Cate Blanchett's already overstocked trophy cabinet will have to wait a little longer to add a coveted Tony Award.
The Australian actress, a winner of two Oscars, three Golden Globe trophies, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and three BAFTAs for her remarkable film career and just hours after receiving a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday honours, missed out on a Tony in New York.
Blanchett was not alone, with Australia's Tim Minchin and his musical Groundhog Day given the cold shoulder at Broadway's night of nights despite seven nominations.
Australian producers Stuart Thompson (best play Sweat and best revival of a play Six Degrees of Separation) and duo Rodney Rigby and Sam Levy (best musical Come From Away) also missed out.
The musical Dear Evan Hansen dominated the ceremony with six wins, including beating Groundhog Day for best musical.
Bette Midler stole the 71st Annual Tony Awards ceremony at Manhattan's Radio Music City Hall when she won best actress in a musical for Hello, Dolly! and then gave an hilarious, expletive laden speech.
"Thank you to the Tony voters, many of whom I've actually dated," the 71-year-old diva, who had only claimed a "special" Tony Award in 1974 for her contribution to Broadway, told the audience.
When the orchestra began to play her off as she spoke on stage she told them: "Shut that crap off".
Blanchett was nominated for best lead actress in a play for her Broadway debut in The Present, a Sydney Theatre Company update of Anton Chekhov's Platonov penned by her husband Andrew Upton.
Laurie Metcalf, for A Doll's House, Part 2 won the Tony.
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for Dear Evan Hansen took the original score trophy ahead of Minchin for Groundhog Day.
The ceremony was hosted by Oscar winner, stage veteran and star of the hit TV series House of Cards, Kevin Spacey.
