Having finally seen the film, I think it's a no-brainer for multiple nominations, owing to an unarguably excellent last hour that makes it almost impossible to dislike.
Despite multiple nominations, it failed to win an Oscar.
The nominations often result in a burst of advertising for shows, and this year many will have multiple nominations to announce.
Holding the Man, directed by Neil Armfield, was also overlooked despite multiple nominations.
Multiple nominations and awards for her Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows show the critics like her too.
Correction: May 10, 2000, Wednesday An article yesterday about the Tony Award nominations referred incorrectly to the previous occurrence of multiple nominations for a single director in different categories.
So the howls that greeted this year's nominations – Nicole Kidman for The Paperboy!? Multiple nominations for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen?! – were largely lost on me.
Other musicals with multiple nominations included the revivals of "Kiss Me, Kate," with 10 nominations, and "The Music Man," which officially opens on Thursday night, with eight.
Other shows that received multiple nominations included Fargo with 18, Veep with 17 and Saturday Night Live, which scooped 16.
Wikipedia offers a handy list of directors who received multiple nominations, and how many awards they won.
The BBC also had a successful night, with two of its productions coming good on multiple nominations.
