1979 / Actor (Musical)
Len Cariou, Sweeney Todd
Vincent Gardenia, Ballroom
Joel Grey, The Grand Tour
Robert Klein, They're Playing Our Song
1979 / Actor (Play)
Tom Conti, Who's Life Is It Anyway?
Philip Anglim, The Elephant Man
Jack Lemmon, Tribute
Alec McCowen, St. Mark's Gospel
1979 / Actress (Musical)
Angela Lansbury, Sweeney Todd
Tovah Feldshuh, Sarava
Dorothy Loudon, Ballroom
Alexis Smith, Platinum
1979 / Actress (Play)
Constance Cummings, Wings
Carole Shelley, The Elephant Man
Jane Alexander, First Monday in October
Frances Sternhagen, On Golden Pond
1979 / Actor (Featured Role – Musical)
Henderson Forsythe, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Richard Cox, Platinum
Gregory Hines, Eubie!
Ron Holgate, The Grand Tour
1979 / Actor (Featured Role – Play)
Michael Gough, Bedroom Farce
Bob Balaban, The Inspector General
Joseph Maher, Spokesong
Edward James Olmos, Zoot Suit
1979 / Actress (Featured Role – Musical)
Carlin Glynn, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Joan Ellis, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Millicent Martin, King of Hearts
Maxine Sullivan, My Old Friends
1979 / Actress (Featured Role – Play)
Joan Hickson, Bedroom Farce
Laurie Kennedy, Man and Superman
Susan Littler, Bedroom Farce
Mary-Joan Negro, Wings
1979 / Book (Musical)
Sweeney Todd by Hugh Wheeler
Ballroom by Jerome Kass
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson
They're Playing Our Song by Neil Simon
1979 / Choreographer
Michael Bennett and Bob Avian, Ballroom
Henry LeTang and Billy Wilson, Eubie!
Dan Siretta, Whoopee!
Tommy Tune, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1979 / Costume Designer
Franne Lee, Sweeney Todd
Theoni V. Aldredge, Ballroom
Ann Roth, The Crucifer of Blood
Julie Weiss, The Elephant Man
1979 / Director (Musical)
Harold Prince, Sweeney Todd
Michael Bennett, Ballroom
Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Robert Moore, They're Playing Our Song
1979 / Director (Play)
Jack Hofsiss, The Elephant Man
Alan Ayckbourn and Peter Hall, Bedroom Farce
Paul Giovanni, The Crucifer of Blood
Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1979 / Lighting Designer
Roger Morgan, The Crucifer of Blood
Ken Billington, Sweeney Todd
Beverly Emmons, The Elephant Man
Tharon Musser, Ballroom
1979 / Musical
Sweeney Todd. Produced by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, and Martin Richards
Ballroom. Produced by Michael Bennett, Bob Avian, Bernard Gersten, and Susan MacNair
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Produced by Universal Pictures
They're Playing Our Song. Produced by Emanuel Azenberg
1979 / Original Musical Score
Sweeney Todd. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Carmelina. Music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Eubie! Music by Eubie Blake, lyrics by Noble Sissle, Andy Razaf, F. E. Miller, Johnny Brandon, and Jim Europe
The Grand Tour. Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
1979 / Play
The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance. Produced by Richmond Crinkley, Elizabeth I. McCann, and Nelle Nugent
Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn. Produced by Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens, George W. George, and Frank Milton
Whose Life Is It Anyway? by Brian Clark. Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, James Nederlander, and Ray Cooney
Wings by Arthur Kopit. Produced by the Kennedy Center
1979 / Scenic Designer
Eugene Lee, Sweeney Todd
Karl Eigsti, Knockout
David Jenkins, The Elephant Man