Tony Awards - 64th Tony Awards 2010 - Tony Awards Nominations 2010

The 64th Annual Tony Awards took place on Sunday, June 13, 2010, held again at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, hosted by Sean Hayes. These awards recognize Broadway productions during the 2009-2010 season.

The cut off-date for Tony eligibility was April 29, 2010 and the nominations were announced on May 4. The musical Fela! and the revival of La Cage aux Folles, each received eleven nominations, the most of any production. The revival of Fences earned ten nominations, the most nominations ever received by a play revival.

The CBS television network broadcast the event, which was also simulcast live to the Clear Channel Spectacolor HD Screen in Times Square as well as on the official Tony Awards website.

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre. A discretionary non-competitive Special Tony Award and the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre are also given. The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, co-founder of the American Theatre Wing.

The rules for the Tony Awards are set forth in the official document "Rules and Regulations of The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards", which applies for that season only. The Tony Awards are considered the highest U.S. theatre honor, the U.S. theatre industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars) for motion pictures. In British theatre, the equivalent of the Tony Award is the Laurence Olivier Award.

Since 1997, the Tony Awards ceremony has generally been held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in June and broadcast live on CBS television. The 64th Tony Awards ceremony will be held on June 13, 2010, at Radio City Music Hall, with a three-hour broadcast on CBS.