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Tony Awards 2016: See the Winners

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Leslie Odom, Jr. performs on stage during a performance of 'Hamilton'.

It's Broadway's biggest night of the year — the Tony Awards! Stars from some of New York's hottest shows flocked to the city's Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12, to celebrate the Great White Way's best plays and musicals of the past 12 months.

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This year's Tony Awards ceremony (CBS, 8 p.m. ET) is dedicated to all those affected by the Orlando nightclub shooting, which left 50 dead and dozens more injured. The show, hosted by James Corden, will feature performances from shows including Shuffle Along, Waitress, She Loves Me, The Color Purple and, of course, Hamilton.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed hip-hop musical is poised for a big night. It earned a record 16 nominations, including Best Musical. Among plays, Long Day's Journey Into Night leads the pack with seven nominations, ahead of Eclipsed and The Humans, with six nominations each.

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See the full list of nominees below, and check back throughout the ceremony to see who takes home a Tony. We'll be updating this list as winners are announced.

Best Musical
“Bright Star”
**WINNER: “Hamilton”
“School of Rock — The Musical”
“Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”
“Waitress”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Laura Benanti, “She Loves Me”
Carmen Cusack, “Bright Star”
**WINNER: Cynthia Erivo, “The Color Purple”
Jessie Mueller, “Waitress”
Phillipa Soo, “Hamilton”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Alex Brightman, “School of Rock — The Musical”
Danny Burstein, “Fiddler on the Roof”
Zachary Levi, “She Loves Me”
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton”
**WINNER: Leslie Odom Jr., “Hamilton”

Best Revival of a Musical
**WINNER: “The Color Purple”
“Fiddler on the Roof”
“She Loves Me”
“Spring Awakening”

Best Play
“Eclipsed”
“The Father”
**WINNER: “The Humans”
“King Charles III”

Best Revival of a Play
“Blackbird”
“The Crucible”
“Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
“Noises Off”
**WINNER: “A View From the Bridge”

Best Orchestrations
August Eriksmoen, “Bright Star”
Larry Hochman, “She Loves Me”
**WINNER: Alex Lacamoire, “Hamilton”
Daryl Waters, “Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Gabriel Byrne, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
Jeff Daniels, “Blackbird”
**WINNER: Frank Langella, “The Father”
Tim Pigott-Smith, “King Charles III”
Mark Strong, “A View From the Bridge” 

Best Choreography
**WINNER: Andy Blankenbuehler, “Hamilton”
Savion Glover, “Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”
Hofesh Shechter, “Fiddler on the Roof”
Randy Skinner, “Dames at Sea”
Sergio Trujillo, “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
**WINNER: Jessica Lange, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
Laurie Metcalf, “Misery”
Lupita Nyong’o, “Eclipsed”
Sophie Okonedo, “The Crucible”
Michelle Williams, “Blackbird”

Best Book of a Musical
“Bright Star,” Steve Martin
**WINNER: “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda
“School of Rock — The Musical,” Julian Fellowes
“Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed,” George C. Wolfe

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
**WINNER: Reed Birney, “The Humans”
Bill Camp, “The Crucible”
David Furr, “Noises Off”
Richard Goulding, “King Charles III”
Michael Shannon, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, “Spring Awakening”
John Doyle, “The Color Purple”
Scott Ellis, “She Loves Me”
**WINNER: Thomas Kail, “Hamilton”
George C. Wolfe, “Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”

Best Direction of a Play
Rupert Goold, “King Charles III”
Jonathan Kent, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
Joe Mantello, “The Humans”
Liesl Tommy, “Eclipsed”
**WINNER: Ivo van Hove, “A View from the Bridge”

Best Original Score
“Bright Star,” Music: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell; Lyrics: Edie Brickell
**WINNER: “Hamilton,” Music and Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
“School of Rock — The Musical,” Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics: Glenn Slater
“Waitress,” Music and Lyrics: Sara Bareilles

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
**WINNER: Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton”
Brandon Victor Dixon, “Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”
Christopher Fitzgerald, “Waitress”
Jonathan Groff, “Hamilton”
Christopher Jackson, “Hamilton”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
**WINNER: Renée Elise Goldsberry, “Hamilton”
Jane Krakowski, “She Loves Me”
Jennifer Simard, “Disaster!”
Adrienne Warren, “Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Pascale Armand, “Eclipsed”
Megan Hilty, “Noises Off”
**WINNER: Jayne Houdyshell,” The Humans”
Andrea Martin, “Noises Off”
Saycon Sengbloh, “Eclipsed”

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Beowulf Boritt, “Thérèse Raquin”
Christopher Oram, “Hughie”
Jan Versweyveld, “A View From the Bridge”
**WINNER: David Zinn, “The Humans”

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Es Devlin and Finn Ross, “American Psycho”
David Korins, “Hamilton”
Santo Loquasto, “Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”
**WINNER: David Rockwell, “She Loves Me”

Best Costume Design of a Play
Jane Greenwood, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
Michael Krass, “Noises Off”
**WINNER: Clint Ramos, “Eclipsed”
Tom Scutt, “King Charles III”

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, “Tuck Everlasting”
Jeff Mahshie, “She Loves Me”
Ann Roth, “Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”
**WINNER: Paul Tazewell, “Hamilton”

Best Lighting Design of a Play
**WINNER: Natasha Katz, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
Justin Townsend, “The Humans”
Jan Versweyveld, “The Crucible”
Jan Versweyveld, “A View From the Bridge”

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
**WINNER: Howell Binkley, “Hamilton”
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, “Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”
Ben Stanton, “Spring Awakening”
Justin Townsend, “American Psycho”

Noncompetitive Awards

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater
Sheldon Harnick
Marshall W. Mason

Special Tony Award
National Endowment for the Arts
Miles Wilkin

Regional Theater Tony Award
Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, N.J.

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Brian Stokes Mitchell

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater
Seth Gelblum
Joan Lader
Sally Ann Parsons

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