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.

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Catch up on some of the top show moments from inside the 78th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 8, 2025, in New York City.

The biggest? Best Actress in a Musical ladies Nicole Scherzinger in “Sunset Blvd.” vs. Audra McDonald in “Gypsy,” and the biggest diva showdown in recent memory ended up in victory for the former Pussycat Doll frontwoman, denying McDonald a seventh Tony for acting, which would have increased her own existing record.

There was a “Hamilton” reunion, Nicole Scherzinger’s outsize grandeur and Cynthia Erivo’s pleasant “sing-off” music. But those cheesy projections were a big miss.

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,

Follow live coverage of the 78th Annual Tony Awards, featuring red carpet looks, winners, performances, and real-time updates from Broadway’s biggest night.