Dame Helen Mirren, Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan have continued their theatre nominations haul by landing nods for top prizes at the 2015 Tony Awards.
The Hangover star is up for the Best Leading Actor in a Play for his portrayal of disfigured Englishman John Merrick in The Elephant Man, while British actresses Mirren and Mulligan will compete for Best Leading Actress in a Play for The Audience and Skylight respectively.
The nominations come just days after all three landed nods for Drama Desk and New York Drama League awards.
Cooper will go up against actors including Bill Nighy (Skylight), Ben Miles (Wolf Halls Part One & Two), and Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), while Mirren and Mulligan will compete with Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss (The Heidi Chronicles), fellow Brit Ruth Wilson (Constellations), and Geneva Carr (Hand to God).
Skylight and The Elephant Man are up for Best Revival of a Play, and Sting earned a nomination for Best Score for his troubled production The Last Ship, which closed in January due to poor ticket sales. The musical also received a nod for Best Orchestrations.
Other key nominations include Kristin Chenoweth for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for On the Twentieth Century, Japanese actor Ken Watanabe for his role in musical The King and I, and veteran actress Patricia Clarkson for her featured role in The Elephant Man.
Musicals An American in Paris and Fun Home lead the nominations list with 12 mentions each.
The winners will be announced at the 69th annual ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York on June 7, hosted by Tony Award winners Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth.
The main list of nominees are as follows:
Best Play:
Disgraced
Hand to God
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Best Musical:
An American in Paris
Fun Home
Something Rotten!
The Visit
Best Revival of a Play:
Skylight
The Elephant Man
This Is Our Youth
You Can't Take It With You
Best Revival of a Musical:
On the Town
On the Twentieth Century
The King and I
Best Book of a Musical:
Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell - Something Rotten!
Lisa Kron - Fun Home
Craig Lucas - An American in Paris
Terrence McNally - The Visit
Best Score:
John Kander and Fred Ebb - The Visit
Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick - Something Rotten!
Sting - The Last Ship
Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron - Fun Home
Best Leading Actor in a Play:
Steven Boyer - Hand to God
Bradley Cooper - The Elephant Man
Ben Miles - Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Bill Nighy - Skylight
Alex Sharp - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Leading Actress in a Play:
Geneva Carr - Hand to God
Helen Mirren - The Audience
Elisabeth Moss - The Heidi Chronicles
Carey Mulligan - Skylight
Ruth Wilson - Constellations
Best Leading Actor in a Musical:
Michael Cerveris - Fun Home
Robert Fairchild - An American in Paris
Brian d'Arcy James - Something Rotten!
Ken Watanabe - The King and I
Tony Yazbeck - On the Town
Best Leading Actress in a Musical:
Kristin Chenoweth - On the Twentieth Century
Leanne Cope - An American in Paris
Beth Malone - Fun Home
Kelli O'Hara - The King and I
Chita Rivera - The Visit
Best Featured Actor in a Play:
Matthew Beard - Skylight
K. Todd Freeman - Airline Highway
Richard McCabe - The Audience
Alessandro Nivola - The Elephant Man
Nathaniel Parker - Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Micah Stock - It's Only a Play
Best Featured Actress in a Play:
Annaleigh Ashford - You Can't Take It With You
Patricia Clarkson - The Elephant Man
Lydia Leonard - Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Sarah Stiles - Hand to God
Julie White - Airline Highway
Best Featured Actor in a Musical:
Christian Borle - Something Rotten!
Andy Karl - On the Twentieth Century
Brad Oscar - Something Rotten!
Brandon Uranowitz - An American in Paris
Max von Essen - An American in Paris
Best Featured Actress in a Musical:
Victoria Clark - Gigi
Judy Kuhn - Fun Home
Sydney Lucas - Fun Home
Ruthie Ann Miles - The King and I
Emily Skeggs - Fun Home
Best Director of a Play:
Stephen Daldry - Skylight
Marianne Elliott - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Scott Ellis - You Can't Take It With You
Jeremy Herrin - Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Moritz von Stuelpnagel - Hand to God
Best Director of a Musical:
Sam Gold - Fun Home
Casey Nicholaw - Something Rotten!
John Rando - On the Town
Bartlett Sher - The King and I
Christopher Wheeldon - An American in Paris
Best Choreography:
Joshua Bergasse - On the Town
Christopher Gattelli - The King and I
Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Casey Nicholaw - Something Rotten!
Christopher Wheeldon - An American in Paris
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