Olivia Colman — The Favourite Viola Davis — Widows Leading Actor
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" Play revival: "Jitney" Leading actor, play: Kevin Kline, "Present Laughter" Leading actress, play: Laurie Metcalf, "A Doll's House, Part 2" Leading actor, musical: Ben Platt, "Dear Evan Hansen" Leading actress, musical: Bette Midler, "Hello, Dolly!
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Andrew Garfield won for best leading actor earlier in the evening.
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Eva Noblezada, Miss Siagon Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
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Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
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Presenter Joanna Lumley and Leading Actor winner Rami Malek also wore white suits.
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Kelli O'Hara, Kiss Me, Kate Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
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But for many, Dan Stevens is a new addition to our leading actor repertoire.
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Kelli O'Hara, Kiss Me, Kate Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
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" His Tony for best leading actor in a musical is for "The Band&aposs Visit.
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Bryan Cranston collected his second Tony for best leading actor in a play for Network.
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Best Picture, Directing, Documentaries, and Leading Actor/Actress nominations will be announced in the second segment.
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As an understudy, she spent time backstage at the Barrymore Theater with leading actor Tyler Lea.
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Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means To Me Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
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It also marks the first time that actors of color have appeared in every leading actor category.
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Get Out received three additional Oscar nominations: original screenplay, leading actor (Daniel Kaluuya), and directing (Jordan Peele).
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He will also face-off with costar Leslie Odom Jr. for best leading actor in a musical.
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Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means To Me Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
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"A Star Is Born" was nominated for eight Oscars, including best picture, leading actor, and leading actress.
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"Joker" led the nominations, being shortlisted in 11 categories, including best film, best director and leading actor.
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Instead of singing, Ms. Midler would present an award — possibly to the leading actor in a play.
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The film will continue to be eligible in other categories like Rami Malek's nom for Best Leading Actor.
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Other nominees in the leading actor category included Bryan Cranston in "Trumbo" and Michael Fassbender in "Steve Jobs".
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McCain survived years as a political of war in Vietnam before becoming a leading actor in the Senate.
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Malek, who is of Egyptian descent, won Best Leading Actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.
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Other familiar faces on the red carpet included Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams, and leading actor nominee Mark Rylance.
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It has 16 nominations, but that includes three nominees for best featured actor and two for best leading actor.
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An everyday blast that is my life, the life of the former bad boy now leading actor Mark Wahlberg.
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Ron Leibman won for leading actor, as Roy Cohn, and Stephen Spinella won for featured actor as Prior Walter.
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The production earned two Tony nominations: for best revival (it lost to "Jitney") and for best leading actor (Mr.
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Cooper personally picked up nominations for best director, leading actor, adapted screenplay, original music and film at the upcoming show.
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Space adventure "The Martian" was also nominated six times, with Ridley Scott for director and Matt Damon as leading actor.
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He survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before becoming a leading actor on the political stage for decades.
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The revival was nominated for three Tony Awards — for musical revival, leading actor in a musical and choreography — but won none.
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He survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before becoming a decades-long leading actor on the political stage.
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Production on Netflix's upcoming series Cowboy Bebop has been halted after the show's leading actor John Cho was injured on set.
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Joaquin Phoenix's turn in "Joker", where he transforms from vulnerable loner into confident villain, won him a BAFTA leading actor nomination.
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While the glitz of Rami Malek winning the Best Leading Actor Academy Award was still freshly aglow, he fell off the stage.
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McCain, 81, survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before becoming a leading actor on the political stage for decades.
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Gary Oldman was nominated as leading actor and Kristin Scott Thomas as supporting actress, for their roles as Winston and Clementine Churchill.
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Actors Natalie Dormer and Letitia Wright announced nine of the 25 categories, including best film, best director, leading actor and leading actress.
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"Dear Evan Hansen," which received nine nominations, will likely win two of the biggest: Best Musical and Leading Actor for Ben Platt.
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Another big winner was Rami Malek, who took home the leading actor SAG award for his work as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.
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Critic Score: 69% This gritty take on Batman's arch-nemesis stars Joaquin Phoenix in his best leading actor-nominated role as Arthur Fleck.
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" Mr. Falk added: "To some he is still the leading actor of his generation; to others, though, he has suffered an ambition bypass.
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In 2012, he won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his one-man show One Man.
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He went on to star in The Book of Mormon and was even nominated for a Tony Award in the Best Leading Actor category.
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Malek, who won Best Leading Actor for his performance in Bohemian Rhapsody, also became the first person of Egyptian descent to win the award.
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The Danish Girl also did well in the nominations, with five, including a Leading Actor nod for Eddie Redmayne and Leading Actress for Alicia Vikander.
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In winning best leading actor in a play for "The Father," Frank Langella tied Boyd Gaines for the most Tonys won by a male actor.
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McCain, a "maverick" of the Republican Party and giant of the Senate, went on to become a leading actor on the political stage for decades.
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Other leading actor Oscar nominations would come for Finney for his work Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984).
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McCain, a giant of the Senate, survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to become a leading actor on the political stage for decades.
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McCain, a giant of the Senate, survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before becoming a leading actor on the political stage for decades.
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McCain, a giant of the Senate, survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before becoming a leading actor on the political stage for decades.
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It was a trip gone awry that brought Tony Shalhoub his first Tony Award last season, for best performance by a leading actor in a musical.
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Gary Oldman won the award for leading actor with his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour; the film also won the award for makeup and hair.
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He survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before rising to become a giant of the Senate and a leading actor on the political stage.
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Spacey, 59, won an Academy Award as best supporting actor for 1995's "the Usual Suspects" and another for best leading actor for 1999's "American Beauty".
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Despite hoisting the Golden Globe for best actor in a musical or comedy last week, Taron Egerton will not be in contention for the leading actor Oscar.
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READ: 'La La Land' breaks record Damien Chazelle is nominated for both Director and Original Screenplay and Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone for Leading Actor and Leading Actress.
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Main man The Leading Actor category promises to be a fierce battle with Ryan Gosling aiming to pick up another gong for his performance in "La La Land".
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McCain survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before rising to become a maverick of the Republican Party and a leading actor on the political stage.
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Numerous stars – including leading actor nominee Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston – were on hand for the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night.
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Rami Malek, who won raves for his full-throated portrayal of the late Mercury was nominated for Leading Actor, after walking away with best drama actor last week.
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Last year's BAFTA leading actor winner Eddie Redmayne is in the running for his role in transgender movie "The Danish Girl", which was nominated for outstanding British film.
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"Antony and Cleopatra" is comparable in that it features a leading actor in assured control — in this case Josette Simon, who takes center stage as the Egyptian queen.
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Because he's already set to headline a revival of Falsettos in the fall of 2016, Borle could possibly be up for two leading actor Tonys at next year's ceremony.
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Even the film's leading actor Michael Paul Stephenson — who was 10 years old when "Troll 2" was shot — has criticized the film years after it went straight to video.
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Diplomats, environmentalists and others who follow the United Nations climate negotiations said the move threatens to mar Brazil's' reputation as a leading actor on environmental issues and sustainable development.
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Elsewhere, Rami Malek won in the leading actor category for his performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, while Green Book's Mahershala Ali was recognized as the best supporting actor.
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At this year's ceremony, held at the famed Royal Albert Hall, Cooper's A Star Is Born was up for seven awards, including leading actor, director, adapted screenplay and best film.
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That hard work has certainly paid off: Groban is nominated for leading actor in a musical at the Tonys June 11, and The Great Comet is up for 12 awards total.
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The late Joel Silberman, a legendary operative on the left who passed away this month, liked to describe the Massachusetts senator as a "leading" actor and Sanders as a "character" actor.
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Both Vikander and Fassbender are nominated in the leading actor categories at the BAFTAs – the actress for The Danish Girl, and the star for his turn as Steve Jobs in Jobs.
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Three Oscars Favorites Over in the best performance by a leading actor in a play category, Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Mark Rylance are facing off against Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield.
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It has the potential to win 13 Tonys out of its 16 nominations, because in two categories — leading actor and featured actor — more than one performer from the show was nominated.
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"Bohemian Rhapsody" could see Rami Malek win Leading Actor for his portrayal of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury after bagging a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for the role.
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Corden's history with the awards show precedes that: In 2012, he won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his one-man show One Man.
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Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads With its three Tony awards — best revival, best leading actor (Andrew Garfield), and best featured actor (Nathan Lane) — Angels in America is a certified Broadway success.
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He is now a Hollywood leading actor and is known for playing the main character in the film "The Giver" and for the "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Lies."
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Numerous colleagues and politicians took to social media to mourn McCain, who survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before becoming a leading actor on the political stage for decades.
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Joaquin Phoenix recently called out the stunning lack of diversity in nominated actors and filmmakers this awards season, as he accepted his BAFTA award for best leading actor for "Joker" last weekend.
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Andrew Garfield has won the Tony Award for best leading actor in a play for his work in "Angels in America," Tony Kushner&aposs monumental drama about life and love during the 1980s.
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Mr. Odom's portrayal of Alexander Hamilton's nemesis and eventual killer was the emotional anchor of the show, and earned him the Tony Award for best performance by a leading actor in a musical.
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Settled into a studio on the Via Margutta, he found himself amid a scene inhabited by Federico Fellini and his then-leading actor, Giulietta Masina, as well as a milling crowd of painters.
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Phoenix, who won the award for best leading actor for "Joker," criticized the lack of diversity among the nominated creators and performers this awards season, saying the issue could no longer be ignored.
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Its last London outing, at the Donmar Warehouse in 2005, delivered a stealthy but undeniable sting, due in no small measure to leading actor Simon Russell Beale's indrawn pathos in the central role.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Survival drama "The Revenant" was the top winner at Britain's biggest movie awards on Sunday, taking the best film prize and honours for leading actor Leonardo DiCaprio and director Alejandro G. Inarritu.
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MORE, a giant of the Senate who survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to become a leading actor on the political stage for decades, died Saturday at the age of 81.
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During his BAFTA speech in February after winning Leading Actor, he called attention to the often-debated topic of diversity in filmmaking, and specifically to the all-white lineup of actors in his category.
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Coming here I knew there would be a lot of people coming here to speak about George's talents as a producer, as a writer or original screenplays as a leading actor as a supporting actor.
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There are two parts to the announcement: the first will include Supporting Actor/Actress, Costume Design, and Film Editing; Best Picture, Directing, Documentaries, and Leading Actor/Actress nominations will be announced in the second segment.
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But the academy has never nominated a black leading actor for a role like Woody Grant in "Nebraska" (for which Bruce Dern was nominated in 2014) — an idiosyncratic person who is both fictional and unexceptional.
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The extraordinary measure to erase a leading actor from a completed major studio picture and reconstruct the film without him was reported by three major Hollywood trade publications - Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline Hollywood.
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Joaquin Phoenix targeted the British Academy Film Awards' embarrassing lack of diversity while accepting the Leading Actor award for his role in Joker — a film that has been criticised for its depiction of white terrorism.
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" Best performance by a leading actor in a musical: Ben Platt, "Dear Evan Hansen" Best performance by a leading actress in a play: Laurie Metcalf, "A Doll's House, Part 2" Best performance by a leading actor in a play: Kevin Kline, "Present Laughter" Best performance by a featured actor in a play: Michael Aronov, "Oslo" Best performance by a featured actress in a play: Cynthia Nixon, "Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes" Best performance by a featured actor in a musical Gavin Creel, "Hello Dolly!
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And where, speaking of outrageous oversights, was Leslie Odom Jr., who defeated Lin-Manuel Miranda himself for the Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, thanks to Odom's performance as the sneaky, slippery Aaron Burr?
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" (Deadline) The Revenant, Leonardo DiCaprio dominate BAFTA Awards"Alejandro G. Inarritu's The Revenant came up trumps at the 69th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night, nabbing five prizes including best film, director and leading actor.
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Shalhoub, winning the award for best leading actor in a musical for his performance in "The Band's Visit," used his speech to connect his win to his father's immigration to the U.S. from Lebanon in 1920.
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Leonardo DiCaprio earned a nod for Leading Actor for wilderness drama The Revenant but he has stiff competition from Redmayne and Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs and Bryan Cranston for the ode to a Hollywood screenwriter, Trumbo.
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" Kevin Kline won the award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for "Present Laughter" and Laurie Metcalf won her first ever Tony Award for "Best Leading Actress in a Play," for "A Doll's House, Part 21812.
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"The Revenant", in which a bear attack sparks a quest for revenge, earned eight nominations, including best film, leading actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and best director for Alejandro G. Inarritu, last year's Academy Award winner for "Birdman".
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop-infused Broadway hit snagged a record-breaking 16 nominations, including best musical and three nods for Miranda himself: best leading actor in a musical, best original score and best book of a musical.
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He made his American stage debut last April in the Tony-winning revival of The King and I, and was subsequently nominated for his first Tony in the show last year, for Best Performance by a Leading Actor.
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Darren Criss took home the statue for outstanding performance by a leading actor in a miniseries or television movie at Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards for his role in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.
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Ten years ago this June, they walked up together onto the Radio City Musical Hall stage to receive the Tony Award for best performance by a leading actor in a musical, the first trio ever to do so.
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That's Mr. Fierstein, the author and original star of "Torch Song Trilogy," as it was known when it shook up Broadway in the early 1980s, copping Tony Awards for best play and best leading actor in a play.
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Rami Malek broke a nearly 20-year streak It's not a record, but it's a good streak to have broken: Malek became the first minority actor in 18 years to win the Emmy for best leading actor on Sunday.
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The good news kept pouring in early today, when it was announced that the film picked up 11 nominations at the BAFTA Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Chazelle, Leading Actress for Stone, and Leading Actor for Gosling.
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He won a Tony in 2012 for playing Guy in Once Kazee, a Kentucky native, played a Dublin guitarist in the acclaimed Broadway production of Once, winning the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.
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While Democrats and the media focus on the impeachment hoax in an attempt to re-litigate the results of the 2016 election, America's greatest enemy is exerting dominance as the world's leading actor in the next generation of wireless technology.
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He is an increasingly visible personality on the network that broadcasts the ceremony, and has performed on Broadway in "The History Boys" and "One Man, Two Guvnors," which in 2012 earned him the Tony for best leading actor in a play.
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Also in the cast are Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry, all of whom were deemed by the committee to be featured actors, despite Mr. Rudin's request that Mr. Mitchell be considered a leading actor.
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Staged in New York at La MaMa in 1988, with Kantor as the show's leading actor as well as director, "I Shall Never Return" does exist today in archival forms, including as a text and at least partially on film.
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Kazee is a prominent Broadway actor who won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for Once, which is a perfect match for Dewan, who will be starring in the Netflix musical series Soundtrack.
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Of this year's four acting awards, three went to performers of color: Regina King won Best Supporting Actress for If Beale Street Could Talk, Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor for Green Book, and Rami Malek won Best Leading Actor for Bohemian Rhapsody.
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When I look at this year's leading-actor categories, where white performers are safely ensconced and every actor of color is thought to be an on-the-bubble pick for Oscar, I wonder if Hollywood is still locked into a pernicious pattern.
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For Drake is Drake, and we all know that Drake #StartedFromTheBottom, and therefore he will keep on working hard until Aubrey Graham is finally awarded the Best Leading Actor award at the Oscars for his lifetime commitment to playing the role of Drake.
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" Christine Ebersole, "War Paint" Patti LuPone, "War Paint" Denee Benton, "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" Eva Noblezada, "Miss Saigon" Best performance by a leading actor in a musical: Ben Platt, "Dear Evan Hansen" Andy Karl, "Groundhog Day" David Hyde Pierce, "Hello, Dolly!
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" Des McAnuff, "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations" Casey Nicholaw, "The Prom" Best Leading Actor in a Play Bryan Cranston, "Network" Paddy Considine, "The Ferryman" Jeff Daniels, "To Kill a Mockingbird" Adam Driver, "Burn This" Jeremy Pope, "Choir Boy" Best Leading Actress in a Play Annette Bening, "All My Sons" Laura Donnelly, "The Ferryman" Elaine May, "The Waverly Gallery" Janet McTeer, "Bernhardt/Hamlet" Laurie Metcalf, "Hillary and Clinton" Heidi Schreck, "What the Constitution Means to Me" Best Leading Actor in a Musical Brooks Ashmanskas, "The Prom" Derrick Baskin, "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations" Alex Brightman, "Beetlejuice" Damon Daunno, "Oklahoma!
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At the 2014 Tonys, Neil Patrick Harris shows us all why he won that year's Best Leading Actor award for his starring turn in John Cameron Mitchell's weird and lovely rock musical about a genderqueer singer from East Berlin named Hedwig (music and lyrics by Stephen Trask).
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"Oslo," which also won a Tony for Michael Aronov as best featured actor, is the top-grossing play on Broadway at the moment, running slightly ahead of a popular revival of "Present Laughter," starring Kevin Kline, who won the Tony for leading actor in a play.
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"Joker" star Joaquin Phoenix -- who won a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama film on Sunday for his role in the dark origin story of the comic book villain -- joins Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver, Taron Egerton and Jonathan Pryce in the leading actor category.
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But here's what we think you're likely to see: BURR VS. HAMILTON, AGAIN: Tony voters really, really, really love "Hamilton," but in the battle for best leading actor in a musical, they prefer Leslie Odom Jr., the actor portraying Aaron Burr, over Mr. Miranda, who plays the title character.
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In the race for best leading actor in a musical, Mr. Platt, of "Dear Evan Hansen," has a two-to-one lead over Andy Karl of "Groundhog Day," who is a well-liked Broadway star and won extra credit this season for persevering despite tearing a knee ligament.
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Yet another day of sun for Damien Chazelle's La La Land: the breakout musical, fresh off sweeping the Golden Globes on Sunday night, picked up 11 nominations at the BAFTA Awards on Tuesday, including Best Film, Best Director for Chazelle, Leading Actress for Emma Stone, and Leading Actor for Ryan Gosling.
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Andrew Garfield, who on the red carpet described the play as about "the agony and the ecstasy of living and dying," was honored as best leading actor for his all-out performance as Prior Walter, a gay man whose battle with AIDS brings him prophetic powers and an encounter with the celestial.
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The success of "La La Land" at the box office, its (generally positive) reviews and its domination of the awards season, with seven Golden Globes and 14 Oscar nominations, including best director, best picture and best leading actor and actress, has prompted speculation that a revival of the genre is in store.
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" Best Revival of a Play: "The Boys in the Band" Best Book of a Musical: "Tootsie," Robert Horn Best Original Score: "Hadestown," music and lyrics: Anaïs Mitchell Best Direction of a Play: Sam Mendes, "The Ferryman" Best Direction of a Musical: Rachel Chavkin, "Hadestown" Best Leading Actor in a Play: Bryan Cranston, "Network" Best Leading Actress in a Play: Elaine May, "The Waverly Gallery" Best Leading Actor in a Musical: Santino Fontana, "Tootsie" Best Leading Actress in a Musical: Stephanie J. Block, "The Cher Show" Best Featured Actor in a Play: Bertie Carvel, "Ink" Best Featured Actress in a Play: Celia Keenan-Bolger, "To Kill a Mockingbird" Best Featured Actor in a Musical: André De Shields, "Hadestown" Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Ali Stroker, "Oklahoma!
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Best Film BlacKkKlansmanThe FavouriteGreen BookRomaA Star Is Born Outstanding British Film BeastBohemian RhapsodyThe FavouriteMcQueenStan & OllieYou Were Never Really Here Leading Actor Bradley Cooper - A Star Is BornChristian Bale - ViceRami Malek - Bohemian RhapsodySteve Coogan - Stan & OllieViggo Mortensen - Green Book Leading Actress Glenn Close - The WifeLady Gaga - A Star Is BornMelissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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"Fun Home" was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, and won five, for best new musical, for best book (by Lisa Kron), for best score (music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics by Ms. Kron), for best performance by a leading actor in a musical (Michael Cerveris), and for best direction of a musical (Sam Gold).
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Best Film BlacKkKlansmanThe FavouriteGreen BookRomaA Star Is Born Outstanding British Film BeastBohemian RhapsodyThe Favourite - WinnerMcQueenStan & OllieYou Were Never Really Here Leading Actor Bradley Cooper - A Star Is BornChristian Bale - ViceRami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody - WinnerSteve Coogan - Stan & OllieViggo Mortensen - Green Book Leading Actress Glenn Close - The WifeLady Gaga - A Star Is BornMelissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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She continued clutching her award while hosting, and while this move is intended to be a light-hearted joke, it highlights the how momentous this Golden Globes is for the Korean-Canadian actress—a figure who has spent decades in the industry starring in memorable supporting roles to finally receive recognition for her work as a leading actor.
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Olivia Colman -- The FavouriteViola Davis -- Widows Leading Actor Bradley Cooper -- A Star Is BornChristian Bale -- ViceRami Malek -- Bohemian RhapsodySteve Coogan -- Stan & OllieViggo Mortensen -- Green Book Supporting Actress Amy Adams -- ViceClaire Foy -- First ManEmma Stone -- The FavouriteMargot Robbie -- Mary Queen of ScotsRachel Weisz -- The Favourite Supporting Actor Adam Driver -- BlacKkKlansmanMahershala Ali -- Green BookRichard E. Grant -- Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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Andrew Garfield won his first Tony Award for his portrayal of Prior Walter in the revival of "Angels in America," in a crowded category for best leading actor in a play that included Denzel Washington ("The Iceman Cometh"), Tom Hollander ("Travesties"), Jamie Parker ("Harry Potter and the Cursed Child") and Mark Rylance ("Farinelli and the King").
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Herzog has made a career directing gruelling films, both in their subject matter, and their production — the infamous shoot for Fitzcarraldo involved lugging an entire steamship over a mountain in the stifling jungles of South America, saw its leading actor come down with dysentry, and was nearly derailed countless times by the wild rages of longtime Herzog collaborator Klaus Kinski.
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The challenging and cathartic show, about an anxiety-racked adolescent whose social standing improves when he insinuates himself into the grieving family of a classmate who has killed himself, picked up six awards over the night, including a best leading actor Tony for the twitching-and-tender talk-of-the-town performance by 23-year-old Ben Platt in the title role.
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Hamilton also won Tonys for Best Featured Actress (Renée Elise Goldsberry, for her role as Angelica Schuyler), Best Featured Actor (Daveed Diggs, for his dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson), Leading Actor (Leslie Odom Jr. for his role as Aaron Burr; Odom beat out Miranda himself, who was nominated for his role as Hamilton), and Best Direction (Thomas Kail).
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During PEOPLE's preshow for the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Elba spoke out for greater diversity in movies and TV, noting some people have said " 'Forget diversity, just diverse TV.' " It was a refrain he later happily paraphrased after taking a supporting actor statuette for his work in Beasts of No Nation, as well as a leading actor trophy for the title role in TV's Luther.
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Sunday night's award show, hosted by James Corden celebrates the best of the Great White Way, and this year promises to be bigger than ever, thanks in large part to Hamilton and its record-breaking 16 nominations, including best musical and three nods for the show's star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda: best leading actor in a musical, best original score and best book of a musical.
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And three of its performers won Tonys: Leslie Odom, Jr., who plays Aaron Burr, beat out Mr. Miranda, who plays Hamilton, in the race for best leading actor; Renée Elise Goldsberry, who portrays Hamilton's sister-in-law Angelica, was named best featured actress in a musical, and Daveed Diggs, who plays both Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, won best featured actor in a musical.
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Olivia Colman, The Favourite Viola Davis, Widows LEADING ACTOR Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Christian Bale, Vice Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody Steve Coogan, Stan & Ollie Viggo Mortensen, Green Book SUPPORTING ACTRESS Amy Adams, Vice Claire Foy, First Man Emma Stone, The Favourite Margot Robbie, Mary Queen of Scots Rachel Weisz, The Favourite SUPPORTING ACTOR Adam Driver, BlackKklansman Mahershala Ali, Green Book Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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" Olivia Colman, "The Favourite" Viola Davis, "Widows" Leading Actor Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born" Christian Bale, "Vice" Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody" Steve Coogan, "Stan & Ollie" Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book" Supporting Actress Amy Adams, "Vice" Claire Foy, "First Man" Emma Stone, "The Favourite" Margot Robbie, "Mary Queen of Scots" Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite" Supporting Actor Adam Driver, "BlacKkKlansman" Mahershala Ali, "Green Book" Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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It was nominated for a record-breaking 16 awards in 13 categories and won a whopping 11, including: Best Original Score Written for the Theatre, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Costume Design of a Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations, and Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, according to Entertainment Weekly.
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