6 memorable moments from the Tony Awards

From the emotional to the humorous, here are the highlights of the 2012 Tony Awards ceremony.

2. Hugh Jackman gets a surprise presenter

Deborra-Lee Furness (l.) and actor Hugh Jackman (r.) Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Hollywood actor and Broadway vet Hugh Jackman received a Special Tony Award for his achievements, centering on his one-man show which raised more than one million dollars for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The camera cut to Jackson's surprised face when the presenter for his award came onstage and it turned out to be his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, who Jackson said had just told him she was going to the bathroom. "I know you hate public speaking," Jackman told Furness when he got onstage. "This is probably the greatest thing you've ever done for me."

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