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News THE SCREENING ROOM: Tony Acceptance Speeches From Audra McDonald, Steve Kazee, Nina Arianda and More (Video) The big winners at the 66th Annual Tony Awards included Once, the Best Musical that took home a total of eight awards, and Peter and the Starcatcher, the imaginative new play that received a total of five Tonys. Here are the acceptance speeches from Broadway's biggest night.

Who could forget Once leading man Steve Kazee being brought to tears or Audra McDonald accepting her fifth Tony Award, placing her in the company of Angela Lansbury and Julie Harris (the only other two actresses to hold that honor)? Here, Kazee and McDonald (who were seen together on Broadway in 110 in the Shade), among others, accept Tony Awards for their work in the 2011-12 Broadway season.

Other highlights from the evening include wins from Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors), Christian Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher) and Judy Kaye (Nice Work If You Can Get It). Read Playbill.com's complete coverage of the 2012 Tony Award winners.

Watch (or re-watch) your favorite acceptance speeches from the night!

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The team behind Once accepted the award for Best Musical:

Audra McDonald, who stars as Bess in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, accepted the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:

Venus and Fur star Nina Arianda took home the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:

James Corden, who stars in One Man, Two Guvnors, accepted the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:

Steve Kazee, star of the Tony-winning musical Once, took home the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:

Hugh Jackman accepted a 2012 Special Tony Award:

Greg Barnes accepted the award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Follies:

Paloma Young took home the award for Best Costume Design of a Play for Peter and the Starcatcher:

Porgy and Bess took home the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical:

Jeff Croiter was award the Tony for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Peter and the Starcatcher:

Clybourne Park received the Tony Award for Best Play:

Lighting designer Natasha Katz was nominated for both Follies and Once. She received the Tony for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Once:

Alan Menken and Jack Feldman took home the Best Score Tony Award for the Disney musical Newsies:

Donyale Wele took home the award for Best Scenic Design of a Play for Peter and the Starcatcher:

Judy Kaye, who stars in Nice Work If You Can Get It, received the Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical award:

Mike Nichols accepted the Tony Award for Best Direction of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman:

Bob Crowley took home the award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Once:

Death of a Salesman received the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play:

Christian Borle, who stars as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher, received the award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:

John Tiffany accepted the award for Best Direction of a Musical for Once:

Other Desert Cities star Judith Light received the Tony for Best Performance in a Featured Role in a Play:

Darron L. West received the award for Best Sound Design of a Play for Peter and the Starcatcher:

Michael McGrath, who stars in Nice Work If You Can Get It, took home the award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:

 
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