# Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical

The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actresses for quality leading roles in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival. The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, an American actress who died in 1946.
Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, to "honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year."
The award was originally called the Tony Award for Actresses—Musical. It was first presented to Grace Hartman at the 2nd Tony Awards for her portrayal of various characters in Angel in the Wings. Before 1956, nominees' names were not made public; the change was made by the awards committee to "have a greater impact on theatregoers".
In 1965, Liza Minnelli, age 19, became the youngest actress to win the award. She is followed by Lea Salonga, age 20, in 1991. In 2017, Bette Midler, age 71, became the oldest actress to win the award. She is followed by Victoria Clark, age 63, in 2023.
Angela Lansbury holds the record as the performer with the most wins in this category, with a total of four. Chita Rivera has the most nominations, with eight. The characters of Rose in Gypsy and Anna Leonowens in The King and I currently hold the record for most wins, each winning three times. Rose also holds the record for most nominations, with five.

## Winners and nominees
### 1940s

| Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) | Ref. |
| 1947 (1st) | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1948 (2nd) |
| 1948 (2nd) | Grace Hartman | Angel in the Wings | Nettie / Mrs. Blodgett / Ruth / Mrs. Hutchinson | |
| 1949 (3rd) |
| 1949 (3rd) | Nanette Fabray | Love Life | Susan Cooper | |

### 1950s

| Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) |
| 1950 (4th) |
| 1950 (4th) | Mary Martin | South Pacific | Ensign Nellie Forbush |
| 1951 (5th) |
| 1951 (5th) | Ethel Merman | Call Me Madam | Sally Adams |
| 1952 (6th) |
| 1952 (6th) | Gertrude Lawrence | The King and I | Anna Leonowens |
| 1953 (7th) |
| 1953 (7th) | Rosalind Russell | Wonderful Town | Ruth Sherwood |
| 1954 (8th) |
| 1954 (8th) | Dolores Gray | Carnival in Flanders | Cornelia |
| 1955 (9th) |
| 1955 (9th) | Mary Martin | Peter Pan | Peter Pan |
| 1956 (10th) |
| 1956 (10th) | Gwen Verdon | Damn Yankees | Lola |
| 1956 (10th) | Carol Channing | The Vamp | Flora Weems / Delilah |
| 1956 (10th) | Nancy Walker | Phoenix '55 | Various Characters |
| 1957 (11th) | | | |
| 1957 (11th) | Judy Holliday | Bells Are Ringing | Ella Peterson |
| 1957 (11th) | Julie Andrews | My Fair Lady | Eliza Doolittle |
| 1957 (11th) | Ethel Merman | Happy Hunting | Liz Livingstone |
| 1958 (12th) | | | |
| 1958 (12th) | Thelma Ritter | New Girl in Town | Marthy Owen |
| 1958 (12th) | Gwen Verdon | New Girl in Town | Anna Christopherson |
| 1958 (12th) | Lena Horne | Jamaica | Savannah |
| 1958 (12th) | Beatrice Lillie | Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 | Various Characters |
| 1959 (13th) | | | |
| 1959 (13th) | Gwen Verdon | Redhead | Essie Whimple |
| 1959 (13th) | Miyoshi Umeki | Flower Drum Song | Mei-Li |

### 1960s

| Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) |
| 1960 (14th) |
| 1960 (14th) | Mary Martin | The Sound of Music | Maria von Trapp |
| 1960 (14th) | Carol Burnett | Once Upon a Mattress | Princess Winnifred |
| 1960 (14th) | Dolores Gray | Destry Rides Again | Frenchy |
| 1960 (14th) | Eileen Herlie | Take Me Along | Lily Miller |
| 1960 (14th) | Ethel Merman | Gypsy | Rose |
| 1961 (15th) | | | |
| 1961 (15th) | Elizabeth Seal | Irma La Douce | Irma La Douce |
| 1961 (15th) | Julie Andrews | Camelot | Guenevere |
| 1961 (15th) | Carol Channing | Show Girl | Various Characters |
| 1961 (15th) | Nancy Walker | Do Re Mi | Kay Cram |
| 1962 (16th) | | | |
| 1962 (16th) | Anna Maria Alberghetti | Carnival! | Lili Daurier |
| 1962 (16th) | Diahann Carroll | No Strings | Barbara Woodruff |
| 1962 (16th) | Molly Picon | Milk and Honey | Clara Weiss |
| 1962 (16th) | Elaine Stritch | Sail Away | Mimi Paragon |
| 1963 (17th) | | | |
| 1963 (17th) | Vivien Leigh | Tovarich | Tatiana Petrovna |
| 1963 (17th) | Georgia Brown | Oliver! | Nancy |
| 1963 (17th) | Nanette Fabray | Mr. President | Nell Henderson |
| 1963 (17th) | Sally Ann Howes | Brigadoon | Fiona MacLaren |
| 1964 (18th) | | | |
| 1964 (18th) | Carol Channing | Hello, Dolly! | Dolly Gallagher Levi |
| 1964 (18th) | Beatrice Lillie | High Spirits | Madame Arcati |
| 1964 (18th) | Barbra Streisand | Funny Girl | Fanny Brice |
| 1964 (18th) | Inga Swenson | 110 in the Shade | Lizzie Curry |
| 1965 (19th) | | | |
| 1965 (19th) | Liza Minnelli | Flora the Red Menace | Flora Mezaros |
| 1965 (19th) | Elizabeth Allen | Do I Hear a Waltz? | Leona Samish |
| 1965 (19th) | Nancy Dussault | Bajour | Emily Kirsten |
| 1965 (19th) | Inga Swenson | Baker Street | Irene Adler |
| 1966 (20th) | | | |
| 1966 (20th) | Angela Lansbury | Mame | Mame Dennis |
| 1966 (20th) | Barbara Harris | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Daisy Gamble / Melinda Wells |
| 1966 (20th) | Julie Harris | Skyscraper | Georgina Allerton |
| 1966 (20th) | Gwen Verdon | Sweet Charity | Charity Hope Valentine |
| 1967 (21st) | | | |
| 1967 (21st) | Barbara Harris | The Apple Tree | Eve / Princess Barbara / Ella and Passionella |
| 1967 (21st) | Lotte Lenya | Cabaret | Fraulein Schneider |
| 1967 (21st) | Mary Martin | I Do! I Do! | She (Agnes) |
| 1967 (21st) | Louise Troy | Walking Happy | Maggie Hobson |
| 1968 (22nd) | | | |
| 1968 (22nd) | Patricia Routledge | Darling of the Day | Alice Challice |
| 1968 (22nd) | Leslie Uggams | Hallelujah, Baby! | Georgina |
| 1968 (22nd) | Melina Mercouri | Illya Darling | Illya |
| 1968 (22nd) | Brenda Vaccaro | How Now, Dow Jones | Cynthia Pike |
| 1969 (23rd) | | | |
| 1969 (23rd) | Angela Lansbury | Dear World | Countess Aurelia |
| 1969 (23rd) | Maria Karnilova | Zorba | Madame Hortense |
| 1969 (23rd) | Dorothy Loudon | The Fig Leaves Are Falling | Lillian Stone |
| 1969 (23rd) | Jill O'Hara | Promises, Promises | Fran Kubelik |

### 1970s

| Year | Actress | Musical | Role (s) |
| 1970 (24th) |
| 1970 (24th) | Lauren Bacall | Applause | Margo Channing |
| 1970 (24th) | Katharine Hepburn | Coco | Coco Chanel |
| 1970 (24th) | Dilys Watling | Georgy | Georgina "Georgy" Parkin |
| 1971 (25th) | | | |
| 1971 (25th) | Helen Gallagher | No, No, Nanette | Lucille Early |
| 1971 (25th) | Susan Browning | Company | April |
| 1971 (25th) | Sandy Duncan | The Boy Friend | Maisie |
| 1971 (25th) | Elaine Stritch | Company | Joanne |
| 1972 (26th) | | | |
| 1972 (26th) | Alexis Smith | Follies | Phyllis Rogers Stone |
| 1972 (26th) | Jonelle Allen | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Silvia |
| 1972 (26th) | Dorothy Collins | Follies | Sally Durant Plummer |
| 1972 (26th) | Mildred Natwick | 70, Girls, 70 | Ida Dodd |
| 1973 (27th) | | | |
| 1973 (27th) | Glynis Johns | A Little Night Music | Desiree Armfeldt |
| 1973 (27th) | Leland Palmer | Pippin | Fastrada |
| 1973 (27th) | Debbie Reynolds | Irene | Irene O'Dare |
| 1973 (27th) | Marcia Rodd | Shelter | Maud |
| 1974 (28th) | | | |
| 1974 (28th) | Virginia Capers | Raisin | Lena Younger |
| 1974 (28th) | Carol Channing | Lorelei | Lorelei Lee |
| 1974 (28th) | Michele Lee | Seesaw | Gittel Mosca |
| 1975 (29th) | | | |
| 1975 (29th) | Angela Lansbury | Gypsy | Rose |
| 1975 (29th) | Lola Falana | Doctor Jazz | Edna Mae Sheridan |
| 1975 (29th) | Bernadette Peters | Mack & Mabel | Mabel Normand |
| 1975 (29th) | Ann Reinking | Goodtime Charley | Joan of Arc |
| 1976 (30th) | | | |
| 1976 (30th) | Donna McKechnie | A Chorus Line | Cassie Ferguson |
| 1976 (30th) | Vivian Reed | Bubbling Brown Sugar | Marsha / Young Irene |
| 1976 (30th) | Chita Rivera | Chicago | Velma Kelly |
| 1976 (30th) | Gwen Verdon | Chicago | Roxie Hart |
| 1977 (31st) | | | |
| 1977 (31st) | Dorothy Loudon | Annie | Miss Hannigan |
| 1977 (31st) | Clamma Dale | Porgy and Bess | Bess |
| 1977 (31st) | Ernestine Jackson | Guys and Dolls | Sarah Brown |
| 1977 (31st) | Andrea McArdle | Annie | Annie |
| 1978 (32nd) | | | |
| 1978 (32nd) | Liza Minnelli | The Act | Michelle Craig |
| 1978 (32nd) | Madeline Kahn | On the Twentieth Century | Lily Garland / Mildred Plotka |
| 1978 (32nd) | Eartha Kitt | Timbuktu! | Shaleem La Lume |
| 1978 (32nd) | Frances Sternhagen | Angel | Eliza Gant |
| 1979 (33rd) | | | |
| 1979 (33rd) | Angela Lansbury | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett |
| 1979 (33rd) | Tovah Feldshuh | Saravá | Dona Flor |
| 1979 (33rd) | Dorothy Loudon | Ballroom | Bea Asher |
| 1979 (33rd) | Alexis Smith | Platinum | Lila Halliday |

### 1980s

| Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) |
| 1980 (34th) |
| 1980 (34th) | Patti LuPone | Evita | Eva Perón |
| 1980 (34th) | Christine Andreas | Oklahoma! | Laurey Williams |
| 1980 (34th) | Sandy Duncan | Peter Pan | Peter Pan |
| 1980 (34th) | Ann Miller | Sugar Babies | Ann |
| 1981 (35th) | | | |
| 1981 (35th) | Lauren Bacall | Woman of the Year | Tess Harding |
| 1981 (35th) | Meg Bussert | Brigadoon | Fiona MacLaren |
| 1981 (35th) | Chita Rivera | Bring Back Birdie | Rosie Alvarez |
| 1981 (35th) | Linda Ronstadt | The Pirates of Penzance | Mabel |
| 1982 (36th) | | | |
| 1982 (36th) | Jennifer Holliday | Dreamgirls | Effie White |
| 1982 (36th) | Lisa Mordente | Marlowe | Emelia Bossano |
| 1982 (36th) | Mary Gordon Murray | Little Me | Maybelle Schlumpfert / Belle Poitrine |
| 1982 (36th) | Sheryl Lee Ralph | Dreamgirls | Deena Jones |
| 1983 (37th) | | | |
| 1983 (37th) | Natalia Makarova | On Your Toes | Vera Barnova |
| 1983 (37th) | Lonette McKee | Show Boat | Julie La Verne |
| 1983 (37th) | Chita Rivera | Merlin | The Queen |
| 1983 (37th) | Twiggy | My One and Only | Edith Herbert |
| 1984 (38th) | | | |
| 1984 (38th) | Chita Rivera | The Rink | Anna |
| 1984 (38th) | Rhetta Hughes | Amen Corner | Sister Margaret Alexander |
| 1984 (38th) | Liza Minnelli | The Rink | Angel |
| 1984 (38th) | Bernadette Peters | Sunday in the Park with George | Dot / Marie |
| 1985 (39th) | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1986 (40th) |
| 1986 (40th) | Bernadette Peters | Song and Dance | Emma |
| 1986 (40th) | Debbie Allen | Sweet Charity | Charity Hope Valentine |
| 1986 (40th) | Cleo Laine | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Angela Prysock / The Princess Puffer |
| 1986 (40th) | Chita Rivera | Jerry's Girls | Various Characters |
| 1987 (41st) | | | |
| 1987 (41st) | Maryann Plunkett | Me and My Girl | Sally Smith |
| 1987 (41st) | Catherine Cox | Oh, Coward! | Various Characters |
| 1987 (41st) | Teresa Stratas | Rags | Rebecca Hershkowitz |
| 1988 (42nd) | | | |
| 1988 (42nd) | Joanna Gleason | Into the Woods | The Baker's Wife |
| 1988 (42nd) | Alison Fraser | Romance/Romance | Josefine Weninger / Monica |
| 1988 (42nd) | Judy Kuhn | Chess | Florence Vassy |
| 1988 (42nd) | Patti LuPone | Anything Goes | Reno Sweeney |
| 1989 (43rd) | | | |
| 1989 (43rd) | Ruth Brown | Black and Blue | Various Characters |
| 1989 (43rd) | Charlotte d'Amboise | Jerome Robbins' Broadway | Anita / Peter Pan / Company |
| 1989 (43rd) | Linda Hopkins | Black and Blue | Various Characters |
| 1989 (43rd) | Sharon McNight | Starmites | Diva / Mother |

### 1990s

| Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) |
| 1990 (44th) |
| 1990 (44th) | Tyne Daly | Gypsy | Rose |
| 1990 (44th) | Georgia Brown | The Threepenny Opera | Celia Peachum |
| 1990 (44th) | Beth Fowler | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett |
| 1990 (44th) | Liliane Montevecchi | Grand Hotel | Elizaveta Grushinskaya |
| 1991 (45th) | | | |
| 1991 (45th) | Lea Salonga | Miss Saigon | Kim |
| 1991 (45th) | June Angela | Shōgun: The Musical | Lady Mariko |
| 1991 (45th) | Dee Hoty | The Will Rogers Follies | Betty Blake |
| 1991 (45th) | Cathy Rigby | Peter Pan | Peter Pan |
| 1992 (46th) | | | |
| 1992 (46th) | Faith Prince | Guys and Dolls | Miss Adelaide |
| 1992 (46th) | Jodi Benson | Crazy for You | Polly Baker |
| 1992 (46th) | Josie de Guzman | Guys and Dolls | Sarah Brown |
| 1992 (46th) | Sophie Hayden | The Most Happy Fella | Rosabella |
| 1993 (47th) | | | |
| 1993 (47th) | Chita Rivera | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Aurora / Spider Woman |
| 1993 (47th) | Ann Crumb | Anna Karenina | Anna Karenina |
| 1993 (47th) | Stephanie Lawrence | Blood Brothers | Mrs. Johnstone |
| 1993 (47th) | Bernadette Peters | The Goodbye Girl | Paula McFadden |
| 1994 (48th) | | | |
| 1994 (48th) | Donna Murphy | Passion | Fosca |
| 1994 (48th) | Susan Egan | Beauty and the Beast | Belle |
| 1994 (48th) | Dee Hoty | The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public | Mona Stangley |
| 1994 (48th) | Judy Kuhn | She Loves Me | Amalia Balash |
| 1995 (49th) | | | |
| 1995 (49th) | Glenn Close | Sunset Boulevard | Norma Desmond |
| 1995 (49th) | Rebecca Luker | Show Boat | Magnolia Hawks |
| 1996 (50th) | | | |
| 1996 (50th) | Donna Murphy | The King and I | Anna Leonowens |
| 1996 (50th) | Julie Andrews (nomination declined) | Victor/Victoria | Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grazinski |
| 1996 (50th) | Crista Moore | Big: The Musical | Susan Lawrence |
| 1996 (50th) | Daphne Rubin-Vega | Rent | Mimi Marquez |
| 1997 (51st) | | | |
| 1997 (51st) | Bebe Neuwirth | Chicago | Velma Kelly |
| 1997 (51st) | Pamela Isaacs | The Life | Queen |
| 1997 (51st) | Tonya Pinkins | Play On | Lady Liv |
| 1997 (51st) | Karen Ziemba | Steel Pier | Rita Racine |
| 1998 (52nd) | | | |
| 1998 (52nd) | Natasha Richardson | Cabaret | Sally Bowles |
| 1998 (52nd) | Betty Buckley | Triumph of Love | Hesione |
| 1998 (52nd) | Marin Mazzie | Ragtime | Mother |
| 1998 (52nd) | Alice Ripley & Emily Skinner | Side Show | Violet and Daisy Hilton |
| 1999 (53rd) | | | |
| 1999 (53rd) | Bernadette Peters | Annie Get Your Gun | Annie Oakley |
| 1999 (53rd) | Carolee Carmello | Parade | Lucille Frank |
| 1999 (53rd) | Dee Hoty | Footloose | Vi Moore |
| 1999 (53rd) | Siân Phillips | Marlene | Marlene Dietrich |

### 2000s

| Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) |
| 2000 (54th) |
| 2000 (54th) | Heather Headley | Aida | Aida |
| 2000 (54th) | Toni Collette | The Wild Party | Queenie |
| 2000 (54th) | Rebecca Luker | The Music Man | Marian Paroo |
| 2000 (54th) | Marin Mazzie | Kiss Me, Kate | Lilli Vanessi / Katharine |
| 2000 (54th) | Audra McDonald | Marie Christine | Marie Christine L'Adrese |
| 2001 (55th) | | | |
| 2001 (55th) | Christine Ebersole | 42nd Street | Dorothy Brock |
| 2001 (55th) | Blythe Danner | Follies | Phyllis Rogers Stone |
| 2001 (55th) | Randy Graff | A Class Act | Sophie |
| 2001 (55th) | Faith Prince | Bells Are Ringing | Ella Peterson |
| 2001 (55th) | Marla Schaffel | Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre |
| 2002 (56th) | | | |
| 2002 (56th) | Sutton Foster | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Millie Dillmount |
| 2002 (56th) | Louise Pitre | Mamma Mia! | Donna Sheridan |
| 2002 (56th) | Nancy Opel | Urinetown | Penelope Pennywise |
| 2002 (56th) | Jennifer Laura Thompson | Urinetown | Hope Cladwell |
| 2002 (56th) | Vanessa Williams | Into the Woods | The Witch |
| 2003 (57th) | | | |
| 2003 (57th) | Marissa Jaret Winokur | Hairspray | Tracy Turnblad |
| 2003 (57th) | Melissa Errico | Amour | Isabella |
| 2003 (57th) | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Man of La Mancha | Aldonza / Dulcinea |
| 2003 (57th) | Elizabeth Parkinson | Movin' Out | Brenda |
| 2003 (57th) | Bernadette Peters | Gypsy | Rose |
| 2004 (58th) | | | |
| 2004 (58th) | Idina Menzel | Wicked | Elphaba |
| 2004 (58th) | Kristin Chenoweth | Wicked | Glinda |
| 2004 (58th) | Stephanie D'Abruzzo | Avenue Q | Kate Monster / Lucy the Slut / Company |
| 2004 (58th) | Donna Murphy | Wonderful Town | Ruth Sherwood |
| 2004 (58th) | Tonya Pinkins | Caroline, or Change | Caroline Thibodeaux |
| 2005 (59th) | | | |
| 2005 (59th) | Victoria Clark | The Light in the Piazza | Margaret Johnson |
| 2005 (59th) | Christina Applegate | Sweet Charity | Charity Hope Valentine |
| 2005 (59th) | Erin Dilly | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Truly Scrumptious |
| 2005 (59th) | Sutton Foster | Little Women | Josephine 'Jo' March |
| 2005 (59th) | Sherie Rene Scott | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Christine Colgate |
| 2006 (60th) | | | |
| 2006 (60th) | LaChanze | The Color Purple | Celie Harris Johnson |
| 2006 (60th) | Sutton Foster | The Drowsy Chaperone | Janet Van De Graaff |
| 2006 (60th) | Patti LuPone | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett |
| 2006 (60th) | Kelli O'Hara | The Pajama Game | Catherine 'Babe' Williams |
| 2006 (60th) | Chita Rivera | Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life | Chita Rivera |
| 2007 (61st) | | | |
| 2007 (61st) | Christine Ebersole | Grey Gardens | 'Little Edie' Beale |
| 2007 (61st) | Laura Bell Bundy | Legally Blonde | Elle Woods |
| 2007 (61st) | Audra McDonald | 110 in the Shade | Lizzie Curry |
| 2007 (61st) | Debra Monk | Curtains | Carmen Bernstein |
| 2007 (61st) | Donna Murphy | LoveMusik | Lotte Lenya |
| 2008 (62nd) | | | |
| 2008 (62nd) | Patti LuPone | Gypsy | Rose |
| 2008 (62nd) | Kerry Butler | Xanadu | Kira / Clio |
| 2008 (62nd) | Kelli O'Hara | South Pacific | Ensign Nellie Forbush |
| 2008 (62nd) | Faith Prince | A Catered Affair | Agnes 'Aggie' Hurley |
| 2008 (62nd) | Jenna Russell | Sunday in the Park with George | Dot / Marie |
| 2009 (63rd) | | | |
| 2009 (63rd) | Alice Ripley | Next to Normal | Diana Goodman |
| 2009 (63rd) | Stockard Channing | Pal Joey | Vera Simpson |
| 2009 (63rd) | Sutton Foster | Shrek the Musical | Princess Fiona |
| 2009 (63rd) | Allison Janney | 9 to 5 | Violet Newstead |
| 2009 (63rd) | Josefina Scaglione | West Side Story | Maria |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) |
| 2010 (64th) |
| 2010 (64th) | Catherine Zeta-Jones | A Little Night Music | Desiree Armfeldt |
| 2010 (64th) | Kate Baldwin | Finian's Rainbow | Sharon McLonergan |
| 2010 (64th) | Montego Glover | Memphis | Felicia Farrell |
| 2010 (64th) | Christiane Noll | Ragtime | Mother |
| 2010 (64th) | Sherie Rene Scott | Everyday Rapture | Sherie Rene Scott |
| 2011 (65th) | | | |
| 2011 (65th) | Sutton Foster | Anything Goes | Reno Sweeney |
| 2011 (65th) | Beth Leavel | Baby It's You! | Florence Greenberg |
| 2011 (65th) | Patina Miller | Sister Act | Deloris Van Cartier |
| 2011 (65th) | Donna Murphy | The People in the Picture | Bubbie / Raisel |
| 2012 (66th) | | | |
| 2012 (66th) | Audra McDonald | Porgy and Bess | Bess |
| 2012 (66th) | Jan Maxwell | Follies | Phyllis Rogers Stone |
| 2012 (66th) | Cristin Milioti | Once | Girl |
| 2012 (66th) | Kelli O'Hara | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Billie Bendix |
| 2012 (66th) | Laura Osnes | Bonnie and Clyde | Bonnie Parker |
| 2013 (67th) | | | |
| 2013 (67th) | Patina Miller | Pippin | The Leading Player |
| 2013 (67th) | Stephanie J. Block | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Edwin Drood / Miss Alice Nutting |
| 2013 (67th) | Carolee Carmello | Scandalous | Aimee Semple McPherson |
| 2013 (67th) | Valisia LeKae | Motown: The Musical | Diana Ross |
| 2013 (67th) | Laura Osnes | Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella | Ella |
| 2014 (68th) | | | |
| 2014 (68th) | Jessie Mueller | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Carole King |
| 2014 (68th) | Mary Bridget Davies | A Night with Janis Joplin | Janis Joplin |
| 2014 (68th) | Sutton Foster | Violet | Violet Karl |
| 2014 (68th) | Idina Menzel | If/Then | Elizabeth Vaughan |
| 2014 (68th) | Kelli O'Hara | The Bridges of Madison County | Francesca Johnson |
| 2015 (69th) | | | |
| 2015 (69th) | Kelli O'Hara | The King and I | Anna Leonowens |
| 2015 (69th) | Kristin Chenoweth | On the Twentieth Century | Lily Garland / Mildred Plotka |
| 2015 (69th) | Leanne Cope | An American in Paris | Lise Dassin |
| 2015 (69th) | Beth Malone | Fun Home | Alison Bechdel |
| 2015 (69th) | Chita Rivera | The Visit | Claire Zachanassian |
| 2016 (70th) | | | |
| 2016 (70th) | Cynthia Erivo | The Color Purple | Celie Harris Johnson |
| 2016 (70th) | Laura Benanti | She Loves Me | Amalia Balash |
| 2016 (70th) | Carmen Cusack | Bright Star | Alice Murphy |
| 2016 (70th) | Jessie Mueller | Waitress | Jenna Hunterson |
| 2016 (70th) | Phillipa Soo | Hamilton | Eliza Hamilton |
| 2017 (71st) | | | |
| 2017 (71st) | Bette Midler | Hello, Dolly! | Dolly Gallagher Levi |
| 2017 (71st) | Denée Benton | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | Natasha Rostova |
| 2017 (71st) | Christine Ebersole | War Paint | Elizabeth Arden |
| 2017 (71st) | Patti LuPone | War Paint | Helena Rubinstein |
| 2017 (71st) | Eva Noblezada | Miss Saigon | Kim |
| 2018 (72nd) | | | |
| 2018 (72nd) | Katrina Lenk | The Band's Visit | Dina |
| 2018 (72nd) | Lauren Ambrose | My Fair Lady | Eliza Doolittle |
| 2018 (72nd) | Hailey Kilgore | Once on This Island | Ti Moune |
| 2018 (72nd) | LaChanze | Summer: The Donna Summer Musical | Diva Donna / Mary Gaines |
| 2018 (72nd) | Taylor Louderman | Mean Girls | Regina George |
| 2018 (72nd) | Jessie Mueller | Carousel | Julie Jordan |
| 2019 (73rd) | | | |
| 2019 (73rd) | Stephanie J. Block | The Cher Show | Star |
| 2019 (73rd) | Caitlin Kinnunen | The Prom | Emma Nolan |
| 2019 (73rd) | Beth Leavel | The Prom | Dee Dee Allen |
| 2019 (73rd) | Eva Noblezada | Hadestown | Eurydice |
| 2019 (73rd) | Kelli O'Hara | Kiss Me, Kate | Lilli Vanessi / Katharine |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Musical | Role(s) |
| 2020 (74th) |
| 2020 (74th) | Adrienne Warren | Tina | Tina Turner |
| 2020 (74th) | Karen Olivo | Moulin Rouge! | Satine |
| 2020 (74th) | Elizabeth Stanley | Jagged Little Pill | Mary Jane Healy |
| 2022 (75th) |
| 2022 (75th) | Joaquina Kalukango | Paradise Square | Annabelle "Nelly" Freeman |
| 2022 (75th) | Sharon D. Clarke | Caroline, or Change | Caroline Thibodeaux |
| 2022 (75th) | Carmen Cusack | Flying Over Sunset | Clare Boothe Luce |
| 2022 (75th) | Sutton Foster | The Music Man | Marian Paroo |
| 2022 (75th) | Mare Winningham | Girl from the North Country | Elizabeth Laine |
| 2023 (76th) | | | |
| 2023 (76th) | Victoria Clark | Kimberly Akimbo | Kimberly Levaco |
| 2023 (76th) | Annaleigh Ashford | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett |
| 2023 (76th) | Sara Bareilles | Into the Woods | The Baker's Wife |
| 2023 (76th) | Lorna Courtney | & Juliet | Juliet |
| 2023 (76th) | Micaela Diamond | Parade | Lucille Frank |
| 2024 (77th) |
| 2024 (77th) | Maleah Joi Moon | Hell's Kitchen | Ali |
| 2024 (77th) | Eden Espinosa | Lempicka | Tamara de Lempicka |
| 2024 (77th) | Kelli O'Hara | Days of Wine and Roses | Kirsten Arnesen-Clay |
| 2024 (77th) | Maryann Plunkett | The Notebook | Allison "Allie" Calhoun (older) |
| 2024 (77th) | Gayle Rankin | Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club | Sally Bowles |