2024 Tony Awards Winners: Sarah Paulson & Jonathan Groff Take Home Wins

On Sunday, the 77th annual Tony Awards were held, hosted by Broadway and film actress Ariana DeBose at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The ceremony saw wins for Sarah Paulson, Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe. Several notable faces took the stage as presenters, including Angelina Jolie, Brooke Shields, Nick Jonas and even former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

This year’s nominations raised some skeptical responses over the omission of the fan-favorite revival of The Wiz and Appropriate‘s nomination for costume design. The ceremony was also deemed “dull” by many viewers citing numerous on-stage speech fumbles and a lack of stage presence from presenters and award winners.

Regardless, fans were excited to see their favorite faces take home their wins. Stereophonic and Alicia Keys‘ musical Hell’s Kitchen swept the categories with 13 nominations. Paulson returned to the stage after 13 years and snagged a win, bringing her close to EGOT status. Below is a full list of Sunday’s winners.

BEST PLAY
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Mary Jane
Mother Play
Prayer for the French Republic
WINNER: Stereophonic

BEST MUSICAL
Hell’s Kitchen
Illinoise
WINNER: The Outsiders
Suffs
Water for Elephants

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Hell’s Kitchen, Kristoffer Diaz
The Notebook, Bekah Brunstetter
The Outsiders, Adam Rapp and Justin Levine
WINNER: Suffs, Shaina Taub
Water for Elephants, Rick Elice

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
Days of Wine and Roses, Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel
Here Lies Love, Music: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Lyrics: David Byrne
The Outsiders, Music & Lyrics: Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine
Stereophonic, Music & Lyrics: Will Butler
WINNER: Suffs, Music & Lyrics: Shaina Taub

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
An Enemy of the People
WINNER: Appropriate
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gutenberg! The Musical
WINNER: Merrily We Roll Along
The Who’s Tommy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya
Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious
Liev Schreiber, Doubt
WINNER: Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People
Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic
Jessica Lange, Mother Play
Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
WINNER: Sarah Paulson, Appropriate
Amy Ryan, Doubt

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Brian d’Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses
Brody Grant, The Outsiders
WINNER: Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along
Dorian Harewood, The Notebook
Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Eden Espinosa, Lempicka
WINNER: Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen
Kelli O’Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook
Gayle Rankin, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
WINNER: Will Brill, Stereophonic
Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
Jim Parsons, Mother Play
Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
Corey Stoll, Appropriate

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt
Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
WINNER: Kara Young, Purlie Victorious

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Roger Bart, Back to The Future: The Musical
Joshua Boone, The Outsiders
Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell’s Kitchen
Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders
WINNER: Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Shoshana Bean, Hell’s Kitchen
Amber Iman, Lempicka
Nikki M. James, Suffs
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python’s Spamalot
WINNER: Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Dots, Appropriate
Dots, An Enemy of the People
Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious
David Zinn, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
WINNER: David Zinn, Stereophonic

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell’s Kitchen
Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants
David Korins, Here Lies Love
Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back To The Future: The Musical
WINNER: Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Dede Ayite, Appropriate
WINNER: Dede Ayite, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious
David Zinn, An Enemy of the People

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Dede Ayite, Hell’s Kitchen
WINNER: Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants
Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Paul Tazewell, Suffs

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the People
Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic
Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic
WINNER: Jane Cox, Appropriate
Natasha Katz, Grey House

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise
Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Natasha Katz, Hell’s Kitchen
Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants
WINNER: Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
Tom Gibbons, Grey House
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate
WINNER: Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along
Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gareth Owen, Hell’s Kitchen
WINNER: Cody Spencer, The Outsiders

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
WINNER: Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious
Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate
Whitney White, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along
Michael Greif, Hell’s Kitchen
Leigh Silverman, Suffs
Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
WINNER: Danya Taymor, The Outsiders

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love
Camille A. Brown, Hell’s Kitchen
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
WINNER: Justin Peck, Illinoise
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephant

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Timo Andres, Illinoise
Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic
Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley, and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance), The Outsiders
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell’s Kitchen
WINNER: Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along