10 Tonys for Billy Elliot

The New York Times:

The three teenage boys who rotate in the title role of “Billy Elliot” — David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish — jointly won the award for best actor in a musical, as expected, and they also injected considerable charm into the CBS telecast.

Standing onstage together, they covered their eyes with their hands at different points and looked away from the camera bashfully while muttering sentiments like “Oh my God” and “wow” and “unbelievable.”

God of Carnage won Best Play. Full list of winners after the cut:

BEST MUSICAL
Billy Elliot

BEST PLAY
God of Carnage

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Hair

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
The Norman Conquests

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER
Next to Normal
Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Brian Yorkey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, Billy Elliot

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Karen Olivo, West Side Story

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Peter Darling, Billy Elliot

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS (Tie)
Martin Koch, Billy Elliot
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, Next to Normal

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Derek McLane, 33 Variations

Michael Yeargan, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Ian MacNeil, Billy Elliot

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Tim Hatley, Shrek the Musical

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Brian MacDevitt, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Gregory Clarke, Equus

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot

SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
Liza’s at the Palace . . .

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER
Jerry Herman

REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD
Signature Theater (Arlington, Va.)

ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
Phyllis Newman

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATER

Shirley Herz