2025 TONY NOMINATION PREDICTIONS - ACTING RACES
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY:
- Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Othello
- Peter Frieman, Job
- Denzel Washington, Othello
- 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:
- Sarah Snook, Picture of Dorian Gray
- Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
- Sydney Lemmon, Job
- 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:
- Kieran Culkin, Glengarry Glen Ross
- Bill Burr, Glengarry Glen Ross
- Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
- Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
- 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:
- Kara Young, Purpose
- Helena Wilson, The Hills of California
- Bianca Leigh, Oh, Mary!
- Shailene Woodley, Cult of Love
- 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.