Awards & Winners

1979 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 1979 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 33rd Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

33rd Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Tom Conti

Honored for : Whose Life is it Anyway?

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Conti Whose Life is it Anyway?
Philip Anglim The Elephant Man
Jack Lemmon Tribute
Alec McCowen St. Mark's Gospel
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Angela Lansbury

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tovah Feldshuh Sarava
Alexis Smith Platinum
Dorothy Loudon Ballroom
Angela Lansbury Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Henderson Forsythe

Honored for : The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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Nominee Nominated Work
Henderson Forsythe The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Richard Cox Platinum
Gregory Hines Eubie!
Ronald Holgate The Grand Tour
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Michael Bennett, Bob Avian

Honored for : Ballroom

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Avian Ballroom
Michael Bennett Ballroom
Henry LeTang Eubie!
Billy Wilson Eubie!
Tommy Tune The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Dan Siretta Whoopee!
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Michael Gough

Honored for : Bedroom Farce

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gough Bedroom Farce
Joseph Maher Spokesong
Edward James Olmos Zoot Suit
Bob Balaban The Inspector General
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Carlin Glynn

Honored for : The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carlin Glynn The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Joan Ellis The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Maxine Sullivan My Old Friends
Millicent Martin King of Hearts
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Hugh Wheeler

Honored for : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hugh Wheeler Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Jerome Kass Ballroom
Larry L. King The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Peter Masterson The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Neil Simon They're Playing Our Song
Tony Award for Best Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richmond Crinkley The Elephant Man
Nelle Nugent The Elephant Man
Bernard Pomerance The Elephant Man
Elizabeth Ireland McCann The Elephant Man
Roger L. Stevens Bedroom Farce
Alan Ayckbourn Bedroom Farce
Robert Whitehead Bedroom Farce
George W. George Bedroom Farce
Frank Milton Bedroom Farce
Brian Clark Whose Life is it Anyway?
Emanuel Azenberg Whose Life is it Anyway?
James M. Nederlander Whose Life is it Anyway?
Ray Cooney Whose Life is it Anyway?
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Wings
Arthur Kopit Wings
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Stephen Sondheim

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Johnny Brandon Eubie!
Eubie Blake Eubie!
Andy Razaf Eubie!
Noble Sissle Eubie!
James Reese Europe Eubie!
F.E. Miller Eubie!
Stephen Sondheim Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Alan Jay Lerner Carmelina
Burton Lane Carmelina
Jerry Herman The Grand Tour
Tony Award for Best Musical

Mary Lea Johnson Richards, Martin Richards, Charles Woodward, Richard Barr, Robert Fryer

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Woodward Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Robert Fryer Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Mary Lea Johnson Richards Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Martin Richards Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Richard Barr Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Michael Bennett Ballroom
Universal Pictures Stage Productions The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Emanuel Azenberg They're Playing Our Song
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Jack Hofsiss

Honored for : The Elephant Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Hofsiss The Elephant Man
Peter Hall Bedroom Farce
Alan Ayckbourn Bedroom Farce
Paul Giovanni The Crucifer of Blood
Michael Lindsay-Hogg Whose Life is it Anyway?
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Eugene Lee

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Karl Eigsti Knockout
David Jenkins The Elephant Man
Eugene Lee Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
John Wulp The Crucifer of Blood
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Harold Prince

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Masterson The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Harold Prince Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tommy Tune The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Michael Bennett Ballroom
Robert Moore They're Playing Our Song
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Carole Shelley

Honored for : The Elephant Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carole Shelley The Elephant Man
Constance Cummings Wings
Jane Alexander First Monday in October
Frances Sternhagen On Golden Pond
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Constance Cummings

Honored for : Wings

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carole Shelley The Elephant Man
Constance Cummings Wings
Jane Alexander First Monday in October
Frances Sternhagen On Golden Pond
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Len Cariou

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Len Cariou Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Vincent Gardenia Ballroom
Joel Grey The Grand Tour
Robert Klein They're Playing Our Song
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Joan Hickson

Honored for : Bedroom Farce

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Hickson Bedroom Farce
Susan Littler Bedroom Farce
Laurie Kennedy Man and Superman
Mary-Joan Negro Wings
Special Tony Award

Richard Rodgers

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

Walter F. Diehl

(International President of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Operators, has been an active force in advancing the well-being of the Broadway theatre and of theatre nationally)
Special Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical

Roger Morgan

Honored for : The Crucifer of Blood

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Morgan The Crucifer of Blood
Tharon Musser Ballroom
Ken Billington Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Beverly Emmons The Elephant Man
Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Franne Lee

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Franne Lee Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Theoni V. Aldredge Ballroom
Ann Roth The Crucifer of Blood
Julie Weiss The Elephant Man