Andrew Durand, Tom Francis, Jonathan Groff, James Monroe Iglehart and Jeremy Jordan were also nominated for the Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award

Darren Criss is now a Tony winner. Criss won his first Tony Award on Sunday night for best actor in a leading role in a musical for Maybe Happy Ending, which is an original musical. He thanked his co-star in his acceptance speech.

There was Darren Criss, who won for his performance in “Maybe Happy Ending,” and there was Nicole Scherzinger, a former Pussycat Doll who bagged the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for playing Norma Desmond in “Sunset Blvd.”