Book of Mormon leads Tony nominations

New York - The Book of Mormon nabbed a leading 14 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, earning the profane musical nods for best musical, best book of a musical, best original score, two leading actor spots and two featured actor nominations.

The Scottsboro Boys, a searing tale of 1930s injustice framed as a minstrel show, received 12 nominations, including best musical, best book of a musical, best original score as well as a leading actor and two featured actor nods.

Among others who earned nominations were Al Pacino, who played Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Vanessa Redgrave in Driving Miss Daisy and Sutton Foster for Anything Goes.

Other nominations

Best Actress in a play
Nina Arianda - Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand- Good People
Lily Rabe - The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave - Driving Miss Daisy
Hannah Yelland - Brief Encounter

Best Play
Good People
Jerusalem
The Motherfucker With the Hat
War Horse

Best Actor in a play
Brian Bedford - The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale - The Motherfucker With the Hat
Joe Mantello - The Normal Heart
Al Pacino - The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance - Jerusalem

Best Actor in a musical
Norbert Leo Butz - Catch Me If You Can
Josh Gad - The Book of Mormon
Joshua Henry - The Scottsboro Boys
Andrew Rannells - The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon - Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical

For the full list of nominees click here.

The Tonys will be presented June 12 at The Beacon Theatre in New York, televised on CBS.