Awards & Winners

1970 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 1970 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 24th Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

24th Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Blythe Danner

Honored for : Butterflies Are Free

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Nominee Nominated Work
Blythe Danner Butterflies Are Free
Eileen Heckart Butterflies Are Free
Linda Lavin Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Alice Drummond The Chinese and Dr. Fish
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Fritz Weaver

Honored for : Child's Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fritz Weaver Child's Play
James Coco Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Frank Grimes Borstal Boy
Stacy Keach Indians
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Rene Auberjonois

Honored for : Coco

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rene Auberjonois Coco
Brandon Maggart Applause
George Rose Coco
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Ron Field

Honored for : Applause

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ron Field Applause
Grover Dale Billy
Michael Bennett Coco
Louis Johnson Purlie
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Ken Howard

Honored for : Child's Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph Bova The Chinese and Dr. Fish
Dennis King A Patriot for Me
Ken Howard Child's Play
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Melba Moore

Honored for : Purlie

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Nominee Nominated Work
Melba Moore Purlie
Bonnie Franklin Applause
Penny Fuller Applause
Melissa Hart Georgy
Tony Award for Best Play

Frank McMahon, Burton C. Kaiser, Michael McAloney

Honored for : Borstal Boy

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael McAloney Borstal Boy
Burton C. Kaiser Borstal Boy
Frank McMahon Borstal Boy
Robert Marasco Child's Play
David Merrick Child's Play
Arthur Kopit Indians
Lyn Austin Indians
Roger L. Stevens Indians
Oliver Smith Indians
Joel W. Schenker Indians
Saint Subber Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Neil Simon Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Joseph Hardy

Honored for : Child's Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph Hardy Child's Play
Thomas MacAnna Borstal Boy
Milton Katselas Butterflies Are Free
Robert Moore Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Tony Award for Best Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Adolph Green Applause
Joseph Kipness Applause
Betty Comden Applause
Lawrence Kasha Applause
Frederick Brisson Coco
Alan Jay Lerner Coco
Montfort Productions, Inc. Coco
Philip Rose Purlie
Ossie Davis Purlie
Peter Udell Purlie
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Ron Field

Honored for : Applause

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Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Rose Purlie
Ron Field Applause
Michael Benthall Coco
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Cleavon Little

Honored for : Purlie

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cleavon Little Purlie
Len Cariou Applause
Robert Weede Cry for Us All
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Tammy Grimes

Honored for : Private Lives

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tammy Grimes Private Lives
Geraldine Brooks Brightower
Helen Hayes Harvey
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Lauren Bacall

Honored for : Applause

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lauren Bacall Applause
Katharine Hepburn Coco
Dilys Watling Georgy
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Jo Mielziner

Honored for : Child's Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jo Mielziner Child's Play
Howard Bay Cry for Us All
Ming Cho Lee Billy
Robert Randolph Applause
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical

Jo Mielziner

Honored for : Child's Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jo Mielziner Child's Play
Tharon Musser Applause
Thomas R. Skelton Indians
Special Tony Award
Special Tony Award

New York Shakespeare Festival

(for pioneering efforts on behalf of new plays)
Special Tony Award
Special Tony Award

Noël Coward

(for multiple and immortal contributions to the theatre)
Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Cecil Beaton

Honored for : Coco

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cecil Beaton Coco
Freddy Wittop A Patriot for Me
Ray Aghayan Applause
W. Robert LaVine Jimmy