Hollywood's Broadway Takeover: Angelina Jolie, Sarah Paulson, and More Win Big at the Tonys

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Hollywood dominated the Tony Awards last night. From Angelina Jolie to Sarah Paulson, some big stars decided the Oscars and Emmys weren't enough; they needed Tonys, too.

Newsweek's culture expert H. Alan Scott explains his hot take over this year's upcoming 77th Annual Tony Awards live Sunday, June 16 on CBS. Newsweek's culture expert H. Alan Scott explains his hot take over this year's upcoming 77th Annual Tony Awards live Sunday, June 16 on CBS. Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty

The level of Hollywood stars at the Tony Awards was kind of insane. I mean, you know it's serious when Angelina Jolie wins a Tony. The cynical part of me is like, 'Did they just win because they're movie stars?' (And let's be real, they likely won because they're movie stars.) But regardless of that, it was fun to see all the talent take home Broadway's biggest prize.

Let's start things off with the major Hollywood stars who took home Tonys. Jolie's win was for Best Musical—before your brain explodes wondering how Angelina Jolie was in a musical, she just produced it. Emmy-winner Sarah Paulson won Best Actress in a Play for Appropriate. Jonathan Groff, who you know as the voice of Kristoff in Frozen and from Netflix's Mindhunter, won Best Actor in a Musical for Merrily We Roll Along. (His speech was kind of everything and, of course, I memed it.) Succession's Jeremy Strong can now add a Tony to his shelf alongside his Emmy because he won Best Actor in a Play for An Enemy of the People. Even Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, won Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Merrily We Roll Along.

Also, can we talk about how so many past guests on the Parting Shot won Tonys last night? I recently chatted with Kara Young, who won for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. I also recently chatted with Alex Edelman, who took home a special Tony for his one-man show Just for Us. Beyond that, I've also chatted with Paulson, Groff, and Radcliffe in the past for the Parting Shot. Perhaps the Parting Shot is the ticket to winning a Tony?

All in all, it was a good show. Host and past-Tony winner, Ariana DeBose, did a great job and I wasn't mad about any of the wins.

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