George Clooney, Darren Criss among 2025 Tony Awards Snubs, Surprises

Early in the 2025 Tony Awardshost Cynthia Erivo Distinguished an “arrival” which won its first appointment this year: George Clooney.

The actor-Oscar-winner was going to places, suggested Erivo, but a few hours later, Clooney, who obtained a certain number of cries on stage during the awards ceremony broadcast live on CBS, left the Tons without Broadway Play to receive a single price, although he was nominated for five honors, including a best actor in a sign of head for Clooney, for which he lost Oh, Mary!Cole Escola.

The room, which was Ratter records with his weekly drops of several million dollars at the box officeclosed its race with a new performance before Sunday prices, after which Clooney quickly returned to him natural hair color After having shot it, brown for the show and the performance of Saturday evening broadcast live on CNN in a very tuned special.

Likewise, the last renewal of Gypsywho won five nominations, including an 11th historic sign for Audra McDonaldMake her the most nominated interpreter in Tony in history in addition to holding the record for most of the artists rewarded from the history of Tony Nicole Scherzinger For Sunset BLVD.

Other notable whitening included Dead outlaw And John Proctor is the villain (seven nominations each), Floyd Collins And Just in time (six appointments each) and Real women have curves (two nominations), with Real womenThe best shot to an upcoming victory in the score category, where he lost Maybe a happy ending.

Indeed, however Maybe a happy ending had already received several awards by time Darren Criss“ The name was called the best actor of a musical winner, his victory, during his first appointment, was still a little surprised because he was in a tight race with Jonathan Groff, who struck his second Tony in a row.

Death becomes her won only a price, for the best costume design, given to the winner of the Oscars Paul Tazewell, despite the musical in the Tonys in equality with three with Maybe a happy ending And Buena Vista Social Club For most appointments with 10 each.

In an upheaval, Aim won the Tony Award for the best play, Besting Oh, Mary! And John Proctor is the villainWith Sadie Sink, who had both been buzzed, both at the box office and in the industry, and considered the best contenders in Tony. But AimWho follows a powerful family of black American policy by recovering from the scandal, won the Pulitzer Prize for the drama earlier this year and saw five of its nominated actors for Tony priceincluding Kara Youngwho won a Tony for the second consecutive year.

Branden Jacobs-JenkinsThe playwright of Aimalso won the best renewal of a play last year to AppropriateWith Sarah Paulson.

The category of games was however particularly stacked this year, as it also included Sanaz Tossi Englishwhich won the Pulitzer in 2023.

Caitlin Huston contributed to this report.