Tony Awards 2025: See the Complete Winners List

Escola’s 80-minute one act show has been lauded by critics as one of the funniest plays on Broadway in years. And while their inner Mary Todd of course wouldn’t turn down an award, the process of Oh Mary! Becoming a hit has been a win enough for Cole.

As they told NPR last month, “I can't believe that my big break came from doing what I wanted to do, like not compromising.”

Meanwhile, Pussycat Dolls alum Nicole Scherzinger and Broadway breakout Tom Francis both earned nominations for their performances in the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard. Despite the show dating back to the 1990s—and its source material being a 1950 film—the revival breathed new life into the story.

Similarly to Escola, Scherzinger has found the experience of playing Norma Desmond more rewarding than anything else.

“I have worked many, many years to build up to this moment, and it's changed my life,” she told People in May. “I’ve never been more happy, I think, because I always had so much inside of me that I felt like people didn't see or understand. It just feels good now to be able to share that with the world.”

In the theatre, everyone’s a winner—but keep reading to see who is walking away with some Tony Awards hardware after the 78th ceremony...

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd. (WINNER)

Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her

Audra McDonald, Gypsy

Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical

Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending (WINNER)

Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw

Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.

Jonathan Groff, Just in Time

James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical

Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins

Best New Musical

Maybe Happy Ending (WINNER)

Buena Vista

Dead Outlaw

Death Becomes Her

Operation Mincemeat

Best New Play

Purpose (WINNER)

English

The Hills of California

John Proctor is the Villain

Oh Mary!

Best Musical Revival

Sunset Boulevard (WINNER)

Floyd Collins

Gypsy

Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Best Play Revival

Eureka Day (WINNER)

Our Town

Romeo + Juliet

Yellow Face

Best Actor in a Play

Cole Escola, Oh Mary! (WINNER)

George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck

Jon Michael Hill, Purpose

Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face

Henry Lennix, Purpose

Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Best Actress in a Play

Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray (WINNER)

Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain

Mia Farrow, The Roommate

La Tanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose

Best Direction in a Musical

Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending (WINNER)

Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club

David Cromer, Dead Outlaw

Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her

Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard

Best Direction of a Play

Sam Pinkleton, Oh Mary! (WINNER)

Knud Adams, English

Sam Mendes, The Hills of California

Danya Taymor, John Proctor Is the Villain

Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Kara Young, Purpose (WINNER)

Tala Ashe, English

Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day

Marjan Neshat, English

Fina Strazza, John Proctor Is the Villain

Best Featured Actor in a Play

Francis Jue, Yellow Face (WINNER)

Glenn Davis, Purpose

Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor Is the Villain

Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross

Conrad Ricamora, Oh Mary!

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club (WINNER)

Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw

Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time

Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves

Joy Woods, Gypsy

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat (WINNER)

Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash

Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw

Danny Burstein, Gypsy

Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins

Best Book of a Musical

Maybe Happy Ending (WINNER)

Buena Vista Social Club

Dead Outlaw

Death Becomes Her

Operation Mincemeat

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow (WINNER)

Marsha Ginsberg, English

Rob Howell, The Hills of California

Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club (WINNER)

Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw

Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time

Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves

Joy Woods, Gypsy

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat (WINNER)

Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash

Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw

Danny Burstein, Gypsy

Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins

Best Book of a Musical

Maybe Happy Ending (WINNER)

Buena Vista Social Club

Dead Outlaw

Death Becomes Her

Operation Mincemeat

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow (WINNER)

Marsha Ginsberg, English

Rob Howell, The Hills of California

Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Orchestrations

Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club (WINNER)

Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time

Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending

Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins

David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow (WINNER)

Palmer Heferan, John Proctor Is the Villain

Daniel Kluger, Good Night and Good Luck

Nick Powell, The Hills of California

Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Original Score

Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park (WINNER)

Dead Outlaw, David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna

Death Becomes Her, Julia Mattison and Noel Carey

Operation Mincemeat, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Real Women Have Curves, Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her (WINNER)

Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club

Gregg Barnes, Boop

Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending

Catherine Zuber, Just in Time