1959 Tony Awards
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The 1959 Tony Awards were an annual ceremony honoring excellence in Broadway theatre for productions from the 1958–1959 season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 13th Tony Awards | 1 |
| 1959 Tony Awards canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5987001 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1959 Tony Awards Context triple: [1960 Tony Awards, follows, 1959 Tony Awards]
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A.
1960 Tony Awards
The 1960 Tony Awards ceremony honored excellence in Broadway theatre for the 1959–1960 season and marked a key moment in the evolution of the awards’ categories and recognition of theatrical achievement.
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B.
1959 Grammy Awards
The 1959 Grammy Awards were the inaugural ceremony of the Grammy Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in the music industry for the first time.
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C.
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre are special awards recognizing outstanding contributions to the American theatre that may fall outside the traditional competitive Tony Award categories.
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D.
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theater honor recognizing outstanding revivals of previously produced plays.
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E.
Tony Award
The Tony Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing excellence in live Broadway theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1959 Tony Awards Target entity description: The 1959 Tony Awards were an annual ceremony honoring excellence in Broadway theatre for productions from the 1958–1959 season.
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A.
1960 Tony Awards
The 1960 Tony Awards ceremony honored excellence in Broadway theatre for the 1959–1960 season and marked a key moment in the evolution of the awards’ categories and recognition of theatrical achievement.
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B.
1959 Grammy Awards
The 1959 Grammy Awards were the inaugural ceremony of the Grammy Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in the music industry for the first time.
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C.
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre are special awards recognizing outstanding contributions to the American theatre that may fall outside the traditional competitive Tony Award categories.
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D.
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theater honor recognizing outstanding revivals of previously produced plays.
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E.
Tony Award
The Tony Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing excellence in live Broadway theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Tony Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
13th Tony Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
1959 Tony Awards
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| awardFor | Excellence in Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | television ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| followedBy | 1960 Tony Awards ⓘ |
| follows | 1958 Tony Awards ⓘ |
| genre | theatre award show ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mainCategory |
Best Choreography
ⓘ
Best Costume Design ⓘ Best Direction ⓘ Best Musical ⓘ Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical ⓘ Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play ⓘ Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical ⓘ Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play ⓘ Best Play ⓘ Best Scenic Design ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| organizer |
American Theatre Wing
ⓘ
The Broadway League ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tony Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award
|
| presentedBy |
American Theatre Wing
ⓘ
The Broadway League ⓘ |
| seasonRecognized | 1958–1959 Broadway season ⓘ |
| subjectOf | coverage in The New York Times ⓘ |
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Subject: 1959 Tony Awards Description of subject: The 1959 Tony Awards were an annual ceremony honoring excellence in Broadway theatre for productions from the 1958–1959 season.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 1959 Tony Awards