All winners are listed in boldfaced type.


BEST DRAMATIC PLAY BEST MUSICAL PLAY
  • Evita
    • Tim Rice (book and lyrics)
    • Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)
    • Robert Stigwood (producer)
  • A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine
    • Dick Vosburgh (book and lyrics)
    • Frank Lazarus (music)
    • Alexander H. Cohen and Hildy Parks (producers)
  • Barnum
    • Mark Bramble (book)
    • Cy Coleman (music)
    • Michael Stewart (lyrics)
    • Judy Gordon, Cy Coleman, Lois Rosenfield, and Maurice Rosenfield (producers)
  • Sugar Babies
    • Ralph G. Allen and Harry Rigby (book)
    • Arthur Malvin (music and lyrics)
    • Terry Allen Kramer and Harry Rigby (producer)
REPRODUCTION OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC PLAY BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC PLAY BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL PLAY BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL PLAY BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC PLAY BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC PLAY BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL PLAY BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL PLAY BEST DIRECTOR OF A DRAMATIC PLAY BES DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL PLAY BEST CHOREOGRAPHER BEST SCORE BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL BEST SCENIC DESIGNER BEST COSTUME DESIGNER BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER SPECIAL AWARDS REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD LAWRENCE LANGNER MEMORIAL AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE AMERICAN THEATRE THEATRE AWARD ’80
  • Richard Fitzgerald, honored for his installing the infrared system in Broadway theatres, thus bringing the compassion and dedication of making theatergoing for those with impaired hearing, rewarding, stimulating and enjoyable.
  • Hobe Morrison, theater editor of Variety