(*) indicates Off-Broadway

BEST PLAY
Ben Brantley

Will win: God of Carnage

Should win: reasons to be pretty

Should have been nominated: Ruined*

Charles Isherwood

Will win: God of Carnage

Should win: Dividing the Estate

Should have been nominated: Becky Shaw*

BEST MUSICAL

Ben Brantley

Will win: Billy Elliot

Should win: Next to Normal

Should have been nominated: Everyday Rapture*

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Billy Elliot

Should win: Billy Elliot

Should have been nominated: [title of show]

BEST PLAY REVIVAL

Ben Brantley

Will win: The Norman Conquests

Should win: The Norman Conquests

Should have been nominated: The Seagull

Charles Isherwood

Will win: The Norman Conquests

Should win: Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Should have been nominated: Desire Under the Elms

BEST MUSICAL

Ben Brantley

Will win: Hair

Should win: Hair

Should have been nominated: None

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Hair

Should win: Hair

Should have been nominated: On the Town, Finian's Rainbow*

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY

Ben Brantley

Will win: Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King

Should win: Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King

Should have been nominated: Bill Irwin, Waiting for Godot

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King

Should win: Raúl Esparza, Speed-the-Plow

Should have been nominated: Pablo Schreiber, Desire Under the Elms

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Ben Brantley

Will win: Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage

Should win: Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart

Should have been nominated: Kristin Scott Thomas, The Seagull

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage

Should win: Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart

Should have been nominated: Carla Gugino, Desire Under the Elms

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Ben Brantley

Will win: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish, Billy Elliot

Should win: Gavin Creel, Hair

Should have been nominated: Aaron Tveit, Next to Normal

Charles Isherwood

Will win: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish, Billy Elliot

Should win: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish, Billy Elliot

Should have been nominated: None

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Ben Brantley

Will win: Alice Ripley, Next to Normal

Should win: Alice Ripley, Next to Normal

Should have been nominated: Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture*

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Alice Ripley, Next to Normal

Should win: Alice Ripley, Next to Normal

Should have been nominated: Amy Spanger, Rock of Ages

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

Ben Brantley

Will win: Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Should win: Stephen Mangan, The Norman Conquests

Should have been nominated: John Goodman, Waiting for Godot

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Should win: Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Should have been nominated: John Benjamin Hickey, Mary Stuart

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Ben Brantley

Will win: Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit

Should win: Hallie Foote, Dividing the Estate

Should have been nominated: Casey Mulligan, The Seagull

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit

Should win: Hallie Foote, Dividing the Estate

Should have been nominated: Marsha Stephanie Blake, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Ben Brantley

Will win: Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot

Should win: Will Swenson, Hair

Should have been nominated: Eamon Foley, Everyday Rapture*

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot

Should win: David Bologna, Billy Elliot

Should have been nominated: James Carpinello, Wesley Taylor or Mitchell Jarvis (actually, all three) in Rock of Ages

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Ben Brantley

Will win: Karen Olivo, West Side Story

Should win: Karen Olivo, West Side Story

Should have been nominated: Kathy Fitzgerald, 9 to 5

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Karen Olivo, West Side Story

Should win: Karen Olivo, West Side Story

Should have been nominated: None

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY

Ben Brantley

Will win: Matthew Warchus, The Norman Conquests

Should win: Matthew Warchus, The Norman Conquests

Should have been nominated: Ian Rickson, The Seagull

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Matthew Warchus, The Norman Conquests

Should win: Bartlett Sher, Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Should have been nominated: Robert Falls, Desire Under the Elms

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL

Ben Brantley

Will win: Diane Paulus, Hair

Should win: Diane Paulus, Hair

Should have been nominated: Michael Mayer, Everyday Rapture*

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot

Should win: Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot

Should have been nominated: Warren Carlyle, Finian's Rainbow*

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

Ben Brantley

Will win: Lee Hall, Billy Elliot

Should win: Lee Hall, Billy Elliot

Should have been nominated: Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture*

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Lee Hall, Billy Elliot

Should win: Lee Hall, Billy Elliot

Should have been nominated: Chris D’Arienzo, Rock of Ages

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Ben Brantley

Will win: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal

Should win: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal

Should have been nominated: Jason Robert Brown, 13

Charles Isherwood

Will win: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal

Should win: Elton John and Lee Hall,Billy Elliot

Should have been nominated: Jeff Bowen, [title of show]