English actor Jak Malone delivered a powerful message about accepting transgender people for who they are during the 2025 Tony Awards. Malone took the stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York City Sunday night to accept the award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as MI5 employee Hester Leggatt in the Broadway production of Operation Mincemeat.

Jak Malone triumphantly celebrated trans rights in his 2025 Tony Awards speech, winning Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for Operation Mincemeat. The 30-year-old British actor plays a woman called Hester Leggatt in Operation Mincemeat.

Darren Criss took Lead Actor in a Musical for Maybe Happy Ending, and Nicole Scherzinger won Actress in a Musical for Sunset Blvd. Succession alum and Emmy winner Sarah Snook won Lead Actress in a Play for her Broadway debut The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Cole Escola won Lead Actor in a Play for their reimagining of Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!

Based on the story of Sooner State robber-turned-mummy Elmer McCurdy, "Dead Outlaw" went into the June 8 Tonys nominated for seven awards.

Catch up on highlights from the 78th Annual Tony Awards, including best red carpet looks, top winners and performances from Broadway’s biggest night.

Tony Awards celebrated outstanding achievements in theater, with notable winners including Natalie Venetia Belcon, Kara Young, Jak Malone, and Francis Jue. Sarah Snook took home the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play,

Jak Malone accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical for "Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical" during the 78th Tony Awards on