Black Excellence: Here’s all the Black actors nominated for Tony Awards

There are way more black faces earning top honors than usual this year.

May 1, 2018

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The nominees for the 72nd Annual Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday and there are tons of Black faces up for top honors in major categories this year.

Denzel Washington is up for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his role in The Iceman Cometh, which has received rave reviews since it officially opened on April 26. Washington is no stranger to accolades from the theater world. His performance in August Wilson‘s Fences earned him a Tony Award in 2010 and he went on to star in and direct the film version in 2016.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees for Best Leading Actor in a Play: Andrew Garfield (@angelsbway), Tom Hollander (#TravestiesBway), @DickLeFenwick (@HPPlayNYC), Mark Rylance (@farinellibway) and Denzel Washington (@icemancomethbwy). #TonyAwards2018 #ThisIsBroadway pic.twitter.com/QDtYIRumjR

— The Tony Awards (@TheTonyAwards) May 1, 2018

Atlanta star, Brian Tyree Henry, may be best-known for his role as Paper Boi in the hit FX series, but he’s also making big moves on the stage. He scored a nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in Lobby Hero.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees for Best Featured Actor in a Play: @anthonyboyle (@HPPlayNYC), Michael Cera (#LobbyHero @2STNYC), Brian Tyree Henry (#LobbyHero @2STNYC), Nathan Lane (@angelsbway) and David Morse (@icemancomethbwy). #TonyAwards2018 #ThisIsBroadway pic.twitter.com/2IaFUR4Rhz

— The Tony Awards (@TheTonyAwards) May 1, 2018

Hailey Kilgore is up for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in Once on This Island along with fellow Black beauty, LaChanze, who plays Donna Summers in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees for Best Leading Actress in a Musical: Lauren Ambrose (@MyFairLadyBway), @HaileyKilgore (@OnceIslandBway), @laChanze (@DonnaSummerBway), @TheKatrinaLenk (@TheBandsVisit), @taylizlou (@MeanGirlsBway) and Jessie Mueller (@carouselbway). pic.twitter.com/rRN11bRDEU

— The Tony Awards (@TheTonyAwards) May 1, 2018

Ariana DeBose also nabbed a nod for Best featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the play.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees for Best Featured Actress in a Musical: @ArianaDeBose (@DonnaSummerBway), @reneesmusings (@carouselbway), @LindsayMendez (@carouselbway), @ashleyparklady (@MeanGirlsBway) and Diana Rigg (@MyFairLadyBway). #TonyAwards2018 #ThisIsBroadway pic.twitter.com/6bwOCHJYy8

— The Tony Awards (@TheTonyAwards) May 1, 2018

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Joshua Henry earned a nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel and Noma Dumezweni will vie for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees for Best Featured Actress in a Play: Susan Brown (@angelsbway), @MissDumezweni (@HPPlayNYC), Deborah Findlay (#TheChildrenBroadway @MTC_NYC), Denise Gough (@angelsbway) and Laurie Metcalf (@threetallwomen). #TonyAwards2018 #ThisIsBroadway pic.twitter.com/OTGuEjWKPC

— The Tony Awards (@TheTonyAwards) May 1, 2018

Billions star, Condola Rashad, was nominated for her fourth Tony Award for her starring role of Joan of Arc in Saint Joan and she’ll battle against another talented sister, Lauren Ridloff in the category of Best Leading Actress in a Play.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees for Best Leading Actress in a Play: Glenda Jackson (@threetallwomen), @dolabunny (#SaintJoan @MTC_NYC), @LaurenRidloff (@LesserGodBway) and @amyschumer (@MeteorShowerBwy). #TonyAwards2018 #ThisIsBroadway pic.twitter.com/i7fUQGK22b

— The Tony Awards (@TheTonyAwards) May 1, 2018