Tony Awards Nominations Embrace Celebrities, Works Inspired by Films

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Brian Anthony Hernandez
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Tony Awards Nominations Embrace Celebrities, Works Inspired by Films
Neil Patrick Harris performs during the 65th Tony Awards in 2011 in New York City. Credit: Jeff Christensen

Hollywood and Broadway are worlds apart, but they collided Tuesday at the Tony Awards Nominations Ceremony.

As actors Lucy Liu and Jonathan Groff revealed the list of nominees -- at one point interrupted onstage by a surprise appearance from Wolverine star and Tony Awards host Hugh Jackman (watch below) -- it easy to see Hollywood's impact on the talented Broadway scene.

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Movies inspired at least three nominees -- Rocky, Aladdin and Bullets Over Broadway -- when historically,  musicals or plays are the impetus for films, not the other way around.

Meanwhile, Bryan Cranston, Idina Menzel and Neil Patrick Harris were among the household names nominated Tuesday morning. But having a familiar face didn't guarantee a nod, as Danielle Radcliffe, James Franco, Denzel Washington, Michelle Williams, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen ended the day without nominations.

It's not uncommon for film or TV stars to act in plays and musicals, but in recent years they've left the Tony Awards empty-handed: Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Al Pacino, Josh Gad and Edie Falco all secured nods in the past three years but all lost in their respective categories. The last time big wins from A-list Hollywood types was in 2010 when Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson triumphed.

And the 68th Tony Awards nominees are ...

Best Play

"Act One"

"All the Way"

"Casa Valentina"

"Mothers and Sons"

"Outside Mullingar"

Best Musical

"After Midnight"

"Aladdin"

"Beautiful - The Carole King Musical"

"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

Best Revival of a Play

"The Cripple of Inishmaan"

"The Glass Menagerie"

"A Raisin in the Sun"

"Twelfth Night"

Best Revival of a Musical

"Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

"Les Miserables"

"Violet"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

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Bryan Cranston reacts at the 2013 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Credit: Dan Steinberg

Samuel Barnett, "Twelfth Night"

Bryan Cranston, "All the Way"

Chris O'Dowd, "Of Mice and Men"

Mark Rylance, "Richard III"

Tony Shalhoub, "Act One"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Tyne Daly, "Mothers and Sons"

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, "A Raisin in the Sun"

Cherry Jones, "The Glass Menagerie"

Audra McDonald, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"

Estelle Parsons, "The Velocity of Autumn"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Neil Patrick Harris, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Ramin Karimloo, "Les Miserables"

Andy Karl, "Rocky"

Jefferson Mays, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

Bryce Pinkham, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

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Mary Bridget Davies, "A Night with Janis Joplin"

Sutton Foster, "Violet"

Idina Menzel, "If/Then"

Jesse Mueller, "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical"

Kelly O'Hara, "The Bridges of Madison County"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Reed Birney, "Casa Valentina"

Paul Chahidi, "Twelfth Night"

Stephen Fry, "Twelfth Night"

Mark Rylance, "Twelfth Night"

Brian J. Smith, "The Glass Menagerie"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Sarah Green, "The Cripple of Inishmaan"

Celia Keenan-Bolger, "The Glass Menagerie"

Sophie Okonedo, "A Raisin in the Sun"

Anika Noni Rose, "A Raisin in the Sun"

Mare Winningham, "Casa Valentina"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Danny Burstein, "Cabaret"

Nick Codero, "Bullets Over Broadway"

Joshua Henry, "Violet"

James M. Iglehart, "Aladdin"

Jarrod Specter, "Bullets Over Broadway"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Linda Emond, "Cabaret"

Lena Hall, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Anika Larson, "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical"

Adriane Lenox, "After Midnight"

Lauren Worsham, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

Best Direction of a Play

Tim Carroll, "Twelfth Night"

Michael Grandage, "The Cripple of Inishmaan"

Kenny Leon, "A Raisin in the Sun"

John Tiffany, "The Glass Menagerie"

Best Direction of a Musical

Warren Carlyle, "After Midnight"

Michael Mayer, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Leigh Silverman, "Violet"

Darko Tresnjak, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

Best Book of a Musical

Chad Beguelin, "Aladdin"

Douglas McGrath, "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical"

Woody Allen, "Bullets Over Broadway"

Robert L. Friedman, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater

"Aladdin" (Music: Alan Menkin; Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Begeulin)

"The Bridges of Madison County" (Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown)

"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" (Music: Steven Lutvak; Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak)

"If/Then" (Music: Tom Kitt; Lyrics: Brian Yorkey)

Best Choreography

Warren Carlyle, "After Midnight"

Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine, "Rocky"

Casey Nicholaw, "Aladdin"

Susan Stroman, "Bullets Over Broadway"

Best Orchestrations

Doug Besterman, "Bullets Over Broadway"

Jason Robert Brown, "The Bridges of Madison County"

Steve Sidwell, "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical"

Jonathan Tunick, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Beowulf Boritt, "Act One"

Bob Crowley, "The Glass Menagerie"

Es Devlin, "Machinal"

Christopher Oram, "The Cripple of Inishmaan"

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Christopher Barreca, "Rocky"

Julian Crouch, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Alexander Dodge, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

Santo Loquasto, "Bullets Over Broadway"

Best Costume Design of a Play

Jane Greenwood, "Act One"

Michael Krass, "Machinal"

Rita Ryack, "Casa Valentina"

Jenny Tiramani, "Twelfth Night"

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Linda Cho, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

William Ivey Long, "Bullets Over Broadway"

Arianne Philips, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Isabel Toledo, "After Midnight"

Best Sound Design of a Play

Alex Baranowski, "The Cripple of Inishmaan"

Steve Canyon Kennedy, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"

Dan Moses Schreier, "Act One"

Matt Tierney, "Machinal"

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Peter Hylenski, "After Midnight"

Tim O'Heir, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Mick Potter, "Les Miserables"

Brian Ronan, "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical"

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Paule Constable, "The Cripple of Inishmaan"

Jane Cox, "Machinal"

Natasha Katz, "The Glass Menagerie"

Japhy Wideman, "Of Mice and Men"

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kevin Adams, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Christopher Akerlind, "Rocky"

Howell Binkley, "After Midnight"

Donald Holder, "The Bridges of Madison County"

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

Jane Greenwood

Regional Theatre Award

Signature Theatre

Isabelle Stevenson Award

Rosie O'Donnell

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

Joseph P. Benincasa

Joan Marcus

Charlotte Wilcox

BONUS: 10 Movie Stars With Surprising Musical Talents

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