| 59th Tony Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster for the 59th annual Tony Awards | |
| Date | June 5, 2005 |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York |
| Hosted by | Hugh Jackman |
| Most awards | The Light in the Piazza (6) |
| Most nominations | Spamalot (14) |
| Website | tonyawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
| Viewership | 6.5 million[1] |
| Produced by | Ricky Kirshner Glenn Weiss |
| Directed by | Glenn Weiss |
The 59th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on June 5, 2005 at Radio City Music Hall and broadcast by CBS television. Hugh Jackman hosted[2] for the third time in a row.
This was the first year the craft category awards (costume, scenic, lighting) were divided into plays and musicals.
- ^ Porter, Rick (June 13, 2010). "Tony Awards Ratings History". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. " 'Doubt' Is Best Play, 'Spamalot' Best Musical; Butz, Irwin, Clark, Jones, Nichols Win 2005 Tonys" Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, June 5, 2005