1950 Tony Awards results (4th) – Winners & Nominees

This page lists the winners from the 4th Tony Awards, held on April 9, 1950. The 1950 Tony Award for Best Musical went to “South Pacific.”

Best Musical

Winner:

• South Pacific

Best Play

Winner:

• The Cocktail Party

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Winner:

• Sidney Blackmer (Come Back, Little Sheba)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Winner:

• Shirley Booth (Come Back, Little Sheba)

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Winner:

• Ezio Pinza (South Pacific)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Winner:

• Mary Martin (South Pacific)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Winner:

• Myron McCormick (South Pacific)

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Winner:

• Juanita Hall (South Pacific)

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Winner:

• Aline Bernstein (Regina)

Stage Technician Award

Winner:

• Jo Mielziner (The Innocents)

Producer Award

Winner:

• Producer Award

Best Direction of a Play

Winner:

• Joshua Logan (South Pacific)

Best Direction of a Musical

Winner:

• Maurice Abravanel (Regina)

Best Choreography

Winner:

• Helen Tamiris (Touch and Go)

Special Tony Award

• Maurice Evans
• Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
• Brock Pemberton

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