The Tony Awards returned for a soulful celebration of the best musicals, plays and actors on stage. Check out the biggest winners of the night.

The biggest? Best Actress in a Musical ladies Nicole Scherzinger in “Sunset Blvd.” vs. Audra McDonald in “Gypsy,” and the biggest diva showdown in recent memory ended up in victory for the former Pussycat Doll frontwoman, denying McDonald a seventh Tony for acting, which would have increased her own existing record.

“Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, won the Tony Award for best play; Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” won best play revival; and Jamie Lloyd’s “Sunset Boulevard” won best musical revival.

See Cynthia Erivo, Nicole Scherzinger, Cole Escola, Sarah Snook, Darren Criss and many more at the Met Gala afterparties

Check out who took home top honors at the 78th annual Tony Awards (a.k.a. Broadway's biggest night), hosted by Cynthia Erivo.

At the 78th Tony Awards, Broadway’s biggest stars like Nicole Scherzinger and George Clooney were among the nominees. See every Tonys winner at the June 8 ceremony.