Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding performances by male actors in supporting roles in plays.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Context triple: [Ian McDiarmid, awardReceived, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]
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A.
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play is a prestigious annual honor presented for an outstanding leading performance by an actor in a Broadway play.
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B.
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding supporting performances by actresses in stage plays.
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C.
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by actresses in Broadway theatrical productions.
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D.
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in directing a stage play.
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E.
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Target entity description: The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding performances by male actors in supporting roles in plays.
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A.
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play is a prestigious annual honor presented for an outstanding leading performance by an actor in a Broadway play.
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B.
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding supporting performances by actresses in stage plays.
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C.
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by actresses in Broadway theatrical productions.
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D.
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in directing a stage play.
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E.
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tony Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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surface form:
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
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| awardedFor | outstanding performance in a featured role in a play on Broadway ⓘ |
| awardFor | best performance by a featured actor in a play ⓘ |
| awardTerritory | Broadway ⓘ |
| categoryType | acting award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibleRoleType |
male actor
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supporting role ⓘ |
| field |
Broadway theater
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surface form:
Broadway theatre
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| firstAwardedForSeason | 1946–1947 Broadway season ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | play ⓘ |
| hasCeremonyBroadcastOn | American television ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| languageOfProductions | primarily English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Antoinette Perry ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing supporting male performances in Broadway plays ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.tonyawards.com ⓘ |
| organizer |
American Theatre Wing
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The Broadway League ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tony Award
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surface form:
Tony Awards
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| presentedAt |
Tony Awards telecasts
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surface form:
Tony Awards ceremony
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| presentedBy |
American Theatre Wing
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The Broadway League ⓘ |
| relatedCategory |
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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| scope | Broadway productions ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voted on by Tony Awards voters ⓘ |
| shortName | Best Featured Actor in a Play ⓘ |
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Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for "The Prisoner of Second Avenue"