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Awarded for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Country United States of America People also search for Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play Winners & Nominees Frank LangellaThe Father, Frank Langella, Winner, Jeff DanielsBlackbird, Jeff Daniels, Nominee, Gabriel ByrneLong Day’s Journey Into Night, Gabriel Byrne, Nominee, Tim Pigott-SmithKing Charles III, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nominee, Mark StrongA View From the Bridge, Mark Strong, Nominee, Alexander SharpThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Alexander Sharp, Winner, Bradley CooperThe Elephant Man, Bradley Cooper, Nominee, Bill NighySkylight, Bill Nighy, Nominee, Ben MilesWolf Hall: Part One - Wolf Hall: Part Two, Ben Miles, Nominee, Steven BoyerHand to God, Steven Boyer, Nominee, Bryan CranstonAll The Way, Bryan Cranston, Winner, Chris O'DowdOf Mice and Men, Chris O'Dowd, Nominee, Tony ShalhoubAct One, Tony Shalhoub, Nominee, Samuel BarnettTwelfth Night, Samuel Barnett, Nominee, Mark RylanceRichard III, Mark Rylance, Nominee, Tracy LettsWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Tracy Letts, Winner, Nathan LaneThe Nance, Nathan Lane, Nominee, Tom SturridgeOrphans, Tom Sturridge, Nominee, David Hyde PierceVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, David Hyde Pierce, Nominee, Tom HanksLucky Guy, Tom Hanks, Nominee, James CordenOne Man - Two Guvnors, James Corden, Winner, Frank LangellaMan and Boy, Frank Langella, Nominee, John LithgowThe Columnist, John Lithgow, Nominee, James Earl JonesThe Best Man, James Earl Jones, Nominee, Philip Seymour HoffmanDeath of a Salesman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nominee | ||
The Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actors for quality leading roles in a Broadway play. The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, an American actress who died in 1946. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, to "honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year." Despite the award first being presented in 1947, there were no nominees announced until 1956.
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