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- Actress Anne Bancroft won Tony Awards for Two for the Seesaw (1958) and The Miracle Worker (1960). Her husband, Mel Brooks, won three Tonys in 2001 for The Producers, the new Mel Brooks musical. He took home medallions for Best Book of a Musical, Best Score, and Best Musical (as a producer).
Notes: 1  Out of the 16 nominated performances, 14 went on to earn Academy Award nominations or wins. 2  As of February 2017, the 5 winners of the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe (Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson, Mo'Nique, Octavia Spencer, and Viola Davis) have gone on to win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.