Congratulations to all the winners of this year's Tony Awards, announced on June 7, 2026 during a ceremony at Radio City Music Hall hosted by musician P!nk. Theatre glitterati gathered to celebrate outstanding achievement on the Broadway stage.
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Nominations In Design Categories (*winners in bold):
Best Lighting Design of a Play
*Jack Knowles: Death of a Salesman
Nominees: Natasha Chivers: Oedipus; Stacey Derosier: Joe Turner's Come and Gone; Heather Gilbert: Bug; Heather Gilbert: The Fear of 13; Isabella Byrd: Dog Day Afternoon
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
*Jen Schriever and Michael Arden: The Lost Boys
Nominees: Jane Cox: The Rocky Horror Show; Donald Holder: Schmigadoon!; Adam Honoré: Cats: The Jellicle Ball; Adam Honoré, Donald Holder, and 59 Studio: Ragtime; Kevin Adams: Chess
Best Sound Design of a Play
* Mikaal Sulaiman: Death of a Salesman
Nominees: Tom Gibbons: Oedipus; Lee Kinney: The Fear of 13 ; Justin Ellington: Joe Turner's Come And Gone; Josh Schmidt, Bug
Best Sound Design of a Musical
* Kai Harada: Ragtime
Nominees: Kai Harada: Cats: The Jellicle Ball; Adam Fisher: The Lost Boys; Brian Ronan: The Rocky Horror Show; Walter Trarbach: Schmigadoon!
Best Scenic Design of a Play
*Chloe Lamford: Death Of A Salesman
Nominees: Takeshi Kata: Bug; David Korins: Dog Day Afternoon; Hildegard Bechtler: Oedipus; Arnulfo Maldonado: The Fear of 13; Derek McLane: The Balusters; David Rockwell: Fallen Angels; Teresa L. Williams: Proof; David Zinn: Becky Shaw; David Zinn: Liberation
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
*Dane Laffrey: The Lost Boys
Nominees: Soutra Gilmour: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York); Rachel Hauck: Cats: The Jellicle Ball; The dots: The Rocky Horror Show; Scott Pask: Schmigadoon!
Best Costume Design of a Play
*Jeff Mahshie: Fallen Angels Nominees: Brenda Abbandandolo: Dog Day Afternoon; Qween Jean: Liberation; Emilio Sosa: The Balusters ; Paul Tazewell: Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Best Costume Design of a Musical
* Qween Jean: Cats: The Jellicle Ball Nominees: Linda Cho: Schmigadoon! and Ragtime; Ryan Park: The Lost Boys; David I. Reynoso: The Rocky Horror Show