Last night’s Tony Awards ceremony was, as the Tony Awards ceremonies have been for the past few years, the most entertaining awards ceremony of the entire year. This was thanks, in part, to the ball of energy named James Corden who was brought in to host the thing. But it was also thanks to a little show called Hamilton, which has imbued the world with a renewed love for theater that hasn’t been seen in a very long time. So, of course, Hamilton, which began the night with a record-breaking 16 nominations, won big, taking home Best Musical and Best Book, among others. (The record for most wins still stands with The Producers, though.) But diversity also won: for the first time in history, all four musical acting categories went to people of color.
The ceremony was also dedicated to the victims of the tragedy in Orlando, which occurred late Saturday night. It was referenced throughout the show, but host Corden explicitly addressed it at the top of the broadcast.
See the full list of winners below.
Best Play Eclipsed The Father WINNER: The Humans King Charles III
Best Musical Bright Star WINNER: Hamilton School of Rock—The Musical Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed Waitress
Best Revival of a Play Arthur Miller’s The Crucible WINNER: Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge Blackbird Long Day’s Journey Into Night Noises Off
Best Revival of a Musical WINNER: The Color Purple Fiddler on the Roof She Loves Me Spring Awakening
Best Book of a Musical Bright Star, Steve Martin WINNER: Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda School of Rock—The Musical, Julian Fellowes Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, George C. Wolfe
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Bright Star (Music: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell / Lyrics: Edie Brickell) WINNER: Hamilton (Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda) School of Rock—The Musical (Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber / Lyrics: Glenn Slater) Waitress (Music & Lyrics: Sara Bareilles)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Gabriel Byrne, Long Day’s Journey Into Night Jeff Daniels, Blackbird WINNER: Frank Langella, The Father Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III Mark Strong, Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play WINNER: Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night Laurie Metcalf, Misery Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed Sophie Okonedo, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Michelle Williams, Blackbird
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Alex Brightman, School of Rock—The Musical Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof Zachary Levi, She Loves Me Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton WINNER: Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Laura Benanti, She Loves Me Carmen Cusack, Bright Star WINNER: Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple Jessie Mueller, Waitress Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play WINNER: Reed Birney, The Humans Bill Camp, Arthur Miller’s 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 WINNER: Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans Andrea Martin, Noises Off Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical WINNER: Daveed Diggs, Hamilton Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All 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 Color Purple WINNER: Renée 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 All That Followed
Best Scenic Design of a Play Beowulf Boritt, Thérèse Raquin Christopher Oram, Hughie Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge WINNER: 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 All That Followed WINNER: David Rockwell, She Loves Me
Best Costume Design of a Play Jane Greenwood, Long Day’s Journey Into Night Michael Krass, Noises Off WINNER: 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 All That Followed WINNER: Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Best Lighting Design of a Play WINNER: Natasha Katz, Long Day’s Journey Into Night Justin Townsend, The Humans Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge
Best Lighting Design of a Musical WINNER: Howell Binkley, Hamilton Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All 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 WINNER: Ivo Van Hove, Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge
Best Direction of a Musical Michael Arden, Spring Awakening John Doyle, The Color Purple Scott Ellis, She Loves Me WINNER: Thomas Kail, Hamilton George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Best Choreography WINNER: Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton Savion Glover, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed Hofesh Shechter, Fiddler on the Roof Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan
Best Orchestrations August Eriksmoen, Bright Star Larry Hochman, She Loves Me WINNER: Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton Daryl Waters, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Sheldon Harnick Marshall W. Mason
Special Tony Award National Endowment for the Arts Miles Wilkin
Regional Theatre Tony Award Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, New Jersey)
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award Brian Stokes Mitchell
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre Seth Gelblum Joan Lader