African-American Tony nominees and winners
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This is a list of Black creatives who have been nominated for a
Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
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


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