How to Play
Awards season is more fun when something's on the line. BFFL turns your Broadway opinions into a competition — pick who gets nominated, lock in your winners, and see how your taste stacks up against other fans.
Act 1 — Predict the Nominees
Before nominations are announced, pick up to 5 nominees per category across all 26 Tony categories. The closer your picks match the real nominees, the more points you earn.
Act 2 — Pick the Winners
Once nominees are announced on May 5, lock in one winner per category. Every correct call is worth the same — and sweeping a whole supercategory earns bonus points.
How Points Work
Your confidence — Toss-Up, Leaning, or Confident — shows how sure fans feel, but it doesn't change your score.
Sweep every winner in a ballot supercategory for bonus points:
The Winners ballot is the championship round. Even if you missed Nominees, there's still room to make a serious run — and the full season tops out at 1,000 points.
Spotlights Bonus
Earn up to 50 bonus points just for playing. Completing your ballot, locking in early, sharing your picks, and building Fan Circles all add to your Spotlights Bonus — separate from your prediction score.
Install BFFL
BFFL is available as an iOS app and installs as a web app on Android. Visit your Show Jacket to install and earn 5 ✨ Spotlights.
Fan Circles
Create a private leaderboard and compete head-to-head with friends. Share your invite code, see who really knows Broadway, and settle it once and for all.
Tiebreakers
If two players finish with the same score, the tiebreaker goes to whoever completed their ballot earlier. Don't wait until the last minute.
The Winner
Highest score when the curtain comes down on June 7 takes the bow. Final scores are calculated after the ceremony.
For more information, please see the Official Rules for Participation.