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African-American Tony nominees and winners

This is a list of Black creatives who have been nominated for a Tony Award for outstanding achievement in Broadway theatre.

While some American people of African ancestry prefer "Black," and others prefer "African American"; "African American" is considered a less appropriate umbrella term for people of African ancestry worldwide because it obscures other ethnicities or national origins. Thus, "Black" is a more inclusive umbrella term.

Facts and figures

Multiple nominations

As of 2025 ceremony:

  • George C. Wolfe – 24
  • Audra McDonald – 11
  • LaChanze – 10
  • Paul Tazewell – 10
  • August Wilson – 9
  • Stephen Byrd – 7
  • Rashad V. Chambers – 7
  • Kenny Leon – 7
  • Harold Wheeler – 7
  • Dede Ayite – 6
  • Lloyd Richards – 6
  • Ron Simons – 6
  • Camille A. Brown – 5
  • Gregory Hines – 5
  • Alia Jones – 5
  • Bill T. Jones – 5
  • Debra Martin Chase – 5
  • Donald McKayle – 5
  • Diane Scott Carter – 5
  • Emilio Sosa – 5
  • Brandon Victor Dixon – 4
  • Savion Glover – 4
  • David Alan Grier – 4
  • Allen Lee Hughes – 4
  • Toni-Leslie James – 4
  • James Earl Jones – 4
  • Brian Stokes Mitchell – 4
  • Brian Moreland - 4
  • Mbongeni Ngema – 4
  • Condola Rashad – 4
  • Phylicia Rashad – 4
  • Stew – 4
  • Daryl Waters – 4
  • Kara Young – 4
  • Hilton Battle – 3
  • Vinnette Carroll – 3
  • Viola Davis – 3
  • André De Shields – 3
  • Irene Gandy - 3
  • Micki Grant – 3
  • Jeremy O. Harris – 3
  • Joshua Henry – 3
  • Geoffrey Holder – 3
  • Henry LeTang – 3
  • Lynn Nottage – 3
  • Leslie Odom, Jr. – 3
  • Wendell Pierce – 3
  • Tonya Pinkins – 3
  • Gilbert Price – 3
  • Lamar Richardson – 3
  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson – 3
  • Melvin Van Peebles – 3
  • Courtney B. Vance – 3
  • Saheem Ali – 2
  • Mary Alice – 2
  • Debbie Allen – 2
  • Gretha Boston – 2
  • Charles Brown – 2
  • RuPaul Charles – 2
  • Chuck Cooper – 2
  • Jordan E. Cooper – 2
  • Cleavant Derricks – 2
  • Colman Domingo – 2
  • Ann Duquesnay – 2
  • Charles S. Dutton – 2
  • Justin Ellington – 2
  • Cynthia Erivo – 2
  • George Faison – 2
  • Laurence Fishburne – 2
  • K. Todd Freeman – 2
  • Whoopi Goldberg – 2
  • Corey Hawkins – 2
  • Luther Henderson – 2
  • Stephen McKinley Henderson – 2
  • Jon Michael Hill – 2
  • Linda Hopkins – 2
  • James Monroe Iglehart – 2
  • Ernestine Jackson – 2
  • LaTanya Richardson Jackson - 3
  • Michael R. Jackson – 2
  • Samuel L. Jackson - 2
  • Branden Jacobs-Jenkins - 2
  • Nikki M. James – 2
  • Quincy Jones – 2
  • Joaquina Kalukango – 2
  • John Kani – 2
  • Eartha Kitt – 2
  • John Legend – 2
  • Adriane Lenox – 2
  • Claudia McNeil – 2
  • S. Epatha Merkerson – 2
  • Patina Miller – 2
  • Zakes Mokae – 2
  • Dominique Morisseau - 2
  • Sahr Ngaujah – 2
  • Winston Ntshona – 2
  • Sophie Okonedo – 2
  • Jeremy Pope – 2
  • Billy Porter – 2
  • Josephine Premice – 2
  • Vivian Reed – 2
  • Roger Robinson – 2
  • Anika Noni Rose – 2
  • Diana Sands – 2
  • Anna Deavere Smith – 2
  • Ron Taylor – 2
  • Lynne Thigpen – 2
  • Tamara Tunie – 2
  • Leslie Uggams – 2
  • Ben Vereen – 2
  • Adrienne Warren – 2
  • Kerry Washington – 2
  • Denzel Washington – 2
  • Jason Michael Webb – 2
  • Lillias White – 2
  • Dick Anthony Williams – 2
  • Billy Wilson – 2
  • Oprah Winfrey – 2
  • Jeffrey Wright – 2
  • Samuel E. Wright – 2

Multiple wins

As of 2025 ceremony:

  • Audra McDonald – 6
  • LaChanze – 5
  • George C. Wolfe – 5
  • Debra Martin Chase – 4
  • Ron Simons – 4
  • Hinton Battle – 3
  • Rashad V. Chambers – 3
  • James Earl Jones – 3
  • Viola Davis – 2
  • Geoffrey Holder – 2
  • Branden Jacobs-Jenkins - 2
  • Bill T. Jones – 2
  • Billy Porter – 2
  • Phylicia Rashad – 2
  • Paul Tazewell – 2
  • Kara Young – 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

Excellence in Theatre Education Award

Lighting Design

Lighting Design in a Play

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

Sound Design of a Play

Special Theatrical Event

Special Tony Awards

See also

References

Sources