It also garnered more than 80 major prizes, including Oliviers, Tonys and Evening Standard awards.

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Hollywood producers used to jump at the opportunity to turn a successful musical into the next blockbuster West Side Story and The Sound of Music were winning Tonys long before they won Academy Awards.

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But if results from many of the year's other award shows, including the Tonys, the Grammys and the Academy of Country Music Awards, are any indication, the Tiffany network has reason to be hopeful.

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