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Audience Intelligence
2026 Awards Season
Nominees Ballot · Open Through May 4, 11:59PM ET
11
Early Adopters
Registered
26
Awards Categories
Tracked
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Pick Events
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Beta Audience Signal · Pre-Nomination · ConfidentialData current: 2026-03-28  ·  Nominations: May 5, 2026
What this means for your awards campaign
BFFL fans began tracking weeks before nominations are announced — building consensus picks across all 26 awards categories. By nomination day (May 5), this becomes a real-time signal of audience expectation vs. Tony voter decision. For an awards campaign, this tells you which names your target audience already has in their head — and where you have room to shift perception.
Momentum · Last 14 Days
30 movers · 26 changes tracked
Performance
Aaron Tveit · Chess
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
+1
LJ Benet · The Lost Boys
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
-1
Production
Every Brilliant Thing
Best Play
+1
The Balusters
Best Play
-1
↑ Rising · Other
Christopher Gattelli · Schmigadoon!
Best Choreography
+2
Tom Broecker · Chess
Best Costume Design of a Musical
+2
Jack Knowles · Every Brilliant Thing
Best Lighting Design of a Play
+2
Leanne Pinder · Punch
Best Choreography
+1
Micah Stock · Little Bear Ridge Road
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
+1
↓ Falling · Other
Kevin Adams · Chess
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
-2
Christian Cowan · The Queen of Versailles
Best Costume Design of a Musical
-2
Heather Gilbert · Bug
Best Lighting Design of a Play
-2
Kaye Voyce · Becky Shaw
Best Costume Design of a Play
-1
Paul Tazewell · Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Best Costume Design of a Play
-1