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Tony Awards 2023: Here's the list of major winners with photos

Kimberly Akimbo won the 2023 Tony Award for best musical, beating out Some Like It Hot, Shucked, New York, New York and &Juliet.
Kimberly Akimbo won the 2023 Tony Award for best musical, beating out Some Like It Hot, Shucked, New York, New York and &Juliet.
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Updated June 11, 2023 at 11:05 PM ET

The 76th Tony Awards wrapped up at the United Palace Sunday night. Below is the list of major 2023 Tony Award nominees with winners marked in bold. The complete list of winners is here.

Best Musical

Winner: Kimberly Akimbo

& Juliet
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

Best Play

Winner: Leopoldstadt

Ain't No Mo'
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Fat Ham

Best Revival of a Musical

Winner: Parade

Camelot
Into the Woods
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Revival of a Play

Winner: Topdog/Underdog

Suzan-Lori Parks accepts the award for Best Revival of a Play for "Topdog/Underdog" onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
Suzan-Lori Parks accepts the award for Best Revival of a Play for "Topdog/Underdog" onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
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A Doll's House
The Piano Lesson
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

Best Leading Actress of a Musical

Winner: Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo

Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sara Bareilles, Into the Woods
Lorna Courtney, & Juliet
Micaela Diamond, Parade

Best Leading Actress of a Play

Winner: Jodie Comer, Prima Facie

Jessica Chastain, A Doll's House
Jessica Hecht, Summer, 1976
Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

Best Leading Actor of a Musical

Winner: J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot

J. Harrison Ghee accepts the award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for "Some Like It Hot."  They are the second nonbinary actor to win.
J. Harrison Ghee accepts the award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for "Some Like It Hot." They are the second nonbinary actor to win.
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Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot
Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Brian D'Arcy James, Into the Woods
Ben Platt, Parade
Colton Ryan, New York, New York

Best Leading Actor of a Play

Winner: Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins, Topdog/Underdog
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy
Wendell Pierce, Death of a Salesman

Winner: Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo

Bonnie Milligan wins the Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical at the United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
Bonnie Milligan wins the Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical at the United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
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Julia Lester, Into the Woods
Ruthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot
Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet

Winner: Miriam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain't No Mo'
Katy Sullivan, Cost of Living
Kara Young, Cost of Living

Winner: Alex Newell, Shucked

Alex Newell wins Best Featured Actor in a musical at The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City. They are the first open nonbinary actor to win a Tony.
Alex Newell wins Best Featured Actor in a musical at The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City. They are the first open nonbinary actor to win a Tony.
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Kevin Cahoon, Shucked

Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo

Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot

Jordan Donica, Camelot

Winner: Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt

Brandon Uranowitz accepts the award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for "Leopoldstadt" onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
Brandon Uranowitz accepts the award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for "Leopoldstadt" onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
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Jordan E. Cooper, Ain't No Mo'
Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson
Arian Moayed, A Doll's House
David Zayas, Cost of Living

Best Direction of a Musical

Winner: Michael Arden, Parade

Lear deBessonet, Into the Woods
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
Jack O'Brien, Shucked
Jessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo

Best Direction of a Play

Winner: Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt

Saheem Ali, Fat Ham
Jo Bonney, Cost of Living
Jamie Lloyd, A Doll's House
Stevie Walker-Webb, Ain't No Mo
Max Webster, Life of Pi

Best Book of a Musical

Winner: David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo

David West Read, & Juliet
Robert Horn, Shucked
Matthew López and Amber Ruffin, Some Like It Hot
David Thompson and Sharon Washington, New York, New York

Best Original Score

Winner: Kimberly Akimbo, music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire

Almost Famous, music by Tom Kitt; lyrics by Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt
KPOP, music and lyrics: Helen Park and Max Vernon
Shucked, music and lyrics: Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally
Some Like It Hot, music: Marc Shaiman; lyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman

(L-R) Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, winners of the Best Orchestrations Award for "Some Like It Hot", pose in the press room during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at Radio Hotel on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
(L-R) Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, winners of the Best Orchestrations Award for "Some Like It Hot", pose in the press room during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at Radio Hotel on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
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Best Choreography

Winner: Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot

Steven Hoggett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Susan Stroman, New York, New York
Jennifer Weber, KPOP
Jennifer Weber, & Juliet

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