There was no shortage of stars among the 2025 Tony Awards nominees announced Thursday, among them Broadway newbies George Clooney, Nicole Scherzinger and “Succession” breakout Sarah Snook.
Two-time Oscar winner Clooney was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his work as Edward R. Murrow in “Good Night, and Good Luck” — which Clooney also co-wrote with frequent collaborator Grant Heslov. The production itself — adapted from the 2005 thriller of the same name, which he directed — earned four other nods Thursday.
Former Pussycat Doll Scherzinger’s portrayal of Norma Desmond in the acclaimed revival of “Sunset Blvd..” earned her a nod for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. “Sunset Blvd.” — adapted from the 1950 noir of the same name — earned six other nominations including Best Direction of a Musical (Jamie Lloyd).
Snook was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” The stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s novel earned six nominations total, among them Best Direction of a Play (Kip Williams).
Sarah Snook. (Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
The Best Musical nominees were “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Dead Outlaw,” “Death Becomes Her,” “Maybe Happy Ending,” and “Operation Mincemeat.”
The contenders for Best New Play are “English,” “The Hills of California,” “John Proctor Is the Villain,” “Oh, Mary!” and “Purpose.”
Best Actor nominees for musicals include: Darren Criss in “Maybe Happy Ending”; Andrew Durand for “Dead Outlaw”; Scherzinger’s “Sunset Blvd.” co-star Tom Francis; Jonathan Groff in “Just in Time;” James Monroe Iglehart for “A Wonderful World;” and Jeremy Jordan for “Floyd Collins.”
Scherzinger’s fellow Best Actress in a Musical nominees are: Megan Hilty (“Death Becomes Her”); Audra McDonald (“Gypsy”); Jasmine Amy Rogers (“BOOP! The Musical”); and Jennifer Simard (“Death Becomes Her”).
Clooney’s competition for Best Actor in a Play includes: Cole Escola (“Oh, Mary!”); Jon Michael Hill (“Purpose”); Daniel Dae Kim (“Yellow Face”); Harry Lennix (“Purpose”); and Louis McCartney (“Stranger Things: The First Shadow”).
Alongside Snook, the Best Actress in a Play categories recognized: ˜Laura Donnelly (“The Hills of California”); Farrow (“The Roommate”); LaTanya Richardson Jackson (“Purpose”); and Sadie Sink (“John Proctor Is the Villain”).
Notably, Snook’s “Succession” co-star Kieran Culkin, who recently earned his first Oscar for Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” didn’t score any nods for “Glengarry Glen Ross,” but Bob Odenkirk did as Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play.
Also nominated in that category are: Glenn Davis (“Purpose”); Gabriel Ebert (“John Proctor is the Villain”); Francis Jue (“Yellow Face”); and Conrad Ricamora (“Oh, Mary!”).
Nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play are: Tala Ashe (“English”); Jessica Hecht (“Eureka Day”); Marjan Neshat (“English”); Fina Strazza (“John Proctor is the Villain”); and Kara Young (“Purpose”).
Brooks Ashmanskas (“SMASH”) is nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, alongside Jeb Brown (“Dead Outlaw”); Danny Burstein (“Gypsy”); Jak Malone (“Operation Mincemeat”); and Taylor Trensch (“Floyd Collins”).
Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominees include: Natalie Venetia Belcon (“Buena Vista Social Club”); Julia Knitel (“Dead Outlaw”); Gracie Lawrence (“Just in Time”); Justina Machado (“Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”); and Joy Woods (“Gypsy”).
The Tonys will air on CBS and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ on Sunday June 8 at 8 p.m.
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