Hillary Clinton made an unexpected appearance at the 2024 Tony Awards on Sunday night, where she made a humorous reference to her 2016 presidential election loss. The former Secretary of State and First Lady received a standing ovation from the A-list crowd at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater in New York City. Vulture writer E. Alex Jung noted, "Cheers to whoever was brave enough not to do the standing ovation for Hillary Clinton." cheers to whoever was brave enough not to do the standing ovation for hillary clinton — E. Alex Jung (probably) (@e_alexjung) June 17, 2024'Suffs' won awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, but lost in the Best Musical category. This was Clinton's first Tony nomination, adding to her previous Emmy and Grammy wins.