They Were Robbed! Who Was Not Nominated for the Tony Awards?

By: May. 03, 2016
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The 2016 Tony Award Nominations were announced earlier today, and while a select, talented few will spend the day celebrating their achievements, there are many who fell just short of a nod.

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you the list of the productions and performers who were sadly overlooked by the nominating committee but could (and/or should!) have been nominated. Here's to their great work this theatre season!

CLICK HERE for the full list of nominees!

Best Play

An Act of God
China Doll
Misery
Our Mother's Brief Affair
Therese Raquin

Best Musical

Allegiance
Amazing Grace
American Psycho
Disaster!
On Your Feet!
Tuck Everlasting

Best Revival of a Play

Fully Committed
Fool for Love
The Gin Game
Hughie
Old Times
Sylvia

Best Revival of a Musical

Dames at Sea

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Matthew Broderick
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
James Earl Jones
Clive Owen
Al Pacino
Jim Parsons
Sam Rockwell
Matt Ryan
Ben Whishaw
Forest Whitaker
Bruce Willis

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Annaleigh Ashford
Nina Arianda
Eve Best
Keira Knightley
Linda Lavin
Kelly Reilly
Cecily Tyson
Nicola Walker

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Telly Leung
Austin P. Mackenzie
Josh Segarra
Cary Tedder
Benjamin Walker
Josh Young

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Sandra Mae Frank
Eloise Kropp
Sarah Charles Lewis
Erin Mackey
Audra McDonald
Lea Salonga
Ana Villafañe



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