1979 / Actor (Musical)
Len Cariou, Sweeney Todd
1979 / Actor (Play)
Tom Conti, Who's Life Is It Anyway?
1979 / Actress (Musical)
Angela Lansbury, Sweeney Todd
1979 / Actress (Play)
Constance Cummings, Wings
Carole Shelley, The Elephant Man
1979 / Actor (Featured Role – Musical)
Henderson Forsythe, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1979 / Actor (Featured Role – Play)
Michael Gough, Bedroom Farce
1979 / Actress (Featured Role – Musical)
Carlin Glynn, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1979 / Actress (Featured Role – Play)
Joan Hickson, Bedroom Farce
1979 / Book (Musical)
Sweeney Todd by Hugh Wheeler
1979 / Choreographer
Michael Bennett and Bob Avian, Ballroom
1979 / Costume Designer
Franne Lee, Sweeney Todd
1979 / Director (Musical)
Harold Prince, Sweeney Todd
1979 / Director (Play)
Jack Hofsiss, The Elephant Man
1979 / Lighting Designer
Roger Morgan, The Crucifer of Blood
1979 / Musical
Sweeney Todd. Produced by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, and Martin Richards
1979 / Original Musical Score
Sweeney Todd. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
1979 / Play
The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance. Produced by Richmond Crinkley, Elizabeth I. McCann, and Nelle Nugent
1979 / Regional Theatre Tony Award
American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California
1979 / Scenic Designer
Eugene Lee, Sweeney Todd
1979 / Special Tony Award
Richard Rodgers
Henry Fonda
Walter F. Diehl, International President of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Operators, has been an active force in advancing the well-being of the Broadway theatre and of theatre nationally.