Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing, awarded the 2005 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall last night. The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Doubt” won Best New Play. “Monty Python’s Spamalot” won Best Musical. “The Light in the Piazza” swept up with six Tonys. A special Tony Award for lifetime achievement in the theater was given to Edward Albee. The winners are indicated in italics.

BEST NEW PLAY
Doubt by John Patrick Shanley
Democracy by Michael Frayn
Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson
The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh

BEST MUSICAL
Monty Python’s Spamalot
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Rachel Sheinkin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jeffrey Lane, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Craig Lucas, The Light in the Piazza
Eric Idle, Monty Python’s Spamalot

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Adam Guettel, The Light in the Piazza
William Finn, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
David Yazbek, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Monty Python’s Spamalot by John Du Prez and Eric Idle; Lyrics by Eric Idle

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Glengarry Glen Ross
On Golden Pond
Twelve Angry Men
Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
La Cage aux Folles
Pacific Overtures
Sweet Charity

BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
Billy Crystal, 700 Sundays
Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance!
Laugh Whore
Whoopi, the 20th Anniversary Show

LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Bill Irwin, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Philip Bosco, Twelve Angry Men
Billy Crudup, The Pillowman
James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond
Brian F. O’Byrne, Doubt

LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Cherry Jones, Doubt
Laura Linney, Sight Unseen
Mary-Louise Parker, Reckless
Phylicia Rashad, Gem of the Ocean
Kathleen Turner, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hank Azaria, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Gary Beach, La Cage aux Folles
Tim Curry, Monty Python’s Spamalot
John Lithgow, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
Christina Applegate, Sweet Charity
Erin Dilly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Sutton Foster, Little Women
Sherie Rene Scott, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Liev Schreiber, Glengarry Glen Ross
Alan Alda, Glengarry Glen Ross
Gordon Clapp, Glengarry Glen
Ross David Harbour, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Pillowman

FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Adriane Lenox, Doubt
Mireille Enos, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Heather Goldenhersh, Doubt
Dana Ivey, The Rivals
Amy Ryan, A Streetcar Named Desire

FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Marc Kudisch, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael McGrath, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Matthew Morrison, The Light in the Piazza
Christopher Sieber, Monty Python’s Spamalot

FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sara Ramirez, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Joanna Gleason, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Celia Keenan-Bolger, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kelli O’Hara, The Light in the Piazza

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Scott Pask, The Pillowman
John Lee Beatty, Doubt
David Gallo, Gem of the Ocean
Santo Loquasto, Glengarry Glen Ross

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Michael Yeargan, The Light in the Piazza
Tim Hatley, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Rumi Matsui, Pacific Overtures
Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Jess Goldstein, The Rivals
Jane Greenwood, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
William Ivey Long, A Streetcar Named Desire
Constanza Romero, Gem of the Ocean

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Catherine Zuber, The Light in the Piazza
Tim Hatley, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Junko Koshino, Pacific Overtures
William Ivey Long, La Cage aux Folles

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Brian MacDevitt, The Pillowman
Pat Collins, Doubt
Donald Holder, Gem of the Ocean
Donald Holder, A Streetcar Named Desire

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
Mark Henderson, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kenneth Posner, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hugh Vanstone, Monty Python’s Spamalot

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Doug Hughes, Doubt
John Crowley, The Pillowman
Scott Ellis, Twelve Angry Men
Joe Mantello, Glengarry Glen Ross

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Mike Nichols, Monty Python’s Spamalot
James Lapine, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jack O’Brien, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Bartlett Sher, The Light in the Piazza

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles
Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Wayne Cilento, Sweet Charity
Casey Nicholaw, Monty Python’s Spamalot

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel & Bruce Coughlin, The Light in the Piazza
Larry Hochman, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Jonathan Tunick, Pacific Overtures
Harold Wheeler, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels