Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play honors a leading performance by an actor in a Broadway play. It is presented annually by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League.

Tony Awards: Annual awards recognizing achievement in Broadway theatre, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. This acting prize is one category within the broader Broadway awards.
Broadway theatre: Professional theatre presented in eligible Manhattan venues designated as Broadway theatres. Only qualifying Broadway productions can supply performances for this award.
José Ferrer: A Puerto Rican actor and director who became the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award for acting. His 1947 Tony win for Cyrano de Bergerac established the category’s first recipient.
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: A Tony Award honoring a leading performance by an actress in a Broadway play. It is the parallel leading-performance category for actresses in plays.
American Theatre Wing: A New York nonprofit organization that supports theatre and co-presents the Tony Awards. The organization helped establish the awards and continues to present them.
Tony Award eligibility: The rules determining which productions, artists, and achievements may compete for Tony Awards. Eligibility rules determine which actors and performances can enter this category.
Paul Scofield: An English actor acclaimed for classical stage roles and a long career in theatre and film. His 1962 Tony-winning performance as Sir Thomas More exemplifies the category’s dramatic range.
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play: A Tony Award recognizing a featured performance by an actor in a Broadway play. It distinguishes featured roles from the leading performances honored here.
The Broadway League: A trade association representing Broadway theatre producers, theatre owners, and presenters. It co-presents the Tony Awards with the American Theatre Wing.
Tony Award nominations: Official selections of eligible artists and productions competing in Tony Award categories. Nominees are the performances from which the category’s winner is chosen.

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