The 2009 Tony Awards are now part of the record books, and Billy Elliot emerged the evening’s big winner with a total of 10 awards, including Best Musical. Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage was honoured as Best Play, and the Best Revival winners were The Norman Conquests and Hair. Watch the opening number from the show above. Winners below.
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Best Musical
Billy Elliot
Best Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot
Best Actress in a Musical
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
Best Revival of a Musical
Hair
Best Play
God of Carnage
Best Revival of a Play
The Norman Conquests
Best Actress in a Play
Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
Best Actor in a Play
Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Karen Olivo, West Side Story
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot
Best Special Theatrical Event
Liza Minnelli, Liza’s at the Palace
Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot
Best Direction of a Play
Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage
Best Original Score
Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics), Next to Normal
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Best Book of a Musical
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot
Best Choreography
Peter Darling, Billy Elliot
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot
Best Sound Design of a Play
Gregory Clarke, Equus
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Ian MacNeil, Billy Elliot
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Derek McLane, 33 Variations
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Tim Hatley, Shrek The Musical
Best Costume Design of a Play
Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Best Orchestrations
(TIE)
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, Next to Normal
and Martin Koch, Billy Elliot