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.
Leading Actor · Musical
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Leading Actress · Musical
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Leading Actor · Play
Adrien Brody · The Fear of 13
+2
Danny Burstein · Marjorie Prime
+2
Neil Patrick Harris · Art
-2
Leading Actress · Play
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Best Musical
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↑ Rising · Direction
Trip Cullman · Becky Shaw
Best Direction of a Play
+2
↓ Falling · Direction
Michael Mayer · Chess
Best Direction of a Musical
-2
Michael Arden · The Queen of Versailles
Best Direction of a Musical
-2
↑ Rising · Design
Qween Jean · CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Best Costume Design of a Musical
+4
Hildegard Bechtler · Oedipus
Best Scenic Design of a Play
+3
Rachel Hauck · CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
+2
David Zinn · Becky Shaw
Best Scenic Design of a Play
+2
Anna Fleischle · Punch
Best Scenic Design of a Play
+2
↓ Falling · Design
Anna Watson · Giant
Best Lighting Design of a Play
-3
Kai Harada · CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Best Sound Design of a Musical
-2
Paul Tazewell · Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Best Costume Design of a Play
-2
↑ Rising · Writing
Iris Rainer Dart & Thom Thomas · Beaches
Best Book of a Musical
+2
Waiting for Godot
Best Revival of a Play
+2
Cinco Paul · Schmigadoon!
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
+2
↓ Falling · Writing
Mamma Mia!
Best Revival of a Musical
-4
Art
Best Revival of a Play
-3
Danny Strong · Chess
Best Book of a Musical
-2