Tony Winner Alan Bates
Photo by Aubrey Reuben

Alan Bates has won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. A list of all the nominees follows:

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

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Billy Crudup, The Elephant Man
Theatre: Broadway: Three Sisters, Roundabout Theater; Bus Stop, Circle in the Square; Arcadia, Lincoln Center. Off-B'way: America Dreaming, Oedipus, Measure for Measure (Shakespeare in the Park). Film: Grind, Sleepers, Everyone Says I Love You, Inventing the Abbotts, Monument Avenue, Without Limits, The Hi-Lo Country, Waking the Dead, Jesus' Son, Almost Famous, Charlotte Gray, World Traveler.

Liam Neeson, The Crucible
Theatre: Broadway: The Judas Kiss and Anna Christie. U.K. and Ireland: The Plough and the Stars, Translations; seasons at the Lyric Players Theatre, Abbey Theatre, Project Art Centre. TV: "Sweet As You Are," "Nailed," "A Woman of Substance," "Ellis Island." Film: Excalibur, Michael Collins, Schindler's List, Les Miserables, Star Wars: Episode 1, Ethan Frome, Darkman, Rob Roy, The Mission, Husbands and Wives.

Alan Rickman, Private Lives
Theatre: Commitments, The Devil Himself, Hamlet. Royal Court: The Seagull, Lucky Chance. RSC: The Tempest, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Tony nom Best Actor). RNT: Antony and Cleopatra. Edinburgh: Brothers Karamazov, Tango at the End of Winter (Time Out Award Best Actor). TV: "Barchester Chronicles," "Benefactors," "Rasputin" (Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG Awards, Best Actor). Film: Truly Madly Deeply, Die Hard, Bob Roberts.

Jeffrey Wright, Topdog/Underdog
Mr. Wright also received a Drama Desk nomination for his performance as Lincoln. He last played Broadway in Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk. Other stage work: Angels in America (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Awards); NYSF: Julius Caesar and King Lear. He earned an AFI Award for his portrayal of Martin Luther King, Jr. in HBO's "Boycott." Film: Ali, Basquiat, Ang Lee's Ride with the Devil, and Shaft. TV: "Separate but Equal" and "Angels in America."