Tony Awards 2016 - The Winners

The 70th Annual Tony Awards were held last night in New York and as expected Hamilton triumphed winning 11 of the prestigious awards including Best New Musical.

A big winner on the night included the revival of The Colour Purple, which won two awards including Best Musical Revival and Best Actress in a Musical for Cynthia Erivo.

Hosted by James Corden, the awards were held at the Beacon Theatre in New York.

THE 2016 TONY AWARD WINNERS

Best Musical

Hamilton

Best Play

The Humans

Best Musical Revival The Colour Purple Best Play Revival

A View From the Bridge

Best Actor In A Play

Frank Langella - The Father

Best Actress In A Play

Jessica Lange - Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Best Actor In A Musical

Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton

Best Actress In A Musical Cynthia Erivo, The Colour Purple Best Book Of A Musical

Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Best Original Score

Hamilton, music and lyrics, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Best Featured Actor In A Play

Reed Birney, The Humans

Best Featured Actress In A Play

Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans

Best Featured Actor In A Musical

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton

Best Featured Actress In A Musical

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton

Best Scenic Design For A Play

David Zinn, The Humans

Best Scenic Design For A Musical David Rockwell, She Loves Me Best Costume Design For A Play

Clint Ramos, Eclipsed

Best Costume Design For A Musical

Paul Tazewell, Hamilton

Best Lighting Design For A Play

Natasha Katz, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Best Lighting Design For A Musical

Howell Binkley, Hamilton

Best Direction Of A Play

Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge

Best Direction Of A Musical

Thomas Kail, Hamilton

Best Choreography

Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton

Best Orchestrations

Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater

Sheldon Harnick and Marshall W. Mason

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Regional Theater Tony Award

Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, N.J.

Special Tony Award

National Endowment for the Arts and Miles Wilkin

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater

Seth Gelblum

Joan Lader

Sally Ann Parsons