Helen Mirren and Curious Incident triumph at Tony Awards

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time triumphed at the Tony Awards last night with five wins, including Best Play, while Helen Mirren won her first Tony for her portrayal of The Queen in The Audience.

Curious, the adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestselling novel which originated at the National Theatre, also won for Lead Actor, Director, Scenic Design and Lighting Design.

Alex Sharp, who plays Christopher Boone, is a Brit who trained at Juilliard and is marking his Broadway debut in the show. He said it was "insane" to be winning a Tony just a year after graduating. He topped a category that included Bradley Cooper and Bill Nighy.

Marianne Elliott, who won Best Director for the production, said: "It was incredible to see the audience at the National Theatre, then for that to grow in to the West End. To have even the slightest idea that it would go to Broadway, let alone to win these awards is incredible."

Other British winners included Skylight, named Best Revival of a Play to give playwright David Hare his first Tony, and Wolf Hall, which picked up Best Costume – its only win out of eight nominations.

Mirren's Audience co-star Richard McCabe picked up Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play.

Out of 24 categories, 10 were won by Brits or British productions.

In the musicals categories, Fun Home also won five, including Best Musical, becoming the first show with an all-female creative team to win the top award.

And Gershwin musical An American in Paris and The King and I each won four, the latter winning Kelli O'Hara her first Tony after losing out five times previously.

Full list of winners below – for more on the Tony Awards visit TheaterMania.com

Best Play
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Musical
Fun Home

Best Revival of a Play
Skylight

Best Revival of a Musical
The King and I

Best Book of a Musical
Fun Home

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Fun Home (Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: Lisa Kron)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Helen Mirren, The Audience

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, Fun Home

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Kelli O'Hara, The King and I

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Richard McCabe, The Audience

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take It with You

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris

Best Costume Design of a Play
Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Catherine Zuber, The King and I

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Natasha Katz, An American in Paris

Best Direction of a Play
Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Gold, Fun Home

Best Choreography
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris

Best Orchestrations
Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, An American in Paris

Special awards

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Tommy Tune

Special Tony Award
John Cameron Mitchell

Regional Theatre Tony Award
Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Stephen Schwartz

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Arnold Abramson
Adrian Bryan-Brown
Gene O'Donovan

Excellence in Theatre Education Award
Corey Mitchell