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Who's Nominated? - Performance

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Click on a show title for more information about the production. When you click on an artist's name, you will get his or her complete Broadway credits from Internet Broadway Database.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Brian Bedford
Brian Bedford, for The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale, for The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Joe Mantello
Joe Mantello, for The Normal Heart
Al Pacino
Al Pacino, for The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance Winner, for Jerusalem
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Nina Arianda
Nina Arianda, for Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand Winner, for Good People
Lily Rabe
Lily Rabe, for The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave, for Driving Miss Daisy
Hannah Yelland
Hannah Yelland, for Brief Encounter
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz
Norbert Leo Butz Winner, for Catch Me If You Can
Josh Gad
Josh Gad, for The Book of Mormon
Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry, for The Scottsboro Boys
Andrew Rannells
Andrew Rannells, for The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon
Tony Sheldon, for Priscilla Queen of the Desert
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sutton Foster
Sutton Foster Winner, for Anything Goes
Beth Leavel
Beth Leavel, for Baby It's You!
Patina Miller
Patina Miller, for Sister Act
Donna Murphy
Donna Murphy, for The People in the Picture
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Mackenzie Crook
Mackenzie Crook, for Jerusalem
Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup, for Arcadia
John Benjamin Hickey
John Benjamin Hickey Winner, for The Normal Heart
Arian Moayed
Arian Moayed, for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vázquez
Yul Vázquez, for The Motherf**ker with the Hat
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Barkin Winner, for The Normal Heart
Edie Falco
Edie Falco, for The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light
Judith Light, for Lombardi
Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lumley, for La Bête
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Elizabeth Rodriguez, for The Motherf**ker with the Hat
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo, for The Scottsboro Boys
Adam Godley
Adam Godley, for Anything Goes
John Larroquette
John Larroquette Winner, for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Forrest McClendon
Forrest McClendon, for The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O'Malley
Rory O'Malley, for The Book of Mormon
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti, for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tammy Blanchard
Tammy Blanchard, for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark, for Sister Act
Nikki M. James
Nikki M. James Winner, for The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone, for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
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