1981 / Actor (Musical)
Kevin Kline, The Pirates of Penzance
Gregory Hines, Sophisticated Ladies
George Rose, The Pirates of Penzance
Martin Vidnovic, Brigadoon
1981 / Actor (Play)
Ian McKellen, Amadeus
Tim Curry, Amadeus
Roy Dotrice, A Life
Jack Weston, The Floating Light Bulb
1981 / Actress (Musical)
Lauren Bacall, Woman of the Year
Meg Bussert, Brigadoon
Chita Rivera, Bring Back Birdie
Linda Ronstadt, The Pirates of Penzance
1981 / Actress (Play)
Jane Lapotaire, Piaf
Glenda Jackson, Rose
Eva Le Gallienne, To Grandmother's House We Go
Elizabeth Taylor, The Little Foxes
1981 / Actor (Featured Role – Musical)
Hinton Battle, Sophisticated Ladies
Tony Azito, The Pirates of Penzance
Lee Roy Reams, 42nd Street
Paxton Whitehead, Camelot
1981 / Actor (Featured Role – Play)
Brian Backer, The Floating Light Bulb
Tom Aldredge, The Little Foxes
Adam Redfield, A Life
Shepperd Strudwick, To Grandmother's House We Go
1981 / Actress (Featured Role – Musical)
Marilyn Cooper, Woman of the Year
Phyllis Hyman, Sophisticated Ladies
Wanda Richert, 42nd Street
Lynne Thigpen, Tintypes
1981 / Actress (Featured Role – Play)
Swoosie Kurtz, Fifth of July
Maureen Stapleton, The Little Foxes
Jessica Tandy, Rose
Zoë Wanamaker, Piaf
1981 / Book (Musical)
Woman of the Year by Peter Stone
42nd Street. by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble
The Moony Shapiro Songbook by Monty Norman and Julian More
Tintypes by Mary Kyte
1981 / Choreographer
Gower Champion, 42nd Street
Graciela Daniele, The Pirates of Penzance
Henry le Tan, Donald McKayle, and Michael Smuin, Sophisticated Ladies
Roland Petit, Can-Can
1981 / Costume Designer
Willa Kim, Sophisticated Ladies
Theoni V. Aldredge, 42nd Street
John Bury, Amadeus
Franca Squarciapino, Can-Can
1981 / Director (Musical)
Wilford Leach, The Pirates of Penzance
Gower Champion, 42nd Street
Robert Moore, Woman of the Year
Michael Smuin, Sophisticated Ladies
1981 / Director (Play)
Peter Hall, Amadeus
Peter Coe, A Life
Marshall W. Mason, Fifth of July
Austin Pendleton, The Little Foxes
1981 / Lighting Designer
John Bury, Amadeus
Tharon Musser, 42nd Street
Dennis Parichy, Fifth of July
Jennifer Tipton, Sophisticated Ladies
1981 / Musical
42nd Street. Produced by David Merrick
Sophisticated Ladies. Produced by Roger S. Berlind, Manheim Fox, Sondra Gilman, Burton L. Litwin, Louise Westergaard, Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation, and Norzar Productions, Inc.
Tintypes. Produced by Richmond Crinkley, Royal Pardon Productions, Ivan Block, Larry J. Silva, Eve Skina, and Joan F. Tobin
Woman of the Year. Produced by Lawrence Kasha, David S. Landay, James M. Nederlander, Warner Theater Productions, Claire Nichtern, Carole J. Shorenstein, and Stewart F. Lane
1981 / Original Musical Score
Woman of the Year. Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
Charlie and Algernon. Music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by David Rogers
Copperfield. Music and lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Shakespeare's Cabaret. Music by Lance Mulcahy
1981 / Play
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. Produced by The Shubert Organization, Elizabeth I. McCann, Nelle Nugent, and Roger S. Berlind
A Lesson From Aloes by Athol Fugard. Produced by Jay J. Cohen, Richard Press, Louis Bush Hager Associates, and Yale Repertory Theater
A Life by Hugh Leonard. Produced by Lester Osterman, Richard Horner, Hinks Shimberg, and Freydberg-Cutler-Diamond Productions
Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson. Produced by Jerry Arrow, Robert Lussier, and Warner Theater Productions
1981 / Revival
The Pirates of Penzance. Produced by Joseph Papp and The New York Shakespeare Festival
Brigadoon. Produced by Zev Bufman and The Shubert Organization
Camelot. Produced by Mike Merrick and Don Gregory
The Little Foxes. Produced by Zev Bufman, Donald C. Carter and Jon Cultler
1981 / Scenic Designer
John Bury, Amadeus
John Lee Beatty, Fifth of July
Santo Loquasto, The Suicide