My fearless, 100% perfect Tony Award nominations predictions

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Because Tony Award nominations will be unveiled Tuesday morning, it’s time for kudos pundits to stick out thin, trembling necks. Below are my predictions for the top categories.

Notice the odd numbers of contenders per race. At the Tonys, there are only four nominees for best play, revival of a play and musical. However, considering how few musical revivals were staged on Broadway this season, that category will have only two. Meanwhile, there will be five nominees in the acting slots –- except lead musical actress. Because there were only six contenders eligible, there will be only four nominees.

The four rivals for best play look pretty solid. In the race for best musical, ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ is vulnerable because it has closed, so it’s possible that ‘Catch Me If You Can’ gets in.

Compare my predix to those of other top Tony pundits at GoldDerby. Here is a full list of all rivals eligible in the top races.

There’s no mystery surrounding what will win best musical (‘Book of Mormon’) and best musical revival (‘Anything Goes’), but most other races are wide open.

-- Tom O’Neil

BEST PLAY
‘Good People’
‘Jerusalem’
‘The Mother… With the Hat’
‘War Horse’

Possible
‘Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo’
‘Brief Encounter’
‘Ghetto Klown’

BEST MUSICAL
‘Book of Mormon’
‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’
‘The Scottsboro Boys’
‘Sister Act’

Possible
‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’
‘Catch Me If You Can’
‘The People in the Picture’

BEST PLAY REVIVAL
‘Born Yesterday’
‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
‘The Merchant of Venice’
‘The Normal Heart’

Possible
‘Arcadia’
‘Driving Miss Daisy’
‘House of Blue Leaves’

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
‘Anything Goes’
‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Brian Bedford, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
Bobby Cannavale, ‘The Mother… With the Hat’
Joe Mantello, ‘The Normal Heart’
Al Pacino, ‘The Merchant of Venice’
Mark Rylance, ‘Jerusalem’

Possible
James Earl Jones, ‘Driving Miss Daisy’
John Leguizamo, ‘Ghetto Klown’
Mark Rylance, ‘La Bete’
Patrick Stewart, ‘A Life in the Theatre’
Robin Williams, ‘Bengal Tiger at the Bahgdad Zoo’

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Nina Arianda, ‘Born Yesterday’
Cherry Jones, ‘Mrs. Warren’s Profession’
Frances McDormand, ‘Good People’
Lily Rabe, ‘The Merchant of Venice’
Vanessa Redgrave, ‘Driving Miss Daisy’

Possible
Kathleen Turner, ‘High’
Hannah Yelland, ‘Brief Encounter’

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Norbert Leo Butz, ‘Catch Me If You Can’
Josh Gad, ‘The Book of Mormon’
Daniel Radcliffe, ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’
Andrew Rannells, ‘The Book of Mormon’
Tony Sheldon, ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’

Possible
Colin Donnell, ‘Anything Goes’
Joshua Henry, ‘The Scottsboro Boys’
Aaron Tveit, ‘Catch Me If You Can’
Benjamin Walker, ‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sutton Foster, ‘Anything Goes’
Patina Miller, ‘Sister Act’
Donna Murphy, ‘The People in the Picture’
Sherie Rene Scott, ‘Women on the Verge of Nervous Breakdown’

Possible
Janet Dacal, ‘Wonderland’
Beth Leavel, ‘Baby It’s You’