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In the lists below, the winner is displayed first, the non-winning nominees second.

1948 Grace Hartman . '' Angel In The Wings ''

1949 Nanette Fabray . '' Love Life ''

1950 Mary Martin . '' South Pacific ''

1951 Ethel Merman . '' Call Me Madam ''

1952 Gertrude Lawrence . '' The King And I ''

1953 Rosalind Russell . '' Wonderful Town ''

1954 Dolores Gray . '' Carnival In Flanders ''

1955 Mary Martin . '' Peter Pan ''

1956 Gwen Verdon . '' Damn Yankees ''

--- Carol Channing . '' The Vamp ''

--- Nancy Walker . '' Phoenix '55 ''

1957 Judy Holliday . '' Bells Are Ringing ''

--- Julie Andrews . '' My Fair Lady ''

--- Ethel Merman . '' Happy Hunting ''

1958 (tie) Thelma Ritter . '' New Girl In Town ''; Gwen Verdon . '' New Girl In Town ''

--- Lena Horne . '' Jamaica ''

--- Beatrice Lillie . '' Ziegfeld Follies ''

1959 Gwen Verdon . '' Redhead ''

--- Miyoshi Umeki . '' Flower Drum Song ''

1960 Mary Martin . '' The Sound Of Music ''

--- Carol Burnett . '' Once Upon A Mattress ''

--- Dolores Gray . '' Destry Rides Again ''

--- Eileen Herlie . '' Take Me Along ''

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1961 Elizabeth Seal . '' Irma La Douce ''

--- Julie Andrews . '' Camelot ''

--- Carol Channing . '' Show Girl ''

--- Nancy Walker . '' Do Re Mi ''

1962 (tie) Anna Maria Alberghetti . '' Carnival ''; Diahann Carroll . '' No Strings ''

--- Molly Picon . '' Milk And Honey ''

--- Elaine Stritch . '' Sail Away ''

1963 Vivien Leigh . '' Tovarich ''

--- Georgia Brown . '' Oliver! ''

--- Nanette Fabray . '' Mr. President ''

--- Sally Ann Howes . '' Brigadoon ''

1964 Carol Channing . '' Hello, Dolly! ''

--- Beatrice Lillie . '' High Spirits ''

--- Barbra Streisand . '' Funny Girl ''

--- Inga Swenson . '' 110 In The Shade ''

1965 Liza Minnelli . '' Flora The Red Menace ''

--- Elizabeth Allen . '' Do I Hear A Waltz? ''

--- Nancy Dussault . '' Bajour ''

--- Inga Swenson . '' Baker Street ''

1966 Angela Lansbury . '' Mame ''

--- Barbara Harris . '' On A Clear Day You Can See Forever ''

--- Julie Harris . '' Skyscraper ''

--- Gwen Verdon . '' Sweet Charity ''

1967 Barbara Harris . '' The Apple Tree ''

--- Lotte Lenya . '' Cabaret ''

--- Mary Martin . '' I Do! I Do! ''

--- Louise Troy . '' Walking Happy ''

1968 (tie) Patricia Routledge . '' Darling Of The Day ''; Leslie Uggams . '' Hallelujah, Baby! ''

--- Melina Mercouri . '' Illya Darling ''

--- Brenda Vaccaro . '' How Now, Dow Jones ''

1969 Angela Lansbury . '' Dear World ''

--- Maria Karnilova . '' Zorba ''

--- Dorothy Loudon . '' The Fig Leaves Are Falling ''

--- Jill O'Hara . '' Promises, Promises ''

1970 Lauren Bacall . '' Applause ''

--- Katharine Hepburn . '' Coco ''

--- Dilys Watling . '' Georgy ''

1971 Helen Gallagher . '' No, No Nanette - Revival ''

--- Susan Browning . '' Company ''

--- Sandy Duncan . '' The Boy Friend ''

--- Elaine Stritch . '' Company ''

1972 Alexis Smith . '' Follies ''

--- Jonelle Allen . '' Two Gentlemen Of Verona ''

--- Dorothy Collins . '' Follies ''

--- Mildred Natwick . '' 70, Girls, 70 ''

1973 Glynis Johns . '' A Little Night Music ''

--- Leland Palmer . '' Pippin ''

--- Debbie Reynolds . '' Irene ''

--- Marcia Rodd . '' Shelter ''

1974 Virginia Capers . '' Raisin ''

--- Carol Channing . '' Lorelei ''

--- Michele Lee . '' Seesaw ''

1975 ''

--- Lola Falana . '' Doctor Jazz ''

--- Bernadette Peters . '' Mack And Mabel ''

--- Ann Reinking . '' Goodtime Charley ''

1976 Donna McKechnie . '' A Chorus Line ''

--- Vivian Reed . '' Bubbling Brown Sugar ''

--- Chita Rivera . '' Chicago ''

--- Gwen Verdon . '' Chicago ''

1977 Dorothy Loudon . '' Annie ''

--- Clamma Dale . '' Porgy And Bess ''

--- Ernestine Jackson . '' Guys And Dolls ''

--- Andrea McArdle . '' Annie ''

1978 Liza Minnelli . '' The Act ''

--- Madeline Kahn . '' On The Twentieth Century ''

--- Eartha Kitt . '' Timbuktu! ''

--- Frances Sternhagen . '' Angel ''

1979 Angela Lansbury . '' Sweeney Todd ''

--- Tovah Feldshuh . '' Sarava ''

--- Dorothy Loudon . '' Ballroom (play) ''

--- Alexis Smith . '' Platinum ''

1980 Patti Lupone . '' Evita ''

--- Christine Andreas . '' Oklahoma! ''

--- Sandy Duncan . '' Peter Pan ''

--- Ann Miller . '' Sugar Babies ''

1981 Lauren Bacall . '' Woman Of The Year ''

--- Meg Bussert . '' Brigadoon ''

--- Chita Rivera . '' Bring Back Birdie ''

--- Linda Ronstadt . '' The Pirates Of Penzance ''

1982 Jennifer Holliday . '' Dreamgirls ''

--- Lisa Mordente . '' Marlowe ''

--- Mary Gordon Murray . '' Little Me ''

--- Sheryl Lee Ralph . '' Dreamgirls ''

1983 Natalia Makarova . '' On Your Toes ''

--- Lonette McKee . '' Show Boat ''

--- Chita Rivera . '' Merlin ''

--- Twiggy . '' My One And Only ''

1984 Chita Rivera . '' The Rink ''

--- Rhetta Hughes . '' Amen Corner ''

--- Liza Minnelli . '' The Rink ''

--- Bernadette Peters . '' Sunday In The Park With George ''

1986 Bernadette Peters . '' Song And Dance ''

--- Debbie Allen . '' Sweet Charity ''

--- Cleo Laine . '' The Mystery Of Edwin Drood ''

--- Chita Rivera . '' Jerry's Girls ''

1987 Maryann Plunkett . '' Me And My Girl ''

--- Catherine Cox . '' Oh Coward! ''

--- Teresa Stratas . '' Rags ''

1988 Joanna Gleason . '' Into The Woods ''

--- Alison Fraser . '' Romance/Romance ''

--- Judy Kuhn . '' Chess ''

--- Patti Lupone . '' Anything Goes ''

1989 Ruth Brown . '' Black And Blue ''

--- Charlotte D'Amboise . '' Jerome Robbins' Broadway ''

--- Linda Hopkins . '' Black And Blue ''

--- Sharon McNight . '' Starmites ''

1990 ''

--- Georgia Brown . '' Threepenny Opera ''

--- Beth Fowler . '' Sweeney Todd ''

--- Liliane Montevecchi . '' Grand Hotel, The Musical ''

1991 Lea Salonga . '' Miss Saigon ''

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--- Dee Hoty . '' The Will Rogers Follies ''

--- Cathy Rigby . '' Peter Pan ''

1992 Faith Prince . '' Guys And Dolls ''

--- Jodi Benson . '' Crazy For You ''

--- Josie De Guzman . '' Guys And Dolls ''

--- Sophie Hayden . '' The Most Happy Fella ''

1993 Chita Rivera . '' Kiss Of The Spider Woman--The Musical ''

--- Ann Crumb . '' Anna Karenina ''

--- Stephanie Lawrence . '' Blood Brothers ''

--- Bernadette Peters . '' The Goodbye Girl ''

1994 Donna Murphy . '' Passion ''

--- Susan Egan . '' Beauty And The Beast ''

--- Dee Hoty . '' The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public ''

--- Judy Kuhn . '' She Loves Me ''

1995 Glenn Close . '' Sunset Boulevard ''

--- Rebecca Luker . '' Show Boat ''

1996 Donna Murphy . '' The King And I ''

--- Julie Andrews . '' Victor/Victoria ''

--- Crista Moore . '' Big - The Musical ''

--- Daphne Rubin-Vega . '' Rent ''

1997 Bebe Neuwirth . '' Chicago ''

--- Pamela Isaacs . '' The Life ''

--- Tonya Pinkins . '' Play On! ''

--- Karen Ziemba . '' Steel Pier ''

1998 Natasha Richardson . '' Cabaret ''

--- Betty Buckley . '' Triumph Of Love ''

--- Marin Mazzie . '' Ragtime ''

--- Alice Ripley And Emily Skinner . '' Side Show ''

1999 Bernadette Peters . '' Annie Get Your Gun ''

--- Carolee Carmello . '' Parade ''

--- Dee Hoty . '' Footloose ''

--- Sian Phillips . '' Marlene ''

2000 Heather Headley . '' Aida ''

--- Toni Collette . '' The Wild Party ''

--- Rebecca Luker . '' The Music Man ''

--- Marin Mazzie . '' Kiss Me, Kate ''

--- Audra McDonald . '' Marie Christine ''

2001 Christine Ebersole . '' 42nd Street ''

--- Blythe Danner . '' Follies ''

--- Randy Graff . '' A Class Act ''

--- Faith Prince . '' Bells Are Ringing ''

--- Marla Schaffel . '' Jane Eyre ''

2002 Sutton Foster . '' Thoroughly Modern Millie ''

--- Louise Pitre . '' Mamma Mia! ''

--- Vanessa Williams . '' Into The Woods ''

--- Nancy Opel . '' Urinetown The Musical ''

--- Jennifer Laura Thompson . '' Urinetown The Musical ''

2003 Marissa Jaret Winokur . '' Hairspray ''

--- Melissa Errico . '' Amour ''

--- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio . '' Man Of La Mancha ''

--- Elizabeth Parkinson . '' Movin' Out ''

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2004 Idina Menzel , '' Wicked ''

--- Kristin Chenoweth , '' Wicked ''

--- Stephanie D'Abruzzo , '' Avenue Q ''

--- Donna Murphy , '' Wonderful Town ''

--- Tonya Pinkins , '' Caroline, Or Change ''

2005 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 ''