Denzel Washington’s Might is off to a diabolically dismissive begin — he’s been straight-up snubbed by the Tony Awards, and TBH, that’s simply borderline felony!

The 78th annual Tony Award nominations are out, and regardless of his powerhouse Broadway return in “Othello,” Denzel was shockingly snubbed within the Greatest Actor class, whereas fellow film star George Clooney waltzed in with a nom.

Denzel has been nominated for a Tony twice earlier than, so he’ll most likely be simply superb — however his costar Jake Gyllenhaal was additionally not noted for his function within the present Shakespearean revival … and Robert Downey Jr. missed out on a nom for “McNeal,” in his Broadway debut.

BTW, we acquired NFL player-turned-actor Devale Ellis and his spouse out in NYC on Wednesday — the two of them are co-producing “Othello” — they usually had nothing however glowing issues to say about DW and JG.

Kieran Culkin additionally acquired not noted for his function in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” which has acquired to sting, particularly since a nomination — and a win — would’ve put him one step nearer to the coveted EGOT. He would simply have wanted a Grammy to finish the duty!

Regardless of the Hollywood snubs on the theater stage, another stars nonetheless got here in sturdy — except for Clooney, Sadie Sink, Sarah Snook and Nicole Scherzinger additionally snatched coveted noms. Additionally Audra McDonald simply made historical past — she’s now formally essentially the most Tony-nominated actor of all time!