African-American Tony nominees and winners

This is a list of Black creatives who have been nominated for a Tony Award for outstanding achievement in theater.

While some American people of African ancestry prefer "Black," and others prefer "African American"; "African American" is considered a less appropriate umbrella term for people of African ancestry worldwide because it obscures other ethnicities or national origins. Thus, "Black" is a more inclusive umbrella term.

Facts and figures

Multiple nominations

As of 2022 ceremony:
* George C. Wolfe – 24
* Audra McDonald – 9
* August Wilson – 9
* Paul Tazewell – 8
* Harold Wheeler – 7
* Lloyd Richards – 6
* Stephen Byrd – 5
* Gregory Hines – 5
* Bill T. Jones – 5
* Donald McKayle – 5
* Ron Simons – 5
* Savion Glover – 4
* David Alan Grier – 4
* Allen Lee Hughes – 4
* Toni-Leslie James – 4
* Alia Jones – 4
* James Earl Jones – 4
* LaChanze – 4
* Brian Stokes Mitchell – 4
* Mbongeni Ngema – 4
* Condola Rashad – 4
* Stew – 4
* Hilton Battle – 3
* Camille A. Brown – 3
* Vinnette Carroll – 3
* Viola Davis – 3
* André De Shields – 3
* Brandon Victor Dixon – 3
* Micki Grant – 3
* Joshua Henry – 3
* Geoffrey Holder – 3
* Kenny Leon – 3
* Henry LeTang – 3
* Lynn Nottage – 3
* Tonya Pinkins – 3
* Gilbert Price – 3
* Phylicia Rashad – 3
* Ruben Santiago-Hudson – 3
* Melvin Van Peebles – 3
* Courtney B. Vance – 3
* Daryl Waters – 3
* Mary Alice – 2
* Dede Ayite – 2
* Debbie Allen – 2
* Gretha Boston – 2
* Charles Brown – 2
* Chuck Cooper – 2
* Cleavant Derricks – 2
* Ann Duquesnay – 2
* Charles S. Dutton – 2
* George Faison – 2
* Laurence Fishburne – 2
* K. Todd Freeman – 2
* Whoopi Goldberg – 2
* Luther Henderson – 2
* Linda Hopkins – 2
* Ernestine Jackson – 2
* Michael R. Jackson – 2
* Quincy Jones – 2
* Joaquina Kalukango – 2
* John Kani – 2
* Eartha Kitt – 2
* John Legend – 2
* Adriane Lenox – 2
* Claudia McNeil – 2
* S. Epatha Merkerson – 2
* Patina Miller – 2
* Zakes Mokae – 2
* Brian Moreland - 2
* Dominique Morisseau - 2
* Sahr Ngaujah – 2
* Winston Ntshona – 2
* Sophie Okonedo – 2
* Jeremy Pope – 2
* Billy Porter – 2
* Josephine Premice – 2
* Vivian Reed – 2
* Roger Robinson – 2
* Anika Noni Rose – 2
* Diana Sands – 2
* Anna Deavere Smith – 2
* Emilio Sosa – 2
* Ron Taylor – 2
* Lynne Thigpen – 2
* Tamara Tunie – 2
* Leslie Uggams – 2
* Ben Vereen – 2
* Adrienne Warren – 2
* Denzel Washington – 2
* Jason Michael Webb – 2
* Lillias White – 2
* Dick Anthony Williams – 2
* Billy Wilson – 2
* Oprah Winfrey – 2
* Jeffrey Wright – 2
* Samuel E. Wright – 2

Multiple wins

As of 2022 ceremony:
* Audra McDonald – 6
* George C. Wolfe – 5
* Hinton Battle – 3
* James Earl Jones – 3
* Ron Simons – 3
* Viola Davis – 2
* Geoffrey Holder – 2
* Bill T. Jones – 2
* Billy Porter – 2
* Phylicia Rashad – 2

Book of a Musical

Choreography

Costume Design

Costume Design of a Musical

Costume Design of a Play

Direction of a Musical

Direction of a Play

Excellence in Theatre Education Award

Lighting Design

Lighting Design in a Play

Musical

Orchestrations

Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Play

Regional Theatre Tony Award

Revival of a Musical

Revival of a Play

Sound Design of a Play

Special Theatrical Event

Special Tony Awards

References

tonyawards.com

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