddler On The Roof She Loves Me

Spring Awakening

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

Steve Martin for Bright Star

Lin-Manuel Miranda for Hamilton

Julian Fellowes for School Of Rock

George C Wolfe for Shuffle Along, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation of 1921 and Al That Followed.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Bright Star

Hamilton

School Of Rock

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 Okenedo - The Crucible

Michelle Williams - Blackbird

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Alex Brightman - School Of Rock Danny Bursfield - 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 Benatni - She Loves Me

Carmen Cusack - Bright Star

Cynthia Erivo - The Colour 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, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation of 1921 and Al That Followed.

Christopher Fitzgerald - Waitress

Jonathan Groff - Hamilton

Christopher Jackson - Hamilton

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL Danielle Brooks - The Colour Purple

Renee Elise Goldsberry - Hamilton

Jane Krakowski - She Loves Me

Jennifer Simard - Disaster!

Adrienne Warren - Shuffle Along, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation of 1921 and Al That Followed.

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY

Beowulf Boritt - Therese Racquin

Christopher Oram - Hughie

Jan Versweyveld - A View From The Bridge

David Zinn - The Humans

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Es Devlin & Finn Ross - American Psycho

David Korins - Hamilton

Santo - Loquasto - Shuffle Along, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation of 1921 and Al That Followed.

David Rockwell - She Loves Me BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY

Jane Greenwood - Long Day's Journey Into Night

Michael Krass - Noises Off

Clint Ramos - Eclipsed

Tom Scutt - King Charles III

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Gregg Barnes - Tuck Everlasting

Jeff Mahshie - She Loves Me

Ann Roth - Shuffle Along, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation of 1921 and Al That Followed.

Paul Tazewell - Hamilton

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY

Natasha Katz - Long Day's Journey Into Night

Justin Townsend - The Humans

Jan Versweyveld - The Crucible

Jan Versweyveld - A View From The Bridge

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Howell Binkley - Hamilton

Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer - Shuffle Along, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation of 1921 and Al That Followed.

Ben Stanton - Spring Awakening

Justin Townsend - American Psycho

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

Rupert Goold - King Charles III

Jonathan Kent - Long Day's Journey Into Night

Joe Mantello - The Humans

Liesl Tommy - Eclipsed

Ivo Van Hove - A View From The Bridge

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

Michael Arden - Spring Awakening

John Doyle - The Colour Purple Scott Ellis - She Loves Me

Thomas Kali - Hamilton

George C Wolfe - Shuffle Along, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation of 1921 and Al That Followed.

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Andy Blankenbuehler - Hamilton

Savoin Glover - Shuffle Along, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation of 1921 and Al That Followed.

Hofesh Shechter - Fiddler On The Roof

Randy Skinner - Dames At Sea

Sergio Trujilo - On Your Feet! BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

August Eriksmoen - Bright Star

Larry Hochman - She Loves Me

Alex Lacamoire - Hamilton

Daryl Waters - Shuffle Along, Or The Making Of The Musical Sensation of 1921 and Al That Followed.

SPECIAL TONY AWARDS FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE

Sheldon Harnick

Marshall W Mason

SPECIAL TONY AWARD

National Edowmen For The Arts

Miles Wilkin

ISABELLE STEVENSON TONY AWARDS

Brian Stokes Mitchell