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Sections[edit]

There has been a major section edit.

Should we really have a gigantic section named "winners", and then have them split by decades or should we just stick to the old format of only having the decades? After all, it's not only about the winners, we also present the nominees!

I have currently restored the PREVIOUS display, but if we all agree in changing, then I'll put the new one back. I'm currently going with the old one, on account of the nominees also being cited.

I also have placed Uta Hagen, Glenn Close and Shirley Booth among those who have been nominated multiple times, even though they have been previously mentioned as multiple winners (and have only been nominated in the year they won), because the section regards nominations, regardless of winning. It is not about additional nominations.

Lila in June 28th, 2007

Same thing applies to Zoe Caldwell - 3 noms

Lila in June 29th, 2007

Trivia[edit]

The trivia section in this article should either be removed or better incorporated into the rest of the article. —Mears man (talk) 06:30, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Not moved. No consensus. Insufficient evidence that current title is too long, or that shorter title is correct. Next time, please use multi-move. Born2cycle (talk) 05:47, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play — It is currently too long and more often refereed by the other. JDDJS (talk) 21:53, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Two observations: Firstly, I think this RM and the ones at

should be discussed together (say, here?), and secondly, there seems to be no case for any of them as of yet. The external links section of this article points to several articles which use the longer form. The claim that the name is too long is unsupported by policy. Evidence that it's more often refereed (sic), please? Andrewa (talk) 02:30, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See also the discussion at Talk:Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical#Requested move which opposes that particular move for reasons that seem equally applicable to all four. Andrewa (talk) 02:42, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I do agree they should be discussed together, that way the decision for all of them is the same. I just feel that they are more commonly refereed without the "performance" part. As of now it looks like I don't have any support, but lets wait a week and see what happens. JDDJS (talk) 19:37, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can you give a example of the award being refereed by the shorter name? Preferably the URL of an online document, but any reference at all would help me to understand what you mean. Andrewa (talk) 01:33, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Wrong Information[edit]

Excuse me but someone deleted my edit of nominees and winners in this category. It's not right to have false information listed. Katharine Cornell and Jessica Tandy were both nominated in 1948 and should be listed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rharrington112 (talk • contribs) 02:14, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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