Story highlights The Tony Awards were held Sunday night

There were 14 nominees of color

(CNN) "Hamilton" may have failed Sunday night at the 70th annual Tony Awards to clinch the most awards ever won, but the smash-hit musical still helped make history.

For the first time ever, actors of color won all the acting awards in the musical category.

Leslie Odom, Jr., Daveed Diggs and Renée Elise Goldsberry took home best lead actor, featured actor and featured actress, respectively, in the musical category for their work in "Hamilton." Cynthia Erivo won best lead actress for her performance in "The Color Purple."

The success was celebrated on social media with #TonysSoBlack -- a pointed contrast to the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, which has taken the movie industry to task for its lack of diversity.