Tony Nominations 2026: Updating Live

Home Legit Awards May 5, 2026 5:23am PT Tony Nominations 2026: Updating Live By Clayton Davis Plus Icon Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor byClaytonDavis Latest Tony Nominations 2026: Updating Live 1 minute ago Tony Awards Predictions: 10 Burning Questions, From Scott Rudin’s Return to Record-Breaking Noms for Laurie Metcalf, June Squibb and Danny Burstein 2 days ago Steve Carell Has 11 Emmy Noms and Zero Wins. Why ‘Rooster’ Could Finally Wake Voters Up 3 days ago See All Nominees for the 79th annual Tony Awards are being announced. A selection of categories will be announced beginning at 8:30 A.M. ET on CBS Mornings, followed by the remaining categories announced by Tony nominee Uzo Aduba and Tony winner Darren Criss on the official YouTube channel at 9:00 A.M. ET. Four musicals have swept the Tony Awards’ so-called “big six” — best musical, best score, best book, best leading actor, best leading actress and best direction: “South Pacific” (1950), “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (1979), “Hairspray” (2003) and “The Band’s Visit” (2018). Only two plays have achieved a comparable sweep of the “big four” — best play, best leading actor, best leading actress and best direction: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1963) and “The Real Thing” (1984). Related Stories Christopher Nolan Says 'The Odyssey' Has the 'Original Superheroes' and Homer Was the 'Marvel of Its Day'