Awards & Winners

1981 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 1981 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 35th Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

35th Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Revival

Joseph Papp

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph Papp The Pirates of Penzance
The Shubert Organization Brigadoon
Zev Buffman Brigadoon
Mike Merrick Camelot
Don Gregory Camelot
Donald C. Carter The Little Foxes
Zev Buffman The Little Foxes
Jon Cutler The Little Foxes
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Ian McKellen

Honored for : Amadeus

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ian McKellen Amadeus
Tim Curry Amadeus
Roy Dotrice A Life
Jack Weston The Floating Light Bulb
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Jane Lapotaire

Honored for : Piaf

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jane Lapotaire Piaf
Elizabeth Taylor The Little Foxes
Eva Le Gallienne To Grandmother's House We Go
Glenda Jackson Rose
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Lauren Bacall

Honored for : Woman of the Year

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Nominee Nominated Work
Meg Bussert Brigadoon
Chita Rivera Bring Back Birdie
Linda Ronstadt The Pirates of Penzance
Lauren Bacall Woman of the Year
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Gower Champion

Honored for : 42nd Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gower Champion 42nd Street
Roland Petit Can-Can
Henry LeTang Sophisticated Ladies
Donald McKayle Sophisticated Ladies
Michael Smuin Sophisticated Ladies
Graciela Daniele The Pirates of Penzance
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Hinton Battle

Honored for : Sophisticated Ladies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hinton Battle Sophisticated Ladies
Tony Azito The Pirates of Penzance
Lee Roy Reams 42nd Street
Paxton Whitehead Camelot
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Brian Backer

Honored for : The Floating Light Bulb

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Aldredge The Little Foxes
Brian Backer The Floating Light Bulb
Adam Redfield A Life
Shepperd Strudwick To Grandmother's House We Go
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Marilyn Cooper

Honored for : Woman of the Year

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marilyn Cooper Woman of the Year
Wanda Richert 42nd Street
Phyllis Hyman Sophisticated Ladies
Lynne Thigpen Tintypes
Tony Award for Best Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Elizabeth Ireland McCann Amadeus
Peter Shaffer Amadeus
Nelle Nugent Amadeus
The Shubert Organization Amadeus
Roger Berlind Amadeus
Richard Press A Lesson from Aloes
Jay J. Cohen A Lesson from Aloes
Athol Fugard A Lesson from Aloes
Louis Busch Hager Associates, Inc. A Lesson from Aloes
Freydberg-Cutler-Diamond Productions A Life
Hugh Leonard A Life
Hinks Shimberg A Life
Lester Osterman A Life
Richard Horner A Life
Jerry Arrow Fifth of July
Lanford Wilson Fifth of July
Robert Lussier Fifth of July
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc. Fifth of July
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Fred Ebb, John Kander

Honored for : Woman of the Year

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joel Hirschhorn Copperfield
Al Kasha Copperfield
Fred Ebb Woman of the Year
John Kander Woman of the Year
David Rogers Charlie and Algernon
Charles Strouse Charlie and Algernon
Lance Mulcahy Shakespeare's Cabaret
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

John Bury

Honored for : Amadeus

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Bury Amadeus
John Lee Beatty Fifth of July
David Mitchell Can-Can
Santo Loquasto The Suicide
Tony Award for Best Musical

David Merrick

Honored for : 42nd Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Merrick 42nd Street
Burton L. Litwin Sophisticated Ladies
Manheim Fox Sophisticated Ladies
Sondra Gilman Sophisticated Ladies
Roger Berlind Sophisticated Ladies
Louise Westergaard Sophisticated Ladies
Ivan Bloch Tintypes
Richmond Crinkley Tintypes
Eve Skina Tintypes
Larry J. Silva Tintypes
Royal Pardon Productions Tintypes
David S. Landay Woman of the Year
Carole Shorenstein Hays Woman of the Year
Stewart F. Lane Woman of the Year
James M. Nederlander Woman of the Year
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc. Woman of the Year
Lawrence Kasha Woman of the Year
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Peter Hall

Honored for : Amadeus

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Hall Amadeus
Peter Coe A Life
Marshall W. Mason Fifth of July
Austin Pendleton The Little Foxes
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Wilford Leach

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Wilford Leach The Pirates of Penzance
Gower Champion 42nd Street
Michael Smuin Sophisticated Ladies
Robert Moore Woman of the Year
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Swoosie Kurtz

Honored for : Fifth of July

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Nominee Nominated Work
Swoosie Kurtz Fifth of July
Maureen Stapleton The Little Foxes
Jessica Tandy Rose
Zoƫ Wanamaker Piaf
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Peter Stone

Honored for : Woman of the Year

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Stone Woman of the Year
Michael Stewart 42nd Street
Mark Bramble 42nd Street
Monty Norman Songbook
Julian More Songbook
Mary Kyte Tintypes
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Kevin Kline

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Kline The Pirates of Penzance
Martin Vidnovic Brigadoon
Gregory Hines Sophisticated Ladies
George Rose The Pirates of Penzance
Special Tony Award

Lena Horne

(Lena Horne: The Lady and her Music)
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical

John Bury

Honored for : Amadeus

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Bury Amadeus
Tharon Musser 42nd Street
Dennis Parichy Fifth of July
Jennifer Tipton Sophisticated Ladies
Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Willa Kim

Honored for : Sophisticated Ladies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Willa Kim Sophisticated Ladies
Theoni V. Aldredge 42nd Street
John Bury Amadeus
Franca Squarciapino Can-Can