Awards & Winners

2005 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 2005 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 59th Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

59th Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Cherry Jones

Honored for : Doubt: A Parable

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cherry Jones Doubt: A Parable
Laura Linney Sight Unseen
Mary-Louise Parker Reckless
Phylicia Rash?d Gem of the Ocean
Kathleen Turner Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Liev Schreiber

Honored for : Glengarry Glen Ross

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Alda Glengarry Glen Ross
Gordon Clapp Glengarry Glen Ross
Michael Stuhlbarg The Pillowman
David Harbour Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Liev Schreiber Glengarry Glen Ross
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Sara Ramirez

Honored for : Spamalot

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joanna Gleason Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Celia Keenan-Bolger The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Kelli O'Hara The Light in the Piazza
Jan Maxwell Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Sara Ramirez Spamalot
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Doug Hughes

Honored for : Doubt: A Parable

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Mantello Glengarry Glen Ross
John Crowley The Pillowman
Scott Ellis Twelve Angry Men
Doug Hughes Doubt: A Parable
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations

Bruce Coughlin, Adam Guettel, Ted Sperling

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bruce Coughlin The Light in the Piazza
Adam Guettel The Light in the Piazza
Ted Sperling The Light in the Piazza
Harold Wheeler Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jonathan Tunick Pacific Overtures
Larry Hochman Spamalot
Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event

Billy Crystal

Honored for : 700 Sundays

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Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Crystal 700 Sundays
Barry Humphries Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance!
Creative Battery Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance!
Boxjellyfish LLC Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance!
Harley Medcalf Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance!
Mario Cantone Laugh Whore
Showtime Laugh Whore
Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show
Leonard Soloway Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show
Hal Luftig Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show
Steven M. Levy Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show
Mike Nichols Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show
Amy Nederlander Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show
Eric Falkenstein Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show
Tom Leonardis Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Bill Irwin

Honored for : Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Irwin Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Philip Bosco Twelve Angry Men
Billy Crudup The Pillowman
James Earl Jones On Golden Pond
Brían F. O'Byrne Doubt: A Parable
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play

Scott Pask

Honored for : The Pillowman

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Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Pask The Pillowman
John Lee Beatty Doubt: A Parable
David Gallo Gem of the Ocean
Santo Loquasto Glengarry Glen Ross
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Michael Yeargan

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Yeargan The Light in the Piazza
Rumi Matsui Pacific Overtures
Anthony Ward Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tim Hatley Spamalot
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Lacerte Glengarry Glen Ross
Jeffrey Richards Glengarry Glen Ross
Stephanie P. McClelland Glengarry Glen Ross
Ronald Frankel Glengarry Glen Ross
CJM Productions Glengarry Glen Ross
Barry Weisbord Glengarry Glen Ross
Boyett Ostar Productions Glengarry Glen Ross
Jam Theatricals Glengarry Glen Ross
ZenDog Productions Glengarry Glen Ross
Jerry Frankel Glengarry Glen Ross
Elizabeth Ireland McCann Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Terry Allen Kramer Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Scott Rudin Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Roger Berlind Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Nick Simunek Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
James L. Nederlander Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Daryl Roth Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jeffrey Finn On Golden Pond
Arlene Scanlan On Golden Pond
Stuart Thompson On Golden Pond
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Christopher Akerlind

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kenneth Posner Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Mark Henderson Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Hugh Vanstone Spamalot
Christopher Akerlind The Light in the Piazza
Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play

Jess Goldstein

Honored for : The Rivals

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jane Greenwood Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jess Goldstein The Rivals
William Ivey Long A Streetcar Named Desire
Constanza Romero Gem of the Ocean
Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical

Catherine Zuber

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza

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Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Zuber The Light in the Piazza
Tim Hatley Spamalot
Junko Koshino Pacific Overtures
William Ivey Long La Cage aux Folles
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play

Brian MacDevitt

Honored for : The Pillowman

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Nominee Nominated Work
Donald Holder Gem of the Ocean
Brian MacDevitt The Pillowman
Donald Holder A Streetcar Named Desire
Pat Collins Doubt: A Parable
Special Tony Award

Edward Albee

(For Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre)
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Patrick Shanley Doubt: A Parable
Scott Rudin Doubt: A Parable
Manhattan Theatre Club Doubt: A Parable
Roger Berlind Doubt: A Parable
Carole Shorenstein Hays Doubt: A Parable
Boyett Ostar Productions Democracy
Roy Furman Democracy
Amy Nederlander Democracy
Nederlander Presentations Inc. Democracy
Jean Doumanian Democracy
Arielle Tepper Madover Democracy
Michael Frayn Democracy
Stephanie P. McClelland Democracy
Eric Falkenstein Democracy
Jujamcyn Theaters Gem of the Ocean
Carole Shorenstein Hays Gem of the Ocean
August Wilson Gem of the Ocean
Roy Furman The Pillowman
Dede Harris The Pillowman
Arielle Tepper Madover The Pillowman
Boyett Ostar Productions The Pillowman
Stephanie P. McClelland The Pillowman
Jon Avnet The Pillowman
Morton Swinsky The Pillowman
Martin McDonagh The Pillowman
Debra Black The Pillowman
Robert Fox The Pillowman
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Norbert Leo Butz

Honored for : Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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Nominee Nominated Work
Norbert Leo Butz Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Gary Beach La Cage aux Folles
Hank Azaria Spamalot
Tim Curry Spamalot
John Lithgow Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Jerry Mitchell

Honored for : La Cage aux Folles

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jerry Mitchell Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Casey Nicholaw Spamalot
Wayne Cilento Sweet Charity
Jerry Mitchell La Cage aux Folles
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Victoria Clark

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sherie Rene Scott Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Sutton Foster Little Women
Victoria Clark The Light in the Piazza
Christina Applegate Sweet Charity
Erin Dilly Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roundabout Theatre Company Pacific Overtures
Clear Channel Entertainment La Cage aux Folles
Terry Allen Kramer La Cage aux Folles
James L. Nederlander La Cage aux Folles
Martin Richards La Cage aux Folles
Kenneth D. Greenblatt La Cage aux Folles
Barry Weissler Sweet Charity
Clear Channel Entertainment Sweet Charity
Fran Weissler Sweet Charity
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Mike Nichols

Honored for : Spamalot

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bartlett Sher The Light in the Piazza
James Lapine The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jack O'Brien Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Mike Nichols Spamalot
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Dan Fogler

Honored for : The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marc Kudisch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Dan Fogler The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Michael McGrath Spamalot
Matthew Morrison The Light in the Piazza
Christopher Sieber Spamalot
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Adriane Lenox

Honored for : Doubt: A Parable

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mireille Enos Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Amy Ryan A Streetcar Named Desire
Heather Goldenhersh Doubt: A Parable
Dana Ivey The Rivals
Adriane Lenox Doubt: A Parable
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Rachel Sheinkin

Honored for : The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jeffrey Lane Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Rachel Sheinkin The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Eric Idle Spamalot
Craig Lucas The Light in the Piazza
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Adam Guettel

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza

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Nominee Nominated Work
Adam Guettel The Light in the Piazza
David Yazbek Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Eric Idle Spamalot
John Du Prez Spamalot
William Finn The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Tony Award for Best Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Debra Black Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Aldo Scrofani Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Roy Furman Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jean Cheever Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Ruth Hendel Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Cheryl Wiesenfeld Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Harvey Weinstein Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Greg Smith Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Joyce Schweickert Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Barbara Whitman Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dede Harris Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Marty Bell Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Amanda Lipitz Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Michael Speyer Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Susan Tatelman Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Clear Channel Entertainment Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Barry Tatelman Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Bernard Abrams Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
David Brown Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Chase Mishkin Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Sharon Karmazin Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Lincoln Center Theater The Light in the Piazza
Barbara Whitman The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
David Stone The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Barrington Stage Company The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Second Stage Theatre The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
James L. Nederlander The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Patrick Catullo The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Independent Presenters Network Spamalot
Roy Furman Spamalot
Stephanie P. McClelland Spamalot
Lawrence Horowitz Spamalot
Élan V. McAllister Spamalot
TGA Entertainment, Ltd. Spamalot
GRS Associates Spamalot
Arielle Tepper Madover Spamalot
Allan S. Gordon Spamalot
Jam Theatricals Spamalot
The Shubert Organization Spamalot
Clear Channel Communications Spamalot
Boyett Ostar Productions Spamalot
Weissberger Theater Group Dirty Rotten Scoundrels