Home • News 2011 Tony Awards 2011 Tony Awards By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Fortunate Maxwell at the ‘65th Annual Tony Awards’ in New York City. 02 Looking Spiffy Chris Rock and Maxwell at the ‘65th Annual Tony Awards’ after party in New York City. 03 Make a Statement Whoopi Goldberg at the ‘65th Annual Tony Awards’ in New York City. 04 Red Fab Nikki M. James at the ‘65th Annual Tony Awards’ in New York City. She won a Tony for her performance in ‘Book of Mormon’. 05 Handsome Smile Don Cheadle at the ‘65th Annual Tony Awards’ in New York City. 06 Beautiful Couple Samuel Jackson poses with his wife, producer LaTanya Richardson at the ‘65th Annual Tony Awards’ in New York City. 07 Glam Appeal Viola Davis arrives at the ‘65th Annual Tony Awards’ in New York City. 08 Happy Couple Chris Rock and his wife Malaak Compton Rock arrive at the ‘65th Annual Tony Awards’ in New York City. 09 White Hot Anika Noni Rose arrives at the ‘65th Annual Tony Awards’ in New York City.