11th Tony Awards
The 11th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom on April 21, 1957. The Master of Ceremonies was Bud Collyer.Ceremony
The presenters were Faye Emerson, Tom Ewell, Lillian Gish, Helen Hayes, Nancy Kelly, Bert Lahr, Beatrice Lillie, Nancy Olson, Elaine Perry, Cliff Robertson, and Cornelia Otis Skinner.
Performers were George Gaines and Michael King. Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra. Due to a union dispute, there was no television broadcast, which had been scheduled for WCBS-TV Channel 2.Winners and nominees
Winners are in boldProduction
;Outstanding Play
;Outstanding Musical
;Distinguished Dramatic Actor
- Fredric March
- Maurice Evans
- Wilfred Hyde-White
- Eric Portman
- Ralph Richardson
- Cyril Ritchard
;Distinguished Dramatic Actress
- Margaret Leighton
- Florence Eldridge
- Rosalind Russell
- Sybil Thorndike
;Distinguished Musical Actor
- Rex Harrison
- Fernando Lamas
- Robert Weede
;Distinguished Musical Actress
- Judy Holliday
- Julie Andrews
- Ethel Merman
;Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actor
- Frank Conroy
- Eddie Mayehoff
- William Podmore
- Jason Robards, Jr.
;Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actress
- Peggy Cass
- Anna Massey
- Beryl Measor
- Mildred Natwick
- Phyllis Neilson-Terry
- Diana Van der Vlis
;Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actor
- Sydney Chaplin
- Robert Coote
- Stanley Holloway
;Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actress
- Edith Adams
- Virginia Gibson
- Irra Petina
- Jo Sullivan
Craft
;Outstanding Director
- Moss Hart
- Joseph Anthony
- Harold Clurman
- Peter Glenville
- Jose Quintero
;Outstanding Choreographer
- Michael Kidd
- Hanya Holm
- Dania Krupska
- Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse
;Scenic Designer
- Oliver Smith
- Boris Aronson
- Ben Edwards
- George Jenkins
- Donald Oenslager
- Oliver Smith
;Costume Designer
- Cecil Beaton
- Cecil Beaton
- Alvin Colt
- Dorothy Jeakins
- Irene Sharaff
;Conductor and Musical Director
- Franz Allers
- Herbert Greene
- Samuel Krachmalnick
;Stage Technician
- Howard McDonald, carpenter, Major Barbara
- Thomas Fitzgerald, sound man, Long Day's Journey into Night
- Joseph Harbuck, carpenter, Auntie Mame
Multiple nominations and awards
These productions had multiple nominations:
- 10 nominations: My Fair Lady
- 6 nominations: Long Day's Journey into Night, The Most Happy Fella and Separate Tables
- 5 nominations: Candide and The Waltz of the Toreadors
- 4 nominations: Auntie Mame, Bells Are Ringing and Happy Hunting
- 3 nominations: Li'l Abner, Major Barbara, The Potting Shed and A Visit to a Small Planet
- 2 nominations: A Clearing in the Woods, The Happiest Millionaire, The Reluctant Debutante, Small War on Murray Hill and Too Late the Phalarope
The following productions received multiple awards.
- 6 wins: My Fair Lady
- 2 wins: Bells Are Ringing, Li'l Abner and Long Day's Journey into Night
