Complete List of Tony Awards 2015 Nominations
Bradley Cooper, Helen Mirren and others had a great morning.
-- Looks like Bradley Cooper's gamble to bring "The Elephant Man" back to Broadway paid off.
Cooper and his co-stars Alessandro Nivola and Patricia Clarkson were among the Tony Award nominees announced this morning. "The Elephant Man" is also up for best revival of a play.
But Cooper is not the only A-list Hollywood star with hits on the Great White Way.
Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth in "The Queen," has been nominated for a Tony for portraying the same role on stage in "The Audience."
She will be competing against fellow Hollywood stars Elisabeth Moss, Carey Mulligan and Ruth Wilson in the best actress in a play category.
On the musical side, "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home" lead the nominations, with 12 each. "Something Rotten!" received 10.
Sting's musical "The Last Ship" earned a nomination for the pop star for music and lyrics. It also received a nomination for best orchestration.
Previous Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth is nominated for her role as an up-by-her-bootstraps Hollywood starlet in "On the Twentieth Century." She will also host the awards ceremony, alongside Tony winner Alan Cumming, when they air live June 7.
The complete list of nominees are below.
Best Play"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time""Disgraced" "Hand to God""Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"
Best Musical"An American in Paris""Fun Home""Something Rotten!""The Visit"
Best Revival of a Play"The Elephant Man""Skylight""This Is Our Youth""You Can’t Take It with You"
Best Revival of a Musical"The King and I""On the Town""On the Twentieth Century"
Best Book of a Musical"An American in Paris""Fun Home""Something Rotten!"The Visit"
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre"Fun Home" "The Last Ship""Something Rotten!""The Visit"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlaySteven Boyer, "Hand to God"Bradley Cooper, "The Elephant Man"Ben Miles, "Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"Bill Nighy, "Skylight"Alex Sharp, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayGeneva Carr, "Hand to God"Helen Mirren, "The Audience"Elisabeth Moss, "The Heidi Chronicles"Carey Mulligan, "Skylight"Ruth Wilson, "Constellations"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalMichael Cerveris, "Fun Home"Robert Fairchild, "An American in Paris"Brian d’Arcy James, "Something Rotten!"Ken Watanabe, "The King and I"Tony Yazbeck, "On the Town"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalKristin Chenoweth, "On the Twentieth Century"Leanne Cope, "An American in Paris"Beth Malone, "Fun Home"Kelli O’Hara, "The King and I"Chita Rivera, "The Visit"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayMatthew Beard, "Skylight"K. Todd Freeman, "Airline Highway"Richard McCabe, "The Audience"Alessandro Nivola, "The Elephant Man"Nathaniel Parker, "Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"Micah Stock, "It’s Only a Play"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayAnnaleigh Ashford, "You Can’t Take It with You"Patricia Clarkson, "The Elephant Man"Lydia Leonard, "Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"Sarah Stiles, "Hand to God"Julie White, "Airline Highway"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalChristian Borle, "Something Rotten!"Andy Karl, "On the Twentieth Century"Brad Oscar, "Something Rotten!"Brandon Uranowitz, "An American in Paris"Max von Essen, "An American in Paris"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalVictoria Clark, "Gigi"Judy Kuhn, "Fun Home"Sydney Lucas, "Fun Home"Ruthie Ann Miles, "The King and I"Emily Skeggs, "Fun Home"
Best Scenic Design of a PlayBunny Christie and Finn Ross, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"Bob Crowley, "Skylight"Christopher Oram, "Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"David Rockwell, "You Can’t Take It with You"
Best Scenic Design of a MusicalBob Crowley and 59 Productions, "An American in Paris"David Rockwell, "On the Twentieth Century"Michael Yeargan, "The King and I"David Zinn, "Fun Home"
Best Costume Design of a PlayBob Crowley, "The Audience"Jane Greenwood, "You Can’t Take It with You"Christopher Oram, "Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"David Zinn, "Airline Highway"
Best Costume Design of a MusicalGregg Barnes, "Something Rotten!"Bob Crowley, "An American in Paris"William Ivey Long, "On the Twentieth Century"Catherine Zuber, "The King and I"
Best Lighting Design of a PlayPaule Constable, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"Paule Constable and David Plater, "Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"Natasha Katz, "Skylight"Japhy Weideman, "Airline Highway"
Best Lighting Design of a MusicalDonald Holder, "The King and I"Natasha Katz, "An American in Paris"Ben Stanton, "Fun Home"Japhy Weideman, "The Visit"
Best Direction of a PlayStephen Daldry, "Skylight"Marianne Elliott, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"Scott Ellis, "You Can’t Take It with You"Jeremy Herrin, "Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"Moritz von Stuelpnagel, "Hand to God"
Best Direction of a MusicalSam Gold, "Fun Home"Casey Nicholaw, "Something Rotten!"John Rando, "On the Town"Bartlett Sher, "The King and I"Christopher Wheeldon, "An American in Paris"
Best ChoreographyJoshua Bergasse, "On the Town"Christopher Gattelli, "The King and I"Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"Casey Nicholaw, "Something Rotten!"Christopher Wheeldon, "An American in Paris"
Best OrchestrationsChristopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, "An American in Paris"John Clancy, "Fun Home"Larry Hochman, "Something Rotten!"Rob Mathes, "The Last Ship"
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Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the TheatreTommy Tune
Special Tony AwardJohn Cameron Mitchell
Regional Theatre Tony AwardCleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio
Isabelle Stevenson Tony AwardStephen Schwartz
Tony Honors for Excellence in the TheatreArnold AbramsonAdrian Bryan-BrownGene O’Donovan