Famous Tony Nominees 2010

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, for "Hamlet."

Also Famous For: Nominated for two Academy Awards (Supporting Actor in 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and Best Actor in 2003's "Cold Mountain).

This is Law's second Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Alfred Molina

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, for "Red."

Also Famous For: Roles in films including "An Education," "Boogie Nights," "Chocolat," "Frida" and "Spider-Man 2."

This is Molina's third Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Liev Schreiber

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, for "Under the Bridge."

Also Famous For: Roles in films including "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," "The Omen," "Love in the Time of Cholera" and the first three films in the "Scream" series.

This is Shreiber's second Tony nomination. He won in 2005 for his performance in the play "Glengarry Glen Ross."

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Famous Tony Nominees: Christopher Walken

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, for "A Behanding in Spokane."

Also Famous For: Won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 1978's "The Deer Hunter" and another nomination in the same category for 2002's "Catch Me if You Can."

This is Walken's second Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Denzel Washington

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Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, for "Fences."

Also Famous For: Earning five Oscar nominations, including two wins (for 1989's "Glory" and 2001's "Training Day).

This is Washington's first Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Viola Davis

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, for "Fences."

Also Famous For: Earned an Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in 2008's "Doubt."

This is Davis' second Tony nomination. She won in 2001 for her role in 2001's "King Hedley II."

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Famous Tony Nominees: Valerie Harper

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, for "Looped."

Also Famous For: Playing Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Rhoda."

This is Harper's first Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Laura Linney

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, for "Time Stands Still."

Also Famous For: Nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in "You Can Count on Me" (2000), "Kinsey" (2004) and "The Savages" (2007).

This is Linney's third Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Kelsey Grammer

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, for "La Cage aux Folles."

Also Famous For: Played Dr. Frasier Crane for over two decades on "Cheers" and its spin-off, "Frasier."

This is Grammer's first Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Sean Hayes

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, for "Promises, Promises."

Also Famous For: Playing Jack McFarland on "Will & Grace."

This is Hayes' first Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Catherine Zeta-Jones

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, for "A Little Night Music."

Also Famous For: Won an Academy Award for her role as Velma Kelly in 2002's "Chicago."

This is Zeta-Jones' first Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: David Alan Grier

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, for "Race."

Also Famous For: Starred on the sketch comedy show "In Living Color."

This is Grier's second Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Scarlett Johansson

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, for "Under the Bridge."

Also Famous For: Roles in films including "Lost in Translation," "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and "Match Point."

This is her first Tony nomination.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Angela Lansbury

Tony Nomination: Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, for "A Little Night Music"

Also Famous For: Earned three Academy Award nominations, 18 Emmy nominations and six Golden Globe wins.

This is Lansbury's seventh Tony nomination. She has won five times.

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Famous Tony Nominees: Green Day

Tony Nomination: Best Musical, for "American Idiot"

Also Famous For: Received 18 Grammy nominations, including four wins. The musical "American Idiot" is based on the group's 2004 album, which won the Grammy for Best Rock Album.

This is the group's first Tony nomination.

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