Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss to Announce 2026 Tony Awards Nominations

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The 79th Annual Tony Award nominations will be announced on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

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The 79th Annual Tony Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, May 5, by Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss . The announcement can be viewed LIVE (9am ET) in their entirety here on BroadwayWorld. Some of the larger categories will be announced on CBS Mornings at 8:30am ET. Plus, be sure to stay tuned throughout the rest of the day for reactions from the nominees and more!

If you haven't been following how awards season has been shaping up so far, be sure to check out nominations for the Drama Desk Awards , Drama League Awards , Outer Critics Circle Awards , New York Drama Critics Circle , and Chita Rivera Awards.

Some honorees have already been announced. Mary-Mitchell Campbell will receive the 2026 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for her unwavering dedication to advocacy work through the arts. André Bishop, Jules Fisher , and James Lapine will receive the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will go to: 1/52 Project, Jake Bell , Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has met four times this season to determine the eligibility of every Broadway production of the season . Learn about how the nominees are decided. Plus, read all of the reviews from this season's eligible shows and recap the whole season . Lastly, check out which shows are eligible for this year's biggest awards below...

All Out: Comedy About Ambition The Balusters Call Me Izzy Dog Day Afternoon The Fear of 13 Giant Jeff Ross : Take a Banana For the Ride Liberation Little Bear Ridge Road Punch

Beaches The Lost Boys The Queen of Versailles Schmigadoon! Titanique Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Art Becky Shaw Bug Death of a Salesman Every Brilliant Thing Fallen Angels Joe Turner's Come and Gone Marjorie Prime Oedipus Proof Waiting for Godot

Cats: The Jellicle Ball Chess Ragtime The Rocky Horror Show

Jon Bernthal , Dog Day Afternoon Adrien Brody , The Fear of 13 Bobby Cannavale , Art James Corden , Art Neil Patrick Harris , Art Will Harrison , Punch Nathan Lane , Death of a Salesman John Lithgow , Giant Daniel Radcliffe , Every Brilliant Thing Keanu Reeves , Waiting for Godot Jeff Ross , Jeff Ross : Take a Banana For the Ride Namir Smallwood , Bug Michah Stock , Little Bear Ridge Road Mark Strong , Oedipus Alex Winter , Waiting for Godot

Rose Byrne , Fallen Angels Carrie Coon , Bug Ayo Edebiri , Proof Susannah Flood , Liberation Lesley Manville , Oedipus Laurie Metcalf , Little Bear Ridge Road Kelli O'Hara, Fallen Angels Anika Noni Rose , The Balusters Jean Smart , Call Me Izzy

LJ Benet , The Lost Boys Alex Brightman , Schmigadoon! Nicholas Christopher , Chess Andrew Durand , The Rocky Horror Show Luke Evans , The Rocky Horror Show Joshua Henry , Ragtime Sam Tutty , Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Aaron Tveit , Chess Brandon Uranowitz , Ragtime

Kelli Barrett , Beaches Sara Chase , Schmigadoon! Kristin Chenoweth , The Queen of Versailles Stephanie Hsu , The Rocky Horror Show Caissie Levy , Ragtime Lea Michele , Chess Marla Mindelle , Titanique Christiani Pitts , Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Jessica Vosk , Beaches

The Lost Boys

The 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the  only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – will be presented at the annual ceremony tonight, May 3, 2026, at NYU Skirball beginning at 7:00pm.

It's Tonys time! On Tuesday morning, Uzo Aduba anf Darren Criss will announce the nominations for The 79th Annual Tony Awards, live from Sofitel New York at 9am ET. We have all of the details.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, May 5, by Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss. The announcement can be viewed LIVE (9am ET) in their entirety here on BroadwayWorld. Catch up on everything you need to know before the announcement!

Earlier this week, Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen announced the nominations for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which will be held on  Monday, May 17. What does the news mean for the rest of awards season? Does love from the Drama Desk usually mean that a Tony nomination will follow?

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