Congratulations to Gold Derby user TheCineMike for accurately predicting 92.3% of the 2026 Tony Awards winners on Sunday night. The top scorer tied with Jroemer with that score but had a better point tally of 7,766 thanks to strategic use of two Super Bets (500 points each).
Almost 900 people worldwide made their picks in 26 categories. The ceremony was hosted by Pink at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The top scorer correctly called 24 of the 26 categories, only missing Featured Actor in a Musical (choosing Andre De Shields over Ali Louis Bourzgui) and Sound Design of a Musical (choosing Cats: The Jellicle Ball over Ragtime).
READ: Complete list of 2026 Tony Awards winners
You can see how your score compares in our leaderboard rankings, including links to each participant’s predictions. To see your scores, you need to be signed into the site. Then go to the User menu in the top right corner of every Gold Derby page. Use the drop-down menu to “view profile,” then look for the links to your “award show scores.”
For the six Gold Derby editors predicting, the best score was 76.9% for Denton Davidson. Charlie Bright and Ethan Alter were next with 69.2% followed by Chris Beachum with 65.4%. Marcus James Dixon had 61.5%, and Rob Licuria finished with 57.7%. See editors’ scores.
A total of 17 experts made predictions. See the full list below and with the experts’ scores.:
Michael Musto (Queerty) with 84.6%
Brian Lipton (Cititour) with 84.6%
Wayman Wong (Talkin’ Broadway) with 84.6%
Sam Eckmann (Gold Derby) with 80.8%
Jan Simpson (3 Views on Theater) with 80.8%
Scott Feinberg (Hollywood Reporter) with 80.8%
Joyce Eng (Entertainment Weekly) with 80.8%
David Buchanan (Gold Derby) with 76.9%
Emily Chackerian (3 Views on Theater) with 76.9%
Christian Lewis (freelance) with 73.1%
Andy Humm (Gay USA) with 73.1%
Peter Travers (ABC) with 73.1%
Ethan Alter (Gold Derby) with 69.2%
Dan Rubins (The Present Stage) with 69.2%
David Gordon (Theatermania) with 65.4%
Matthew Huff (freelance) with 61.5%
Naveen Kumar (freelance) with 53.9%
