Tony Awards 2012 Winners

Tony Awards 2012 Winners

The Broadway adaptation of an indie movie "Once" was named the big winner at the recently concluded Tony Awards, taking home eight accolades, including Best Musical.

Its lead actor Steve Kazee, on the other hand, won Best Leading Actor in a Musical.

Meanwhile, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" lead actress Audra McDonald won the Best Leading Actress in a Musical category.

"Clybourne Park" won Best Play.

Hugh Jackman was presented with a special Tony award by his wife Deborra-Lee Furness at the ceremony for his contribution to the Broadway community and charity work

Paul Rudd, Christopher Plummer and Angela Lansbury all presented gongs at the ceremony at the Beacon Theater in New York, which was presented by Neil Patrick Harris.

Here is the full list of winners in the 2012 Tony Awards:

Best musical: Once

Best book of a musical: Enda Walsh, Once

Best original score, music and lyrics: Newsies, Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Jack Feldman

Best play: Clybourne Park

Best revival of a musical: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess

Best revival of a play: Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best actress in a musical: Audra McDonald, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess

Best actor in a musical: Steve Kazee, Once

Best actress in a play: Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur

Best actor in a play: James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors

Best featured actress in a musical: Judy Kaye, Nice Work If You Can Get It

Best featured actor in a musical: Michael McGrath, Nice Work If You Can Get it

Best featured actor in a play: Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher

Best featured actress in a play: Judith Light, Other Desert Cities

Best direction of a musical: John Tiffany, Once

Best direction of a play: Mike Nichols, Arthur Miller’s Death of A Salesman

Best choreography: Christopher Gattelli, Newsies

Best orchestrations: Martin Lowe, Once

Best scenic design of a musical: Bob Crowley, Once

Best scenic design of a play: Donyale Werle, Peter and the Starcatcher

Best costume design of a musical: Gregg Barnes, Follies

Best costume design of a play: Paloma Young, Peter and the Starcatcher

Best lighting design of a musical: Natasha Katz, Once

Best lighting design of a play: Jeff Croiter, Peter and the Starcatcher

Best sound design of a musical: Clive Goodwin, Once

Best sound design of a play: Darron L. West, Peter and the Starcatcher

Special Tony award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Emanuel Azenberg

Regional Theatre Tony Award: Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC

Isabelle Stevenson award: Bernadette Peters

Special Tony award: Actors’ Equity Association and Hugh Jackman

Tony honours for excellence in the theatre: Freddie Gershon and Artie Siccardi and TDF Open Doors