VIDEO: Watch Acceptance Speeches by Andy Blankenbuehler & More TONY Creative Arts Winners

The Creative Arts Awards took place before and during the 2016 TONY AWARDS, hosted by James Corden. Below, watch acceptance speeches from HAMILTON's Alex Lacamoire for Best Orchestrations, Andy Blankenbuehler - Best Choreography and Lin-Manuel Miranda - Best Book of a Musical, along with speeches from Clint Ramos - Best Costume Design of a Play, and representatives from New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse - Regional Theatre Tony Award.

THE 70TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS aired live from the Beacon Theatre last night on the CBSTelevision Network. Presenters includeBarbra Streisand, Uzo Aduba, Claire Danes,Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jake Gyllenhaal, NeilPatrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Earl Jones,Daniel Dae Kim, Diane Lane, Angela Lansbury,Lucy Liu, Marlee Matlin, Andrew Rannells, Cate Blanchett,Carole King, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Patina Miller, Saoirse Ronan, Oprah Winfrey andBlair Underwood. Below, check out photo highlights from last night's ceremony!

Tony Award winner James Corden, host of THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN, hosed the awards show for the first time. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the TONY Awards, which were first held on April 6, 1947, to honor theater professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway. The ceremony is presented by Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the Broadway League and theAmerican Theatre Wing, which founded the Tonys.

Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment return as executive producers. Weiss will also serve as director for the 17th consecutive year.