The Green Lantern on DVD, 65th Tony and 20th MTV Movie Award Nominations
If You Ask Me (and of Course You Won't) by Betty White
Shania Twain's From This Moment On
Michael Feeney Callan's Robert Redford: The Biography
Jean Thompson's The Year We Left Home
Aretha Franklin's A Woman Falling In and Out of Love
Best Movie
Eligibility Shows that opened during the 2010–11 Broadway season before April 28, 2011 were eligible.[1] The category of "Lead Actress in a Musical" has only four nominees. According to Tony Award rules, "Because only six actresses are eligible for nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category, only four of those actors can be nominated."[7]
[edit]Special awardsThe Tony Awards Administration Committee announced special non-competitive awards prior to the ceremony. The Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre is given to Athol Fugard and Philip J. Smith, Chairman of The Shubert Organization. The Isabelle Stevenson Award is awarded to Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day. The Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre is given to animal trainer Bill Berloni, The Drama Book Shop (West 40th Street in Manhattan), and Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts.[8] The Special Tony Award is given to Handspring Puppet Company, "for creating lifelike horses (manipulated by three actor-puppeteers)". The Regional Theatre Tony Award is presented to Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, Illinois).[6]
[edit]Competitive awardsSource: Tony Awards[6]
[edit]SummaryTwo new musicals received the most nominations of any of the productions: The Book of Mormon received 14 nominations, the most of any production, with The Scottsboro Boys receiving 12 nominations. Several director-choreographers were double-nominated: Rob Ashford, Kathleen Marshall, Casey Nicholaw and Susan Stroman were nominated for both Best Director and Best Choreographer.[9] The revival of The Merchant of Venice received seven nominations, the most for any play, followed by Jerusalem with six.
[edit]Best Play
Shania Twain's From This Moment On
Michael Feeney Callan's Robert Redford: The Biography
Jean Thompson's The Year We Left Home
Aretha Franklin's A Woman Falling In and Out of Love
- Stevie Nicks - In Your DreamsITUNESAMAZON
- Fleet Foxes - Helplessness BluesITUNESAMAZON
- Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 ITUNESAMAZON
- Sade - The Ultimate CollectionITUNESAMAZON
- Various Artists - Now 38: That’s What I Call MusicITUNESAMAZON
- Sixx: A.M. - This Is Gonna HurtAMAZON
- Shinedown - Somewhere In The StratosphereITUNESAMAZON
- Jennifer Lopez - LOVE?ITUNESAMAZON
- Brandi Carlile - Live at Benaroya Hall With The Seattle SymphonyAMAZON
- Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers - Bride of NoisemakersAMAZON
- Boy Meets World: The Complete Fifth SeasonAMAZON
- The DilemmaNETFLIXAMAZON
- Being Human: Season 3 AMAZON
- Kristi Yamaguchi: Power WorkoutAMAZON
- Motorstorm Apocalypse (PS3)IGNAMAZON
- The Secret of Hildegards (PC)AMAZON
- Thor: God of Thunder (PS3)AMAZON
- Thor: God of Thunder (Xbox 360)AMAZON
- The Mysterious Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (DS)IGNAMAZON
- Charlaine Harris - Dead ReckoningB&NAMAZON
- Rick Riordan - The Kane Chronicles, Book Two: The Throne of FireB&NAMAZON
- Steven Tyler - Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: A Rock ‘n’ Roll MemoirB&NAMAZON
- James Patterson - 10th AnniversaryB&NAMAZON
- Marc Ostrofsky - Get Rich Click!: The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the InternetB&NAMAZON
Best Movie
- Black Swan
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Inception
- The Social Network
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
- Zac Efron – Charlie St. Cloud
- Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Emma Stone – Easy A
- Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Jennifer Aniston – Just Go with It
- Natalie Portman – Black Swan
- Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Andrew Garfield – The Social Network
- Chloë Grace Moretz – Kick-Ass
- Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit
- Olivia Wilde – Tron: Legacy
- Jay Chou – The Green Hornet
- Christoph Waltz – The Green Hornet
- Leighton Meester – The Roommate
- Mickey Rourke – Iron Man 2
- Ned Beatty – Toy Story 3
- Tom Felton – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Adam Sandler – Just Go with It
- Ashton Kutcher – No Strings Attached
- Emma Stone – Easy A
- Russell Brand – Get Him to the Greek
- Zach Galifianakis – Due Date
- Ashley Bell – The Last Exorcism
- Ellen Page – Inception
- Jessica Szohr – Piranha 3D
- Minka Kelly – The Roommate
- Ryan Reynolds – Buried
- Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Inception
- Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis – Black Swan
- Amy Adams vs. The Sisters – The Fighter
- Chloë Grace Moretz vs. Mark Strong – Kick-Ass
- Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson and Rupert Grint vs. Rod Hunt and Arden Bajraktaraj – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt vs. Hallway Attacker – Inception
- Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- James Franco – 127 Hours
- Justin Bieber – Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page – Inception
- Natalie Portman – Black Swan
- Steve-O – Jackass 3D
- "I Want to Get Chocolate Wasted!" — Alexys Nycole Sanchez (from Grown Ups)
- "There's a Higher Power That Will Judge you for your Indecency" "Tom Cruise?" — Amanda Bynes and Emma Stone(from Easy A)
- "If You Guys Were The Inventors of Facebook, You'd Have Invented Facebook" — Jesse Eisenberg (from The Social Network)
- "...A Million Dollars Isn't Cool. You Know What's Cool?" "A Billion Dollars. And That Shut Everybody Up" — Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield (from The Social Network)
- "You Mustn't Be Afraid to Dream a Little Bigger Darling" — Tom Hardy (from Inception)
Eligibility Shows that opened during the 2010–11 Broadway season before April 28, 2011 were eligible.[1] The category of "Lead Actress in a Musical" has only four nominees. According to Tony Award rules, "Because only six actresses are eligible for nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category, only four of those actors can be nominated."[7]
[edit]Special awardsThe Tony Awards Administration Committee announced special non-competitive awards prior to the ceremony. The Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre is given to Athol Fugard and Philip J. Smith, Chairman of The Shubert Organization. The Isabelle Stevenson Award is awarded to Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day. The Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre is given to animal trainer Bill Berloni, The Drama Book Shop (West 40th Street in Manhattan), and Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts.[8] The Special Tony Award is given to Handspring Puppet Company, "for creating lifelike horses (manipulated by three actor-puppeteers)". The Regional Theatre Tony Award is presented to Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, Illinois).[6]
[edit]Competitive awardsSource: Tony Awards[6]
[edit]SummaryTwo new musicals received the most nominations of any of the productions: The Book of Mormon received 14 nominations, the most of any production, with The Scottsboro Boys receiving 12 nominations. Several director-choreographers were double-nominated: Rob Ashford, Kathleen Marshall, Casey Nicholaw and Susan Stroman were nominated for both Best Director and Best Choreographer.[9] The revival of The Merchant of Venice received seven nominations, the most for any play, followed by Jerusalem with six.
[edit]Best Play
- Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire
- Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth
- The Motherfucker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis
- War Horse by Nick Stafford
- Alex Timbers for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
- Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone for The Book of Mormon
- David Thompson for The Scottsboro Boys
- Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane for Sister Act
- Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone (music and lyrics) for The Book of Mormon
- John Kander and Fred Ebb (music and lyrics) for The Scottsboro Boys
- Alan Menken (music) and Glenn Slater (lyrics) for Sister Act
- David Yazbek (music and lyrics) for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Brian Bedford in The Importance of Being Earnest
- Bobby Cannavale in The Motherfucker with the Hat
- Joe Mantello in The Normal Heart
- Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice
- Mark Rylance in Jerusalem
- Nina Arianda in Born Yesterday
- Frances McDormand in Good People
- Lily Rabe in The Merchant of Venice
- Vanessa Redgrave in Driving Miss Daisy
- Hannah Yelland in Brief Encounter
- Norbert Leo Butz in Catch Me If You Can
- Josh Gad in The Book of Mormon
- Joshua Henry in The Scottsboro Boys
- Andrew Rannells in The Book of Mormon
- Tony Sheldon in Priscilla Queen of the Desert
- Sutton Foster in Anything Goes
- Beth Leavel in Baby It's You!
- Patina Miller in Sister Act
- Donna Murphy in The People in the Picture
- Mackenzie Crook in Jerusalem
- Billy Crudup in Arcadia
- John Benjamin Hickey in The Normal Heart
- Arian Moayed in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- Yul Vazquez in The Motherfucker with the Hat
- Ellen Barkin in The Normal Heart
- Edie Falco in The House of Blue Leaves
- Judith Light in Lombardi
- Joanna Lumley in La Bête
- Elizabeth Rodriguez in The Motherfucker with the Hat
- Colman Domingo in The Scottsboro Boys
- Adam Godley in Anything Goes
- John Larroquette in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Forrest McClendon in The Scottsboro Boys
- Rory O'Malley in The Book of Mormon
- Laura Benanti in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Tammy Blanchard in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Victoria Clark in Sister Act
- Nikki M James in The Book of Mormon
- Patti LuPone in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Todd Rosenthal for The Motherfucker with the Hat
- Rae Smith for War Horse
- Ultz for Jerusalem
- Mark Wendland for The Merchant of Venice
- Beowulf Boritt for The Scottsboro Boys
- Derek McLane for Anything Goes
- Scott Pask for The Book of Mormon
- Donyale Werle for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
- Jess Goldstein for The Merchant of Venice
- Desmond Heeley for The Importance of Being Earnest
- Mark Thompson for La Bête
- Catherine Zuber for Born Yesterday
- Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner for Priscilla Queen of the Desert
- Martin Pakledinaz for Anything Goes
- Ann Roth for The Book of Mormon
- Catherine Zuber for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Paule Constable for War Horse
- David Lander for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- Kenneth Posner for The Merchant of Venice
- Mimi Jordan Sherin for Jerusalem
- Ken Billington for The Scottsboro Boys
- Howell Binkley for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Peter Kaczorowski for Anything Goes
- Brian MacDevitt for The Book of Mormon
- Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- Simon Baker for Brief Encounter
- Ian Dickinson for Autograph for Jerusalem
- Christopher Shutt for War Horse
- Peter Hylenski for The Scottsboro Boys
- Steve Canyon Kennedy for Catch Me If You Can
- Brian Ronan for Anything Goes
- Brian Ronan for The Book of Mormon
- Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris for War Horse
- Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe for The Normal Heart
- Anna D. Shapiro for The Motherfucker with the Hat
- Daniel J. Sullivan for The Merchant of Venice
- Rob Ashford for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes
- Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker for The Book of Mormon
- Susan Stroman for The Scottsboro Boys
- Rob Ashford for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes
- Casey Nicholaw for The Book of Mormon
- Susan Stroman for The Scottsboro Boys
- Doug Besterman for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Larry Hochman for The Scottsboro Boys
- Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus for The Book of Mormon
- Marc Shaiman and Larry Blank for Catch Me If You Can