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Lillias White

1996

50^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 2, 1996)

Julie Andrews

Nathan Lane

1995

49^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 4, 1995)

Brian Bedford

Matthew Broderick

Glenn Close

Rebecca Luker

Roger Rees

1994

48^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 12, 1994)

1993

47^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 6, 1993)

Tim Curry

Gregg Edelman

Madeline Kahn

Paul Kandel

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Andrea Martin

Bernadette Peters

Martin Short

1992

46^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: May 31, 1992)

Glenn Close

1991

45^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 2, 1991)

Bruce Adler

Nigel Hawthorne

Lea Salonga

LaChanze Sapp

Kevin Spacey

1990

44^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 3, 1990)

1989

43^rd Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 4, 1989)

Jason Alexander

Madeline Kahn

Debbie Shapiro

Eric Stoltz

1988

42^nd Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 5, 1988)

Judy Kaye

Judy Kuhn

Howard McGillin

B. D. Wong

1987

41^st Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 7, 1987)

1986

40^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 1, 1986)

Peter Gallagher

John Mahoney

Howard McGillin

Bebe Neuwirth

Bernadette Peters

1985

39^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 2, 1985)

Rene Auberjonois

Jim Dale

Ellen FitzHugh

Roger Miller

1984

38^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 3, 1984)

Glenn Close

Jeremy Irons

1983

37^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 5, 1983)

Matthew Broderick

Harvey Fierstein

1982

36^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 6, 1982)

Geraldine Page

Amanda Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Roger Rees

1981

35^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 7, 1981)

Lauren Bacall

Tim Curry

Kevin Kline

Austin Pendleton

Martin Vidnovic

1980

34^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 8, 1980)

Jim Dale

1979

33^rd Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 3, 1979)

Carole Shelley

1978

32^nd Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 4, 1978)

Nell Carter

Rex Everhart

Barnard Hughes

Madeline Kahn

Eartha Kitt

Kevin Kline

1977

31^st Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 5, 1977)

Barry Bostwick

Robert Guillaume

1976

30^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 18, 1976)

1975

29^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 20, 1975)

1974

28^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 21, 1974)

Rene Auberjonois

Maureen Brennan

Madeline Kahn

Bette Midler

Christopher Plummer

1973

27^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: March 25, 1973)

Jack Albertson

Barnard Hughes

Glynis Johns

1972

26^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 23, 1972)

Barry Bostwick

Bernadette Peters

1971

25^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: March 28, 1971)

Barbara Barrie

Brian Bedford

Sandy Duncan

Charles Kimbrough

1970

24^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 19, 1970)

Rene Auberjonois

Lauren Bacall

Noel Coward

Ossie Davis

1969

23^rd Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 20, 1969)

Sandy Duncan

James Earl Jones

Jerry Orbach

Brenda Vaccaro

1968

22^nd Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 21, 1968)

Pearl Bailey

Maurice Chevalier

Robert Goulet

Brian Murray

Alice Playten

Brenda Vaccaro

1967

21^st Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: March 26, 1967)

no nominees this year

1966

20^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 16, 1966)

Hal Holbrook

Brenda Vaccaro

1965

19^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: June 13, 1965)

Jack Albertson

Alice Ghostley

Jerry Orbach

1964

18^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: May 25, 1964)

Noel Coward

Tessie O’Shea

1963

17^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 28, 1963)

Hermione Baddeley

Alice Ghostley

Clive Revill

1962

16^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 19, 1962)

Joseph Campanella

1961

15^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 16, 1961)

Julie Andrews

Joan Plowright

Clive Revill

Dick Van Dyke

1960

14^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 24, 1960)

Roddy McDowall

Geraldine Page

Rip Torn

1959

13^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 12, 1959)

Christopher Plummer

1958

12^th Annual Tony Awards

(Ceremony: April 13, 1958)

Ossie Davis