Best-dressed stars at the Tony Awards 2022, from Jessica Chastain to Andrew Garfield

Cynthia Erivo, Vanessa Hudgens and Utkarsh Ambudkar also turned heads

Lea Michele in a cut-out Cong Tri gown at the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, US on June 12, 2022. EPA

US actress Jessica Chastain attends the 75th annual Tony awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 12, 2022 in New York city. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Vanessa Hudgens in a Schiaparelli couture strapless ruched black gown. AFP

Cynthia Erivo in Giambattista Valli haute couture. EPA

English actress and singer Sharon D Clarke in a vibrant dress. EPA

Irish actress Ruth Negga in custom Armani Prive. Reuters

US actress and singer Ariana DeBose in a sequinned Boss gown - one of her many outfits during the night. EPA

US actress and singer Sutton Foster in a green Dolce & Gabbana gown. EPA

US actor and singer Darren Criss in Givenchy. AFP

US actor and rapper Utkarsh Ambudkar in a beaded black and white suit by Bode. EPA

Hugh Jackman in Tom Ford. EPA

Andrew Garfield in Tom Ford. AFP

Musician Jaquel Spivey in Willy Chavarria. Invision / AP

Actress Sarah Paulson in a structured gown. Invision / AP

US actress Kara Young in an orange crop top and ball skirt. Invision / AP

US playwright Michael R Jackson sports a billowing pink cape. Invision / AP

Actress Jennifer Hudson in an off-the-shoulder gown. Invision / AP

US actor and singer Myles Frost in a smart black suit with shoulder detail. EPA

US actress Joaquina Kalukango in a golden outfit with a green train. EPA

US actress and singer Renee Elise Goldsberry in deep pink. AFP

US singer-songwriter Shoshana Bean in a dramatic black gown with a high slit. AFP

US actor and singer Billy Porter in a shimmering silver suit. AFP

US actress and singer LaChanze wears lime green. AFP

'Stranger Things' actor Gaten Matarazzo in a brown suit. EPA

American dancer Camille A Brown in a purple and red gown. AFP

Singer and actress Ashley Loren, right, in bright pink. Invision / AP

American theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz sports a crop top and ruffled yellow skirt. Invision / AP

US playwright and actress Dominique Morisseau in a floor-length, sleeved green gown. AFP

US actress and singer Kelli O'Hara in white with black detail. AFP

US actress and singer Danielle Brooks in a purple and grey Viktor Luna dress. EPA

Actor Zach Braff rocks velvet. AFP

US actress and singer Patina Miller in a white, flowing jumpsuit. AFP

US actress and singer Jennifer Simard goes big with a sheer, A-line, strapless gown. AFP

US comedienne and actress Sarah Silverman sports a mini dress with tights and combat boots. AFP

US actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson goes grey. AFP

US actress Uzo Aduba in gold with asymmetric sleeves. AFP

English actor Alfie Allen, of 'Game of Thrones' fame, dons an all-black suit. Invision / AP

US actress L Morgan Lee in a dramatic black gown. EPA

US actress Ruthie Ann Miles in a demure dark green gown with asymmetric sleeves. Invision / AP

US actress Lilli Cooper in a jumpsuit with a sheer cape. Reuters

The Tony Awards 2022 honoured the best on Broadway on Sunday in a live ceremony held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

As it's the first season since the long pandemic shutdown began, celebrities arrived in droves, going all out with their outfits.

Scroll through the gallery above to see the best outfits of the night

There were plenty of floor-length gowns in all colours from the ladies. Jessica Chastain turned heads in pink, off-the-shoulder Gucci, while Cynthia Erivo provided the right amount of drama with her stunning white Giambattista Valli haute couture gown and hood cape.

An abundance of black dresses were seen. Ruth Negga looked particularly sultry in a custom Armani Prive dress with a plunging V neckline. Glee star Lea Michele kept it simple but classy with a cut-out Cong Tri gown, while Vanessa Hudgens looked uber-stylish in a Schiaparelli couture strapless ruched black gown.

Awards host Ariana DeBose wore several outfits throughout the night, but the one that stole the show was a sequinned Boss strappy gown with a cut-out detail at the midriff and a thigh-high slit.

The men didn't disappoint, either, as stars such as Andrew Garfield and Hugh Jackman opted for smart Tom Ford tailoring; Darren Criss looked suave in Givenchy; and Utkarsh Ambudkar stood out in a beaded black and white suit by Bode.

Being on stage to accept the Tony felt like a “miracle”, said Ben Power, the writer of The Lehman Trilogy, about the rise and fall of investment firm Lehman Brothers, which won Best Play. Covid-19 halted preview shows of the play for 577 days.

Scroll through the gallery below to see winners of the Tony Awards 2022

“In New York, even after everything, even after today, anything is possible,” Power said.

Other big winners of the night included A Strange Loop, the story of a black gay man and his mental struggles as a playwright, which took the best musical honour, and MJ, a crowd-pleasing musical about Michael Jackson that won actor Myles Frost Best Actor in a Musical.

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