The 2009 Tony Award Results

The 2009 Tony Awards were hosted by Neil Patrick Harrisof TV's How I Met Your Mother. Among the notable winners were Liza Minnelli, who won her 4th Tony Award for her one-woman show "Liza's at the Palace" in the special theatrical event category. Will Ferrell, who made his Broadway debut in "You're Welcome, America: A Final Night with George W. Bush," lost to Minnelli in that category.

Also at the 2009 Tony Awards, Geoffrey Rush won his first Tony Award tonight for his lead performance in the revival of Eugene Ionesco's "Exit the King." Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden won the Tony Award for lead actress in a play for Yasmina Reza's "God of Carnage."

Add to the superlatives Angela Lansbury, who won her fifth Tony Award tonight, becoming the second actress in history to win as many Tonys. Angela Lansbury, 83, won for her role in the revival of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit."

The winners of the 2009 Tony Awards are:

Best Musical
Billy Elliot

Best Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot

Best Actress in a Musical
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal

Best Revival of a Musical
Hair

Best Play
God of Carnage

Best Revival of a Play
The Norman Conquests

Best Actress in a Play
Marica Gay Harden, God of Carnage

Best Actor in a Play
Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Karen Olivo, West Side Story

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot

Best Special Theatrical Event
Liza Minnelli, Liza's at the Palace

Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot

Best Direction of a Play
Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage

Best Original Score
Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics), Next to Normal

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Book of a Musical
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot

Best Choreography
Peter Darling, Billy Elliot

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot

Best Sound Design of a Play
Gregory Clarke, Equus

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Ian MacNeil, Billy Elliot

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Derek McLane, 33 Variations

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Tim Hatley, Shrek The Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play
Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Best Orchestrations
(TIE)
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, Next to Normal
and
Martin Koch, Billy Elliot