'Hamilton' leads Tony Award nominations with 16 total

CBS has announced the nominees for the 70th Annual Tony Awards and Hamilton is in the lead with 16 total nominations.

As previously reported, James Corden, host of The Late Late Show with James Corden and a Tony award winner himself, will host the show, which will air on Sunday, June 12.

The awards show will be held at the Beacon Theatre, located in New York City.

With 16 nominations, Hamilton has set a record for being the most nominated production in the history of the Tony Awards.

In addition to the regular nominees, there will be a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement given to Sheldon Harnick and Marshall W. Mason.

After the nominations, Hamilton actor Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted a congratulatory post to everyone who was part of the Broadway season.

Congrats to EVERYONE this season. You got your show up. You get to do what you love. You're in the play.

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 3, 2016

Check out the list of some of the major nominees below.

Best Play

Eclipsed
The Father
The Humans
King Charles III

Best Musical

Bright Star
Hamilton
School of Rock- The Musical
Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Waitress

Best Revival of a Play

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
Blackbird
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Noises Off

Best Revival of a Musical

The Color Purple
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening

Best Book of a Musical

Bright Star by Steve Martin
Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda
School of Rock- The Musical by Julian Fellowes
Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed by George C. Wolfe

Best Original Score

Bright Star
Hamilton
School of Rock- The Musical
Waitress

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Gabriel Byrne, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
Frank Langella, The Father
Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
Mark Strong, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Jessica Lange, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Laurie Metcalf, Misery
Lupita Nyong'o, Eclipsed
Sophie Okonedo, Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Michelle Williams, Blackbird

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Alex Brightman, School of Rock—The Musical
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Zachary Levi, She Loves Me
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
Carmen Cusack, Bright Star
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
Jessie Mueller, Waitress
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Reed Birney, The Humans
Bill Camp, Arthur Miller's The Crucible
David Furr, Noises Off
Richard Goulding, King Charles III
Michael Shannon, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Pascale Armand, Eclipsed
Megan Hilty, Noises Off
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Andrea Martin, Noises Off
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Christopher Jackson, Hamilton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me
Jennifer Simard, Disaster!
Adrienne Warren, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed