African-American Tony nominees and winners

This is a list of Black creatives who have been nominated for a Tony Award for outstanding achievement in theater.

While some American people of African ancestry prefer "Black," and others prefer "African American"; "African American" is considered a less appropriate umbrella term for people of African ancestry worldwide because it obscures other ethnicities or national origins. Thus, "Black" is a more inclusive umbrella term.

Multiple nominations
As of 2024 ceremony:
 * George C. Wolfe – 24
 * Audra McDonald – 10
 * Paul Tazewell – 9
 * August Wilson – 9
 * LaChanze – 8
 * Harold Wheeler – 7
 * Stephen Byrd – 6
 * Rashad V. Chambers – 6
 * Kenny Leon – 6
 * Lloyd Richards – 6
 * Ron Simons – 6
 * Dede Ayite – 5
 * Gregory Hines – 5
 * Alia Jones – 5
 * Bill T. Jones – 5
 * Donald McKayle – 5
 * Emilio Sosa – 5
 * Camille A. Brown – 4
 * Brandon Victor Dixon – 4
 * Savion Glover – 4
 * David Alan Grier – 4
 * Allen Lee Hughes – 4
 * Toni-Leslie James – 4
 * James Earl Jones – 4
 * Brian Stokes Mitchell – 4
 * Brian Moreland - 4
 * Mbongeni Ngema – 4
 * Condola Rashad – 4
 * Phylicia Rashad – 4
 * Diane Scott Carter – 4
 * Stew – 4
 * Daryl Waters – 4
 * Hilton Battle – 3
 * Vinnette Carroll – 3
 * Viola Davis – 3
 * André De Shields – 3
 * Debra Martin Chase – 3
 * Micki Grant – 3
 * Jeremy O. Harris – 3
 * Joshua Henry – 3
 * Geoffrey Holder – 3
 * Henry LeTang – 3
 * Lynn Nottage – 3
 * Leslie Odom, Jr. – 3
 * Wendell Pierce – 3
 * Tonya Pinkins – 3
 * Gilbert Price – 3
 * Ruben Santiago-Hudson – 3
 * Melvin Van Peebles – 3
 * Courtney B. Vance – 3
 * Kara Young – 3
 * Lamar Richardson – 3
 * Mary Alice – 2
 * Debbie Allen – 2
 * Gretha Boston – 2
 * Charles Brown – 2
 * RuPaul Charles – 2
 * Chuck Cooper – 2
 * Jordan E. Cooper – 2
 * Cleavant Derricks – 2
 * Colman Domingo – 2
 * Ann Duquesnay – 2
 * Charles S. Dutton – 2
 * Justin Ellington – 2
 * Cynthia Erivo – 2
 * George Faison – 2
 * Laurence Fishburne – 2
 * K. Todd Freeman – 2
 * Irene Gandy - 2
 * Whoopi Goldberg – 2
 * Corey Hawkins – 2
 * Luther Henderson – 2
 * Stephen McKinley Henderson – 2
 * Linda Hopkins – 2
 * Ernestine Jackson – 2
 * LaTanya Richardson Jackson - 2
 * Michael R. Jackson – 2
 * Samuel L. Jackson - 2
 * Nikki M. James – 2
 * Quincy Jones – 2
 * Joaquina Kalukango – 2
 * John Kani – 2
 * Eartha Kitt – 2
 * John Legend – 2
 * Adriane Lenox – 2
 * Claudia McNeil – 2
 * S. Epatha Merkerson – 2
 * Patina Miller – 2
 * Zakes Mokae – 2
 * Dominique Morisseau - 2
 * Sahr Ngaujah – 2
 * Winston Ntshona – 2
 * Sophie Okonedo – 2
 * Jeremy Pope – 2
 * Billy Porter – 2
 * Josephine Premice – 2
 * Vivian Reed – 2
 * Roger Robinson – 2
 * Anika Noni Rose – 2
 * Diana Sands – 2
 * Anna Deavere Smith – 2
 * Ron Taylor – 2
 * Lynne Thigpen – 2
 * Tamara Tunie – 2
 * Leslie Uggams – 2
 * Ben Vereen – 2
 * Adrienne Warren – 2
 * Denzel Washington – 2
 * Jason Michael Webb – 2
 * Lillias White – 2
 * Dick Anthony Williams – 2
 * Billy Wilson – 2
 * Oprah Winfrey – 2
 * Jeffrey Wright – 2
 * Samuel E. Wright – 2

Multiple wins
As of 2024 ceremony:
 * Audra McDonald – 6
 * George C. Wolfe – 5
 * LaChanze – 4
 * Ron Simons – 4
 * Hinton Battle – 3
 * James Earl Jones – 3
 * Debra Martin Chase – 3
 * Rashad V. Chambers – 2
 * Viola Davis – 2
 * Geoffrey Holder – 2
 * Bill T. Jones – 2
 * Billy Porter – 2
 * Phylicia Rashad – 2
 * Lamar Richardson – 2

Source

 * Tony Award-related website