Awards

1976 Tony Awards

Best Musical
WINNER
Other Nominations: Bubbling Brown Sugar, Chicago, Pacific Overtures

Best Musical Book
WINNER (James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante for A Chorus Line)
Other Nominations: Chicago, Pacific Overtures, The Robber Bridegroom

Best Musical Score
WINNER (Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban for A Chorus Line)
Other Nominations: Chicago, Pacific Overtures, Treemonisha

Best Actress in a Musical
WINNER (Donna McKechnie for A Chorus Line)
Other Nominations: Vivian Reed for Bubbling Brown Sugar, Chita Rivera for Chicago and Gwen Verdon for Chicago

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
WINNER (Sammy Williams for A Chorus Line)
Other Nominations: Robert LuPone for A Chorus Line, Charles Repole for Very Good Eddie and Isao Sato for Pacific Overtures

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
WINNER (Kelly Bishop for A Chorus Line)
Other Nominations: Priscilla Lopez for A Chorus Line, Patti LuPone for The Robber Bride and Virgina Seidel for Very Good Eddie

Best Director of a Musical
WINNER (Michael Bennett for A Chorus Line)
Other Nominations: Bob Fosse for Chicago, Bill Gile for Very Good Eddie and Harold Prince for Pacific Overtures

Best Lighting Design
WINNER (Tharon Musser for A Chorus Line)
Other Nominations: Tharon Musser for Pacific Overtures, Ian Calderon for Trelawney of the Wells and Jules Fisher for Chicago

Best Choreography
WINNER (Michael Bennett and Bob Avian for A Chorus Line)
Other Nominations: Patricia Birch for Pacific Overtures, Bob Fosse for Chicago and Billy Wilson for Bubbling Brown Sugar

A Chorus Line was nominated for one other award - Best Costume Design - but did not win (the award went to Florence Klotz for Pacific Overtures.) Therefore, A Chorus Line received 12 nominations in 10 categories, and won 9 awards and 9 categories.