Tony Award Nominations 2016: 'Hamilton' Breaks Record

"Hamilton" breaks the record!

By
MICHAEL ROTHMAN
May 3, 2016, 9:07 AM ET
15 min read

— -- The 2016 Tony Award nominations are in and, as expected, "Hamilton" is poised to win big. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and company all scored nods.

Indeed, "Hamilton" set the record for most nominations in a year with 16.

The nominations took place live at TonyAwards.com today, starting at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Read: At Tony Award Nominations Tuesday, All Eyes on 'Hamilton'

Here's the list:

Best Play

  • Eclipsed
  • The Father
  • The Humans
  • King Charles III

    • Best Musical

  • Bright Star
  • Hamilton
  • School of Rock—The Musical
  • Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
  • Waitress

    • Best Revival of a Play

    Best Revival of a Musical

    Best Book of a Musical

    Best Original Score

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

  • Reed Birney
  • Bill Camp
  • David Furr
  • Richard Goulding
  • Michael Shannon

    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

    Best Scenic Design of a Play

    Best Scenic Design of a Musical

    Best Costume Design of a Play

    Best Costume Design of a Musical

    Best Lighting Design of a Play

    Best Lighting Design of a Musical

    Best Direction of a Play

    Best Direction of a Musical

    Best Choreography

    Best Orchestrations

    Other nominations and wins:

    The 2016 Tony Awards take place on June 12 on CBS.