Awards & Winners

1978 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 1978 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 32nd Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

32nd Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Revival

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Nominee Nominated Work
Max Weitzenhoffer Dracula
Elizabeth Ireland McCann Dracula
John Wulp Dracula
Jujamcyn Theaters Dracula
Victor Lurie Dracula
Nelle Nugent Dracula
Elliot Martin A Touch of the Poet
Circle in the Square Theatre Tartuffe
Luther Davis Timbuktu!
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Barnard Hughes

Honored for : Da

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Nominee Nominated Work
Barnard Hughes Da
Hume Cronyn The Gin Game
Frank Langella Dracula
Jason Robards Jr. A Touch of the Poet
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Kevin Kline

Honored for : On the Twentieth Century

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Kline On the Twentieth Century
Steven Boockvor Working
Rex Everhart Working
Wayne Cilento Dancin'
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Bob Fosse

Honored for : Dancin'

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Fosse Dancin'
Arthur Faria Ain't Misbehavin'
Elizabeth Swados Runaways
Ron Lewis The Act
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Lester Rawlins

Honored for : Da

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lester Rawlins Da
Cliff Gorman Chapter Two
Morgan Freeman The Mighty Gents
Victor Garber Deathtrap
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Nell Carter

Honored for : Ain't Misbehavin'

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nell Carter Ain't Misbehavin'
Charlayne Woodard Ain't Misbehavin'
Ann Reinking Dancin'
Imogene Coca On the Twentieth Century
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Adolph Green, Betty Comden

Honored for : On the Twentieth Century

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Nominee Nominated Work
Adolph Green On the Twentieth Century
Betty Comden On the Twentieth Century
Christopher Durang A History of the American Film
Elizabeth Swados Runaways
Stephen Schwartz Working
Tony Award for Best Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hugh Leonard Da
Lester Osterman Da
Marc Howard Da
Marilyn Strauss Da
Neil Simon Chapter Two
Emanuel Azenberg Chapter Two
Ira Levin Deathtrap
Roger L. Stevens Deathtrap
Alfred De Liagre Jr. Deathtrap
Hume Cronyn The Gin Game
Mike Nichols The Gin Game
The Shubert Organization The Gin Game
D.L. Coburn The Gin Game
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Cy Coleman

Honored for : On the Twentieth Century

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Kander The Act
Fred Ebb The Act
Micki Grant Working
Craig Carnelia Working
James Taylor Working
Mary Rodgers Working
Stephen Schwartz Working
Susan Birkenhead Working
Adolph Green On the Twentieth Century
Cy Coleman On the Twentieth Century
Betty Comden On the Twentieth Century
Elizabeth Swados Runaways
Tony Award for Best Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Shubert Organization Ain't Misbehavin'
Jane Gaynor Ain't Misbehavin'
Dasha Epstein Ain't Misbehavin'
Emanuel Azenberg Ain't Misbehavin'
Ron Dante Ain't Misbehavin'
Columbia Pictures Dancin'
The Shubert Organization Dancin'
Jules Fisher Dancin'
Martin Richards On the Twentieth Century
Robert Fryer On the Twentieth Century
Mary Lea Johnson Richards On the Twentieth Century
James Cresson On the Twentieth Century
The Producers Circle 2, Inc On the Twentieth Century
Joseph Papp Runaways
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Melvin Bernhardt

Honored for : Da

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Nominee Nominated Work
Melvin Bernhardt Da
Robert Moore Deathtrap
Dennis Rosa Dracula
Mike Nichols The Gin Game
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Robin Wagner

Honored for : On the Twentieth Century

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Gorey Dracula
David Mitchell Working
Robin Wagner On the Twentieth Century
Zack Brown The Importance of Being Earnest
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Richard Maltby, Jr.

Honored for : Ain't Misbehavin'

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Maltby, Jr. Ain't Misbehavin'
Elizabeth Swados Runaways
Harold Prince On the Twentieth Century
Bob Fosse Dancin'
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Jessica Tandy

Honored for : The Gin Game

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jessica Tandy The Gin Game
Anita Gillette Chapter Two
Anne Bancroft Golda
Estelle Parsons Miss Margarida's Way
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

John Cullum

Honored for : On the Twentieth Century

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Cullum On the Twentieth Century
Eddie Bracken Hello, Dolly!
Barry Nelson The Act
Gilbert Price Timbuktu!
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Ann Wedgeworth

Honored for : Chapter Two

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ann Wedgeworth Chapter Two
Marian Seldes Deathtrap
Swoosie Kurtz Tartuffe
Starletta Dupois The Mighty Gents
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Liza Minnelli

Honored for : The Act

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Nominee Nominated Work
Liza Minnelli The Act
Eartha Kitt Timbuktu!
Madeline Kahn On the Twentieth Century
Frances Sternhagen Angel
Special Tony Award

Irving Berlin

(Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre)
Special Tony Award

Charles Moss, Stan Dragoti, New York State Department of Commerce

(To the creators (of Wells, Rich, Greene, Inc.) of the I Love New York Broadway Show Tours and its sponsor, the New York State Department of Commerce. (Theatre Award '78))
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical

Jules Fisher

Honored for : Dancin'

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jules Fisher Dancin'
Jules Fisher Beatlemania
Tharon Musser The Act
Ken Billington Working
Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Edward Gorey

Honored for : Dracula

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Gorey Dracula
Willa Kim Dancin'
Halston The Act
Geoffrey Holder Timbuktu!
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

John Cullum

Honored for : On the Twentieth Century

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Cullum On the Twentieth Century
Eddie Bracken Hello, Dolly!
Barry Nelson The Act
Gilbert Price Timbuktu!