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Tony Awards Predictions

How our per-category model would have predicted the 2025 Tony Awards.

93.6%Our #1 pick wins the Tonyacross 12 seasons · tap to see track record
44/47

Our #1 matches the Tony winner across 12 seasons · 93.6% match rate

Best Musical12/12 100%
Best Play12/12 100%
Best Revival Musical11/11 100%
Best Revival Play9/12 75%

Season by season

SeasonMus.PlayR. Mus.R. Play
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015
2013-2014

Where we missed (3)

Our #1 didn't match the Tony winner in these category-seasons. Most are voter-sentiment upsets (cultural significance, star power) that blended scores can't fully capture.

2018-2019 · Best Revival Play
Our #1: The Waverly Gallery
Tony: The Boys in the Band
2014-2015 · Best Revival Play
Our #1: The Elephant Man
Tony: Skylight
2013-2014 · Best Revival Play
Our #1: The Glass Menagerie
Tony: A Raisin in the Sun

Prediction Report Card

4/4

Musical

Correct
Maybe Happy Ending

Our #1 pick

Maybe Happy Ending

Prediction Score84
Critics
87
Audience
A+
Awards
94

Play

Correct
Purpose

Our #1 pick

Purpose

Prediction Score60
Critics
83
Audience
A+
Awards
84

Revival Musical

Correct
Sunset Boulevard

Our #1 pick

Sunset Boulevard

Prediction Score89
Critics
76
Audience
A
Awards
85

Revival Play

Correct
Eureka Day

Our #1 pick

Eureka Day

Prediction Score80
Critics
77
Audience
B+
Awards
71

Best Musical

Correct

New musicals eligible for the top musical prize.

Best Play

Correct

New plays eligible for the top play prize.

Best Revival of a Musical

Correct

Musical revivals competing for best revival honors.

Best Revival of a Play

Correct

Play revivals competing for best revival honors.

Performer & Craft Categories

Historical 2024-2025 nominees with critic scores, audience grades, and Award Score.

Best Book of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
82
A+
73
Dead Outlaw

Itamar Moses

DD
83
B
75
Death Becomes Her

Marco Pennette

80
A+
64
Maybe Happy Ending

Will Aronson & Hue Park

OCCDD
87
A+
94
Operation Mincemeat

David Cumming & Felix Hagan & Natasha Hodgson & Zoë Roberts

76
A
61

Best Original Score

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Dead Outlaw

David Yazbek & Erik Della Penna

DD
83
B
75
Death Becomes Her

Julia Mattison & Noel Carey

80
A+
64
Maybe Happy Ending

Will Aronson & Hue Park

OCCDD
87
A+
94
Operation Mincemeat

David Cumming & Felix Hagan & Natasha Hodgson & Zoë Roberts

76
A
61

Best Actor in a Musical

Best Actress in a Musical

Best Actor in a Play

PressPicks
Oh, Mary!
Purpose

Best Actress in a Play

Best Direction of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
82
A+
73
Dead Outlaw

David Cromer

83
B
75
Death Becomes Her

Christopher Gattelli

80
A+
64
Maybe Happy Ending

Michael Arden

DLOCCDD
87
A+
94
Sunset Boulevard

Jamie Lloyd

76
A-
85

Best Direction of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Oh, Mary!

Sam Pinkleton

DL
88
A
77
77
A
69

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

PressPicks
Dead Outlaw
Gypsy

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

PressPicks
Gypsy

Best Featured Actor in a Play

PressPicks
Purpose

Best Featured Actress in a Play

PressPicks
Purpose

Best Choreography

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Boop! The Musical

Jerry Mitchell

OCCDD
71
B+
60
Buena Vista Social Club

Patricia Delgado & Justin Peck

82
A+
73
Death Becomes Her

Christopher Gattelli

80
A+
64
Gypsy

Camille A. Brown

85
A-
58

Best Orchestrations

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
82
A+
73
Floyd Collins

Bruce Coughlin

73
C+
56
Just in Time

Andrew Resnick & Michael Thurber

80
A+
55
Maybe Happy Ending

Will Aronson

87
A+
94
Sunset Boulevard

David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber

76
A-
85

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Buena Vista Social Club

Arnulfo Maldonado

82
A+
73
Death Becomes Her

Derek McLane

80
A+
64
Just in Time

Derek McLane

80
A+
55
Maybe Happy Ending

Dane Laffrey & George Reeve

87
A+
94

Best Scenic Design of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
65
A
61
The Picture of Dorian Gray

Marg Horwell & David Bergman

77
A
69

Best Costume Design of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Boop! The Musical

Gregg Barnes

71
B+
60
82
A+
73
Death Becomes Her

Paul Tazewell

80
A+
64
Just in Time

Catherine Zuber

80
A+
55
87
A+
94

Best Costume Design of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Oh, Mary!

Holly Pierson

88
A
77
65
A
61
77
A
69

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
82
A+
73
Death Becomes Her

Justin Townsend

80
A+
64
Floyd Collins

Scott Zielinski & Ruey Horng Sun

73
C+
56
87
A+
94
Sunset Boulevard

Jack Knowles

76
A-
85

Best Lighting Design of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
77
A
69

Best Sound Design of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
82
A+
73
Floyd Collins

Dan Moses Schreier

73
C+
56
Just in Time

Peter Hylenski

80
A+
55
Maybe Happy Ending

Peter Hylenski

87
A+
94
Sunset Boulevard

Adam Fisher

76
A-
85

Best Sound Design of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
77
A
69

Rankings are derived from aggregated critic reviews. Tony eligibility based on opening dates within the 2024-2025 season. Category classifications (new vs. revival) are subject to official Tony Awards Administration Committee rulings.

Score model updated 2026-05-16. Awards Score now uses tier-weighted precursor nominations (Drama League, OCC, Drama Desk). Backtest accuracy: 41 of 47 contests (87%) across 12 years of Tony history.