Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
“Fallen Angels”
Primetime Tony Awards Predictions Commentary All Categories (Updated: May 21, 2026): This year’s Tony Awards race feels more wide open than it has in seasons, and yet, it’s also stacked with the kind of potential record-breaking storylines that make Broadway’s biggest night worth watching.
When nominations for the 79th annual ceremony were unveiled on May 5, two new musicals dominated the field. The genre-spoofing comedy “Schmigadoon!” and the rock-tinged vampire musical “The Lost Boys” tied at the top with 12 nominations each, followed closely by Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of “Ragtime” with 11. On the play side, the revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” led with nine, tying the musical revivals “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” and “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show.”
