The 2009 Tony Awards nominees were released this morning, and several legendary stage and screen darlings were among the women nominated for best actress, including Jane Fonda, Angela Lansbury, Allison Janney and Stockard Channing.

Below are a list of female nominees in several categories as well the nominees for best play and best musical. Congratulations to all!

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play:
Hope Davis    "God of Carnage"   
Jane Fonda   "33 Variations"   
Marcia Gay Harden    "God of Carnage"   
Janet McTeer    "Mary Stuart"   
Harriet Walter    "Mary Stuart"

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Stockard Channing    "Pal Joey"   
Sutton Foster    "Shrek The Musical"   
Allison Janney    "9 to 5: The Musical"   
Alice Ripley    "Next to Normal"   
Josefina Scaglione    "West Side Story"   

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Hallie Foote    "Dividing the Estate"   
Jessica Hynes    "The Norman Conquests"   
Marin Ireland    "Reasons to Be Pretty"   
Angela Lansbury    "Blithe Spirit"   
Amanda Root    "The Norman Conquests"

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Jennifer Damiano    "Next to Normal"   
Haydn Gwynne    "Billy Elliot, The Musical"   
Karen Olivo    "West Side Story"   
Martha Plimpton    "Pal Joey"   
Carole Shelley    "Billy Elliot, The Musical"

Best Play
"Dividing the Estate"   
"God of Carnage"   
"Reasons to Be Pretty"   
"33 Variations"   

Best Musical
"Billy Elliot, The Musical"       
"Next to Normal"       
"Rock of Ages"       
"Shrek The Musical"

The 63rd Annual Tony Awards will air June 7 on CBS.