The annual awards ceremony, which was postponed last year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, will honor the shows and performances of the 2019–2020 Broadway season.

Hosted by Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning singer and actor Audra McDonald, the American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday, September 26 from 7 p.m. ET on Paramount+, the streaming service of ViacomCBS.

The awards will be followed by The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back, a live concert celebrating the return of Broadway, hosted by Tony and Grammy Award-winning and two-time Oscar-nominated singer and actor Leslie Odom, Jr.

The concert will feature a live presentation of the Tony Awards for Best Play, Best Revival of a Play, and Best Musical as well as performances from Tony Award nominees and Broadway stars. The concert will be broadcast live from 9 p.m. ET on CBS.

2021 Tony Award Nominees

Best Musical

Jagged Little PillMoulin Rouge! The MusicalTina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Play

Grand HorizonsThe InheritanceSea Wall/A LifeSlave PlayThe Sound InsideBest Revival of a PlayBetrayalFrankie and Johnny In The Clair De LuneA Soldier’s Play

Best Book of a Musical

Jagged Little PillMoulin Rouge! The MusicalTina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Ian Barford, Linda VistaAndrew Burnap, The InheritanceJake Gyllenhaal, Sea Wall/A LifeTom Hiddleston, BetrayalTom Sturridge, Sea Wall/A LifeBlair Underwood, A Soldier’s Play

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Joaquina Kalukango, Slave PlayLaura Linney, My Name is Lucy BartonAudra McDonald, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de LuneMary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Note: The single nominee in this category does not guarantee a win.

According to a statement from The Broadway League (the national trade association for the Broadway theater industry) and the American Theatre Wing, if there is only one nominee in a listed category, “such category shall be submitted to the Tony Voters which may, by the affirmative vote of 60% of the total ballots cast, grant an Award in that category.”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Karen Olivo, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalElizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little PillAdrienne Warren, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Ato Blankson-Wood, Slave PlayJames Cusati-Moyer, Slave PlayDavid Alan Grier, A Soldier’s PlayJohn Benjamin Hickey, The InheritancePaul Hilton, The Inheritance

Jane Alexander, Grand HorizonsChalia La Tour, Slave PlayAnnie McNamara, Slave PlayLois Smith, The InheritanceCora Vander Broek, Linda Vista

Kathryn Gallagher, Jagged Little PillCelia Rose Gooding, Jagged Little PillRobyn Hurder, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalLauren Patten, Jagged Little PillMyra Lucretia Taylor, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalDerek Klena, Jagged Little PillSean Allan Krill, Jagged Little PillSahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalDaniel J. Watts, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer, The Sound InsideStephen Daldry, The InheritanceKenny Leon, A Soldier’s PlayJamie Lloyd, BetrayalRobert O’Hara, Slave Play

Best Direction of a Musical

Phyllida Lloyd, Tina – The Tina Turner MusicalDiane Paulus, Jagged Little PillAlex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Book of a Musical

Diablo Cody, Jagged Little PillJohn Logan, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalKatori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Original Score (Music And/Or Lyrics) Written For The Theatre

Christopher Nightingale, A Christmas CarolPaul Englishby, The InheritanceFitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb, The Rose TattooLindsay Jones, Slave PlayDaniel Kluger, The Sound Inside

Best Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jagged Little PillSonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalAnthony Van Laast, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Jagged Little PillKatie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalEthan Popp, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, Jagged Little PillDerek McLane, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalMark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bob Crowley, The InheritanceSoutra Gilmour, BetrayalRob Howell, A Christmas CarolDerek McLane, A Soldier’s PlayClint Ramos, Slave Play

Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite, Slave PlayDede Ayite, A Soldier’s PlayBob Crowley, The InheritanceRob Howell, A Christmas CarolClint Ramos, The Rose Tattoo

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Emily Rebholz, Jagged Little PillMark Thompson, Tina – The Tina Turner MusicalCatherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, The InheritanceSimon Baker, A Christmas CarolLindsay Jones, Slave PlayDaniel Kluger, Sea Wall/A LifeDaniel Kluger, The Sound Inside

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans, Jagged Little PillPeter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! The MusicalNevin Steinberg, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jiyoun Chang, Slave PlayJon Clark, The InheritanceHeather Gilbert, The Sound InsideAllen Lee Hughes, A Soldier’s PlayHugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bruno Poet, Tina – The Tina Turner MusicalJustin Townsend, Jagged Little PillJustin Townsend, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

2021 Tony Award Win Predictions

Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which has been nominated for 14 awards this year, trailing just behind the record 16 Tony nominations previously received by Hamilton, is projected to score a sweeping win of 10 awards this year, including Best Musical, but lose out in the Best Actress/Featured Actress in a Musical as well as Best Book categories, according to Gold Derby, the American awards prediction and entertainment news website.

Slave Play, which scored a historic 12 nominations (the most ever for a play) is the likely winner of the award for Best Play, according to Gold Derby.

The website says more often than not, the winner of the Best Play also bags at least one actor award win, which means a Tony could be in the cards for Joaquina Kalukango (nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play), Ato Blankson-Wood or James Cusati-Moyer (nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play), Chalia La Tour or Annie McNamara (nominees for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play).

The website also says its readers predict Jagged Little Pill will claim two awards, while Tina – The Tina Turner Musical will walk away with just one.

Tom Hiddleston (from Harold Pinter’s Betrayal) is the projected winner for Best Actor in a Play, over Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge who both star in Sea Wall/A Life, according to entertainment news website The Wrap.

The website also expects Betrayal to score Best Revival of a Play, while Jane Alexander from Grand Horizons is predicted to bag the Best Featured Actress in a Play.