Actor and comedian Nathan Lane wasted no time Sunday night in taking on the controversies surrounding the 50th annual Antoinette Perry Awards, more commonly known as the "Tonys." Offering good natured jabs at Julie Andrews, who rejected a best leading actress in a musical to show support for her snubbed vehicle "Victor/Victoria," and a lawsuit filed against the Tony nomination committee, Lane got the show off to a rousing start. CNN Interactive has a complete list of all the winners.

Winners and Nominees

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'Rent,' 'Funk' and 'King' take most Tony honors June 2, 1996 Host Nathan Lane called the show the "Tabloid Tonys," but the 50th annual Tony Awards -- honoring Broadway's best -- went off smoothly Sunday night, despite some pre-show controversy. -Full Story- Acrimony steals show as Tonys mark 50 years

Adenotes the winners.

MASTER CLASS, Author: Terrence McNally. Producer: Robert Whitehead, Lewis Allen, Spring Sirkin

• BURIED CHILD, Author: Sam Shepard. Producer: Frederick Zollo, Nicholas Paleologos, Jane Harmon, Nina Kenneally, Gary Sinise, Edwin Schloss, Liz Oliver
  
• RACING DEMON, Author: David Hare. Producer: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten
  
• SEVEN GUITARS, Author: August Wilson. Producer: Sageworks, Benjamin Mordecai, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, Gordon Davidson, Herb Alpert/Margo Lion, Scott Rudin/Paramount Pictures, Jujamcyn Theaters, Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, American Conservatory Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club

RENT, Producer: Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon, New York Theatre Workshop

• BRING IN 'DA NOISE, BRING IN 'DA FUNK, Producer: The Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, George C. Wolfe, Joey Parnes
  
• CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD, Producer: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, INTAR Hispanic Arts Center
  
• SWINGING ON A STAR,Producer: Richard Seader, Mary Burke Kramer, Paul B. Berkowsky, Angels of the Arts

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