African-American Tony nominees and winners

Facts and figures

Multiple nominations

• George C. Wolfe – 24
• August Wilson – 9
• Audra McDonald – 8
• Paul Tazewell – 7
• Harold Wheeler – 7
• Lloyd Richards – 6
• Gregory Hines – 5
• Donald McKayle – 5
• Stephen Byrd – 4
• Savion Glover – 4
• Alia Jones – 4
• Bill T. Jones – 4
• James Earl Jones – 4
• Brian Stokes Mitchell – 4
• Mbongeni Ngema – 4
• Condola Rashad – 4
• Ron Simons – 4
• Stew – 4
• Hilton Battle – 3
• Vinnette Carroll – 3
• Viola Davis – 3
• André De Shields – 3
• Micki Grant – 3
• David Alan Grier – 3
• Joshua Henry – 3
• Geoffrey Holder – 3
• Allen Lee Hughes – 3
• Toni-Leslie James – 3
• LaChanze – 3
• Henry LeTang – 3
• Tonya Pinkins – 3
• Gilbert Price – 3
• Melvin Van Peebles – 3
• Courtney B. Vance – 3
• Daryl Waters – 3
• Mary Alice – 2
• Debbie Allen – 2
• Gretha Boston – 2
• Charles Brown – 2
• Cleavant Derricks – 2
• Brandon Victor Dixon – 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
• Quincy Jones – 2
• Eartha Kitt – 2
• John Legend – 2
• Adriane Lenox – 2
• Kenny Leon – 2
• Claudia McNeil – 2
• S. Epatha Merkerson – 2
• Patina Miller – 2
• Zakes Mokae – 2
• Sophie Okonedo – 2
• Jeremy Pope – 2
• Josephine Premice – 2
• Phylicia Rashad – 2
• Vivian Reed – 2
• Roger Robinson – 2
• Anika Noni Rose – 2
• Diana Sands – 2
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson – 2
• Anna Deavere Smith – 2
• Ron Taylor – 2
• Lynne Thigpen – 2
• Tamara Tunie – 2
• Leslie Uggams – 2
• Ben Vereen – 2
• Denzel Washington – 2
• Lillias White – 2
• Dick Anthony Williams – 2
• Billy Wilson – 2
• Oprah Winfrey – 2
• Jeffrey Wright – 2
• Samuel E. Wright – 2

  Multiple wins

• 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

  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

Lighting Design

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

Special Theatrical Event

Special Tony Awards