Awards & Winners

1980 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 1980 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 34th Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

34th Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Revival

Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Ray Larsen, Nelle Nugent

Honored for : Morning's at Seven

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Nominee Nominated Work
Elizabeth Ireland McCann Morning's at Seven
Ray Larsen Morning's at Seven
Nelle Nugent Morning's at Seven
Circle in the Square Theatre Major Barbara
Zev Buffman Peter Pan
James M. Nederlander West Side Story
Gladys Nederlander West Side Story
Ruth Mitchell West Side Story
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts West Side Story
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

John Rubinstein

Honored for : Children of a Lesser God

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Rubinstein Children of a Lesser God
Charles Brown Home
Gerald Hiken Strider
Judd Hirsch Talley's Folly
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone

Honored for : Evita

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sandy Duncan Peter Pan
Ann Miller Sugar Babies
Christine Andreas Oklahoma!
Patti LuPone Evita
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Mandy Patinkin

Honored for : Evita

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mandy Patinkin Evita
Bob Gunton Evita
David Garrison A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Harry Groener Oklahoma!
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Tommy Tune, Thommie Walsh

Honored for : A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tommy Tune A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Thommie Walsh A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Joe Layton Barnum
Larry Fuller Evita
Ernie Flatt Sugar Babies
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

David Rounds

Honored for : Morning's at Seven

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Rounds Morning's at Seven
George Hearn Watch on the Rhine
Earle Hyman The Lady from Dubuque
Joseph Maher Night and Day
David Dukes Bent
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Priscilla Lopez

Honored for : A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine

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Nominee Nominated Work
Priscilla Lopez A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Debbie Allen West Side Story
Josie de Guzman West Side Story
Glenn Close Barnum
Tony Award for Best Play

Dasha Epstein, Mark Medoff, The Shubert Organization, Ron Dante, Emanuel Azenberg

Honored for : Children of a Lesser God

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dasha Epstein Children of a Lesser God
Mark Medoff Children of a Lesser God
The Shubert Organization Children of a Lesser God
Emanuel Azenberg Children of a Lesser God
Ron Dante Children of a Lesser God
Martin Sherman Bent
Steven Steinlauf Bent
Jack Schlissel Bent
Gerald S. Krone Home
Ray Larsen Home
Nelle Nugent Home
Samm-Art Williams Home
Elizabeth Ireland McCann Home
Lanford Wilson Talley's Folly
Nancy Cooperstein Talley's Folly
Marc Howard Talley's Folly
Porter Van Zandt Talley's Folly
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice

Honored for : Evita

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Stewart Barnum
Cy Coleman Barnum
Andrew Lloyd Webber Evita
Tim Rice Evita
Artie Malvin Sugar Babies
Dick Vosburgh A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Frank Lazarus A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Tony Award for Best Musical

Robert Stigwood

Honored for : Evita

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Stigwood Evita
Alexander H. Cohen A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Hildy Parks A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Cy Coleman Barnum
Maurice Rosenfield Barnum
Judy Gordon Barnum
Lois F. Rosenfield Barnum
Harry Rigby Sugar Babies
Terry Allen Kramer Sugar Babies
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Vivian Matalon

Honored for : Morning's at Seven

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vivian Matalon Morning's at Seven
Peter Hall Betrayal
Gordon Davidson Children of a Lesser God
Marshall W. Mason Talley's Folly
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

John Lee Beatty

Honored for : Talley's Folly

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Lee Beatty Talley's Folly
David Mitchell Barnum
Timothy O'Brien Evita
Tazeena Firth Evita
Tony Walton A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Harold Prince

Honored for : Evita

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rudy Tronto Sugar Babies
Ernie Flatt Sugar Babies
Harold Prince Evita
Tommy Tune A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Joe Layton Barnum
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Tim Rice

Honored for : Evita

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tim Rice Evita
Dick Vosburgh A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Mark Bramble Barnum
Ralph G. Allen Sugar Babies
Harry Rigby Sugar Babies
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Phyllis Frelich

Honored for : Children of a Lesser God

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Nominee Nominated Work
Phyllis Frelich Children of a Lesser God
Blythe Danner Betrayal
Maggie Smith Night and Day
Anne Twomey Nuts
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Jim Dale

Honored for : Barnum

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Dale Barnum
Gregory Hines Comin Uptown
Mickey Rooney Sugar Babies
Giorgio Tozzi The Most Happy Fella
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Dinah Manoff

Honored for : I Ought to Be in Pictures

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dinah Manoff I Ought to Be in Pictures
Lois de Banzie Morning's at Seven
Pamela Burrell Strider
Maureen Anderman The Lady from Dubuque
Special Tony Award

Helen Hayes

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

Mary Tyler Moore

Honored for : Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Special Tony Award

Richard Fitzgerald

(honored for his installing the infrared system in Broadway theatres, thus bringing the compassion and dedication of making theatergoing for those with impaired hearing, rewarding, and enjoyable (Theatre Award '80))
Special Tony Award

Hobe Morrison

(theater editor of Variety (Theatre Award '80))
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical

David Hersey

Honored for : Evita

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Hersey Evita
Beverly Emmons A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Craig Miller Barnum
Dennis Parichy Talley's Folly
Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Theoni V. Aldredge

Honored for : Barnum

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Nominee Nominated Work
Theoni V. Aldredge Barnum
Tazeena Firth Evita
Timothy O'Brien Evita
Pierre Balmain Happy New Year
Raoul Pene Du Bois Sugar Babies