Tony Watch 2015: Award for Costumes in a Play

The costumes in a play has a pretty clear front runner this year, however with tech awards you never know. A bigger Broadway name could steal the award from a lesser known designer purely due to notoriety. The nominees are:

Bob Crowley (The Audience)
Christopher Oram (Wolf Hall)
David Zinn (Airline Highway)
Jane Greenwood (You Can't Take It With You)

These 4 nominees have a total of 46 Tony nominations and wins between them. Of those 46, Jane Greenwood and Bob Crowley have 39. Both are veteran costume and scenic designers, with Miss Greenwood even having won a Tony Lifetime Achievement award. This prestige could garner either of them some Tony votes. However, the front runner is Christopher Oram. Oram is also a Tony winner, and Wolf Hall required much more extravagant costumes than the other shows, being a period piece in Shakespearean style. The underdog this year is David Zinn, an up and coming designer with great promise, but one who will likely be looked over in this strong field.

Tony Odds:
Christopher Oram (Wolf Hall): 55%
Bob Crowley (The Audience): 25%
Jane Greenwood (You Can't Take It With You): 15%
David Zinn (Airline Highway): 5%