Billy Elliot Tops the 2009 Tony Awards with 10 Wins

The 2009 Tony Awards are now part of the record books, and Billy Elliot emerged the evening's big winner with a total of 10 awards, including Best Musical. Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage was honored as Best Play, and the Best Revival winners were The Norman Conquests and Hair. A complete list of winners follows:

Best Musical
Billy Elliot 

Best Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot

Best Actress in a Musical
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal

Best Revival of a Musical
Hair

Best Play
God of Carnage

Best Revival of a Play
The Norman Conquests 

Best Actress in a Play
Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage

Best Actor in a Play
Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Karen Olivo, West Side Story 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot

Best Special Theatrical Event
Liza Minnelli, Liza's at the Palace

Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot 

Best Direction of a Play
Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage 

Best Original Score
Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics), Next to Normal 

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit 

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Book of a Musical
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot

Best Choreography
Peter Darling, Billy Elliot

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot

Best Sound Design of a Play
Gregory Clarke, Equus

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Ian MacNeil, Billy Elliot 

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Derek McLane, 33 Variations 

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Tim Hatley, Shrek The Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play
Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot 

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Orchestrations
(TIE)
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, Next to Normal
and
Martin Koch, Billy Elliot

Tony Awards Tally:
Billy Elliot – 10
God of Carnage – 3
Next to Normal – 3
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone – 2
33 Variations – 1
Blithe Spirit – 1
Equus – 1
Exit the King - 1
Hair – 1
Liza's at the Palace... – 1
Mary Stuart – 1
The Norman Conquests – 1
Shrek the Musical – 1
West Side Story – 1