Hamilton received 16 Tony Award nominations in 2016, the most ever for a Broadway production at that time.
The nominations recognized the musical’s score, performances, direction, choreography, design, orchestrations, and overall production. Hamilton won 11 awards, including Best Musical, but it did not win every category for which it was nominated.
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the music, lyrics, and book, and played Alexander Hamilton in the original Broadway cast. The musical opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in August 2015 after a successful off-Broadway engagement.
Hamilton’s 16 nominations surpassed the previous record of 15, held by The Producers and Billy Elliot. The record is specifically about nominations in a single Tony Awards ceremony, not the total number of awards won over a show’s entire run.