The Tony nominations are being announced May 5th. I don't know if anyone on the site follows the tony awards. here are my predictions anyway.

Best Musical
9 to 5
Next to Normal
Billy Elliot
Shrek: The Musical

Best Play
God of Carnage
Reasons to be Pretty
An American Plan
Dividing the Estate

Best Revival of a Musical
Pal Joey
Guys and Dolls
West Side Story
Hair

Best Revival of a Play
Waiting of Gadot
Blithe Spirit
Speed the Plow
Joe Turners Come and Gone

Lead Actor in a Musical
The three Billy Elliotts
Brian dArcy James- Shrek: The Musical
Gavin Creel- Hair
Will Swenson- Hair
J. Robert Spencer- Next to Normal

Lead Actress in a Musical
Stephanie J. Block- 9 to 5
Allison Janney- 9 to 5
Megan Hilty- 9 to 5
Alice Ripley- Next to Normal
Stockard Channing- Pal Joey

Lead Actor in a Play
James Gandolfini- God of Carnage
Geoffrey Rush- Exit the King
Raul Esparza- Speed-the-Plow
Daniel Radcliff- Equess
Brian Dennehy- Desire Under the Elms

Lead Actress in a Play
Jane Fonda- 33 Variations
Tovah Feldshuh- Irenas Vow
Janet McTeer- Mary Stuart
Kristin Scott Thomas- The Seagull
Marcia Gay Harden- God of Carnage

Featured Actor in a Musical
Gregory Jbara- Billy Elliott the Musical *
Marc Kudisch- 9 to 5
Christopher Sieber- Shrek the Musical
Daniel Breaker, Shrek the Musical
Louis Hobson, Next to Normal

Featured Actress in a Musical
Kathy Fitzgerald- 9 to 5
Haydn Gwynne- Billy Elliott the Musical *
Karen Olivo- West Side Story
Martha Plimpton- Pal Joey
Josefina Scaglione- West Side Story

Featured Actor in a Play
Zach Grenier, 33 Variations
Pablo Schreiber- Desire Under the Elms
Daniel Stewart Sherman- Desire Under the Elms
John Goodman- Waiting for Godot
Roger Robinson- Joe Turner's Come and Gone *
Featured Actress in a Play
Angela Lansbury- Blithe Spirit
Elizabeth Ashley- Dividing the Estate
Hallie Foote- Dividing the Estate *
LaTanya Richardson Jackson- Joe Turners Come and Gone
Andrea Martin- Exit the King

Direction of a Musical
Stephan Daldry- Billy Elliott
Joe Mantello- 9 to 5
Jason Moore- Shrek the Musical
Diane Palus- Hair

Direction of a Play
Michael Blakemore- Blithe Spirit
Terry Kinney- reasons to be pretty
Matthew Warchus- The Norman Conquests
David Grindley- An American Plan

Best Choreography
Karol Armitage- Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler- 9 to 5
Peter Darling- Billy Elliot the Musical
Kelley Divine- Rock of Ages

Book of a Musical
Hunter Bell- [title of show]
Lee Hall- Billy Elliott
Patricia Resnick- 9 to 5
David Lindsay-Abaire- Shrek the Musical

Original Score
Elton John & Lee Hall- Billy Elliott
Dolly Parton- 9 to 5
Jeanine Tesori & David Lindsay-Abaire- Shrek the Musical
Brian Yorkey & Tom Kitt- Next to Normal

I am so glad that God of Carnage got love for all four of its primary cast members. I have heard great things about it.

Best Actor in a Play
1. Jeff Daniels, God of Carnage
2. Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King
3. Raśl Esparza, Speed-the-Plow
4. James Gandolfini, God of Carnage
5. Thomas Sadoski, Reasons to Be Pretty

Best Actress in a Play
1. Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
2. Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart
3. Jane Fonda, 33 Variations
4. Hope Davis, God of Carnage
5. Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart

Best Featured Actor in a Play
1. Zach Grenier, 33 Variations
2. Stephen Mangan, The Norman Conquests
3. Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
4. John Glover, Waiting for Godot
5. Paul Ritter, The Norman Conquests

Best Featured Actress in a Play
1. Hallie Foote, Dividing the Estate
2. Amanda Root, The Norman Conquests
3. Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
4. Jessica Hynes, The Norman Conquests
5. Marin Ireland, Reasons to Be Pretty

Best Play
1. God of Carnage
2. Dividing the Estate
3. 33 Variations
4. Reasons to Be Pretty

Best Play Revival
1. Joe Turner's Come and Gone
2. Mary Stuart
3. The Norman Conquests
4. Waiting for Godot

Best Actor in a Musical
1. David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, Billy Elliot
2. Constantine Maroulis, Rock of Ages
3. J. Robert Spencer, Next to Normal
4. Gavin Creel, Hair
5. Brian dArcy James, Shrek: The Musical

Best Actress in a Musical
1. Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
2. Stockard Channing, Pal Joey
3. Allison Janney, 9 to 5
4. Josefina Scaglione, West Side Story
5. Sutton Foster, Shrek: The Musical

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1. Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot: The Musical
2. Marc Kudisch, 9 to 5
3. David Bologna, Billy Elliot: The Musical
4. Christopher Sieber, Shrek: The Musical
5. Will Swenson, Hair

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1. Carole Shelley, Billy Elliot: The Musical
2. Jennifer Damiano, Next to Normal
3. Karen Oliva, West Side Story
4. Martha Plimpton, Pal Joey
5. Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot: The Musical

Best Musical
1. Billy Elliot
2. Next to Normal
3. Rock of Ages
4. Shrek: The Musical

Best Musical Revival
1. West Side Story
2. Hair
3. Pal Joey
4. Guys and Dolls

BEST PLAY: God of Carnage
BEST MUSICAL: Billy Elliot, The Musical
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: The Norman Conquests
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: Hair
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT: Liza's at the Palace...!
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Matthew Warchus for God of Carnage
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Stephen Daldry for Billy Elliot, The Musical

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Geoffrey Rush in Exit the King
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Marcia Gay Harden in God of Carnage
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Brian d'Arcy James in Shrek the Musical
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Alice Ripley in Next to Normal
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Roger Robinson in Joe Turner's Come and Gone
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Gregory Jbara in Billy Elliot, The Musical
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Haydn Gwynne in Billy Elliot, The Musical