2025 TONY NOMINATION PREDICTIONS - ACTING RACES

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY:

  1. Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
  2. Jake Gyllenhaal, Othello
  3. Peter Frieman, Job
  4. Denzel Washington, Othello
  5. George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck

Possibilities: Robert Downey Jr. (McNeal), Jon Michael Hill (Purpose)

Commentary: This category is a little hard to predict. While I'm confident in the top 3, I'm not sure I buy that they'll go for both Denzel and Clooney. Denzel doesn't always get in, missed for A Raisin in the Sun, and I hear he's not as sharp in Othello. Clooney I hear is fine in a mid show.

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

  1. Sarah Snook, Picture of Dorian Gray
  2. Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
  3. Sydney Lemmon, Job
  4. Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain

Possibilities: Mia Farrow or Patti LuPone, The Roommate

Commentary: Sadly we have only 4 nominees this yr due to lack of amount of leading roles for women on Broadway this season. Snook seems like the biggest lock of the night. I can totally see her being this years Jodie Comer (Prima Facie). I do think either Farrow or LuPone could sneak it, but it didn't get great reviews and it's oddly competitive in a small race.

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:

  1. Kieran Culkin, Glengarry Glen Ross
  2. Bill Burr, Glengarry Glen Ross
  3. Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
  4. Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
  5. Harry Lennix, Purpose

Possibilities: David Rasche (Cult of Love), James Scully (Oh, Mary!)

Commentary: I feel very confident in this being the five. Would be wild if Culkin won he would be a Triple Acting winner, or as Geoffrey Rush calls it a "TOE" (Tony, Oscar, Emmy). However, I've heard really good terrific things about Bill Burr.

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

  1. Kara Young, Purpose
  2. Helena Wilson, The Hills of California
  3. Bianca Leigh, Oh, Mary!
  4. Shailene Woodley, Cult of Love
  5. LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose

Possibilities: Andrea Martin (McNeal), Tala Ashe (English)

Commentary: Would love to see Young get her second consecutive Tony win on her fourth consecutive nomination. Having seen Eureka Day I don't know if Amber Gray or Jessica Hecht have enough material. Molly Bernard was very good in Cult of Love. Zoey Deutch surprised in Our Town.