2005 / Actor (Musical)
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hank Azaria, Monty Python's Spamalot
Gary Beach, La Cage aux Folles
Tim Curry, Monty Python's Spamalot
John Lithgow, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2005 / Actor (Play)
Bill Irwin, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Philip Bosco, Twelve Angry Men
Billy Crudup, The Pillowman
James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond
Brían F. O'Byrne, Doubt
2005 / Actress (Musical)
Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
Christina Applegate, Sweet Charity
Erin Dilly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Sutton Foster, Little Women
Sherie Rene Scott, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2005 / Actress (Play)
Cherry Jones, Doubt
Laura Linney, Sight Unseen
Mary-Louise Parker, Reckless
Phylicia Rashad, Gem of the Ocean
Kathleen Turner, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
2005 / Actor (Featured Role – Musical)
Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Marc Kudisch, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael McGrath, Monty Python's Spamalot
Matthew Morrison, The Light in the Piazza
Christopher Sieber, Monty Python's Spamalot
2005 / Actor (Featured Role – Play)
Liev Schreiber, Glengarry Glen Ross
Alan Alda, Glengarry Glen Ross
Gordon Clapp, Glengarry Glen Ross
David Harbour, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Pillowman
2005 / Actress (Featured Role – Musical)
Sara Ramirez, Monty Python's Spamalot
Joanna Gleason, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Celia Keenan-Bolger, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kelli O'Hara, The Light in the Piazza
2005 / Actress (Featured Role – Play)
Adriane Lenox, Doubt
Mireille Enos, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Heather Goldenhersh, Doubt
Dana Ivey, The Rivals
Amy Ryan, A Streetcar Named Desire
2005 / Book (Musical)
Rachel Sheinkin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jeffrey Lane, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Craig Lucas, The Light in the Piazza
Eric Idle, Monty Python's Spamalot
2005 / Choreographer
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles
Wayne Cilento, Sweet Charity
Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Casey Nicholaw, Monty Python's Spamalot
2005 / Costume Design (Musical)
Catherine Zuber, The Light in the Piazza
Tim Hatley, Monty Python's Spamalot
Junko Koshino, Pacific Overtures
William Ivey Long, La Cage aux Folles
2005 / Costume Design (Play)
Jess Goldstein, The Rivals
Jane Greenwood, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
William Ivey Long, A Streetcar Named Desire
Constanza Romero, Gem of the Ocean
2005 / Director (Musical)
Mike Nichols, Monty Python's Spamalot
James Lapine, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jack O'Brien, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Bartlett Sher, The Light in the Piazza
2005 / Director (Play)
Doug Hughes, Doubt
John Crowley, The Pillowman
Scott Ellis, Twelve Angry Men
Joe Mantello, Glengarry Glen Ross
2005 / Lighting Design (Musical)
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
Mark Henderson, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kenneth Posner, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hugh Vanstone, Monty Python's Spamalot
2005 / Lighting Design (Play)
Brian MacDevitt, The Pillowman
Pat Collins, Doubt
Donald Holder, Gem of the Ocean
Donald Holder, A Streetcar Named Desire
2005 / Musical
Monty Python's Spamalot. Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Arielle Tepper, Stephanie McClelland/Lawrence Horowitz, Élan V. McAllister/Allan S. Gordon, Independent Presenters Network, Roy Furman, GRS Associates, Jam Theatricals, TGA Entertainment, Clear Channel Entertainment
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Producers: Marty Bell, David Brown, Aldo Scrofani, Roy Furman, Dede Harris, Amanda Lipitz, Greg Smith, Ruth Hendel, Chase Mishkin, Barry and Susan Tatelman, Debra Black, Sharon Karmazin, Joyce Schweickert, Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer, Barbara Whitman, Weissberger Theater Group/Jay Harris, Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Jean Cheever, Clear Channel Entertainment, Harvey Weinstein, MGM on Stage/Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber
The Light in the Piazza. Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Producers: David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre
2005 / Orchestrations
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel and Bruce Coughlin, The Light in the Piazza
Larry Hochman, Monty Python's Spamalot
Jonathan Tunick, Pacific Overtures
Harold Wheeler, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2005 / Original Musical Score
The Light in the Piazza
Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Music: John Du Prez & Eric Idle
Lyrics: Eric Idle
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music & Lyrics: William Finn
2005 / Play
Doubt. Author: John Patrick Shanley; Producers: Carole Shorenstein Hays, MTC Productions, Inc., Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Roger Berlind, Scott Rudin
Democracy. Author: Michael Frayn; Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Jean Doumanian, Stephanie P. McClelland, Arielle Tepper, Amy Nederlander, Eric Falkenstein, Roy Furman
Gem of the Ocean. Author: August Wilson; Producers: Carole Shorenstein Hays, Jujamcyn Theaters
The Pillowman. Author: Martin McDonagh; Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, Robert Fox, Arielle Tepper, Stephanie P. McClelland, Debra Black, Dede Harris/Morton Swinsky, Roy Furman/Jon Avnet, Joyce Schweickert, The National Theatre of Great Britain
2005 / Revival (Musical)
La Cage aux Folles. Producers: James L. Nederlander, Clear Channel Entertainment, Kenneth Greenblatt, Terry Allen Kramer, Martin Richards
Pacific Overtures. Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy, Gorgeous Entertainment
Sweet Charity. Producers: Barry and Fran Weissler, Clear Channel Entertainment, Edwin W. Schloss
2005 / Revival (Play)
Glengarry Glen Ross. Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Boyett Ostar Productions, Ronald Frankel, Philip Lacerte, Stephanie P. McClelland/CJM Productions, Barry Weisbord, Zendog Productions, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Producers: Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Daryl Roth, Terry Allen Kramer, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, James L. Nederlander, Nick Simunek, Joey Parnes
On Golden Pond. Producers: Jeffrey Finn, Arlene Scanlan, Stuart Thompson
Twelve Angry Men. Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy
2005 / Scenic Design (Musical)
Michael Yeargan, The Light in the Piazza
Tim Hatley, Monty Python's Spamalot
Rumi Matsui, Pacific Overtures
Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
2005 / Scenic Design (Play)
Scott Pask, The Pillowman
John Lee Beatty, Doubt
David Gallo, Gem of the Ocean