I'm guessing the Tony is for the Monster Ball HBO thing
No he meant Tony as in Tony Bennett.
The special did however win an Emmy, although Gaga was not a recipient of it. That being said, she did earn an Emmy nomination from it, as it got 5 nominations in total.
After all, this isn’t just any pop star we’re talking about. Lady Gaga practically invented the current era of pop music as spectacle, one that’s become an escalating arms race of self-conscious oddity. Katy Perry’s palling around with Left Shark and Miley Cyrus’s every aesthetic choice both owe something to Lady Gaga, who was the first dazzling weirdo to provide enough material for the web’s endless churn. Last night, though, Gaga was sedate and competent.
So proud of her. This Year has been so good. So great to be a monster right now
I'm in tears.
1) Sting tribute
2) C2C going gold
3) Grammy red carpet slayage/win for C2C/sold out Wiltern show
4) Engagement blows up social media
5) Stevie tribute
6) Oscar's moment
Gaga’s performance at the Oscars was not about the singer’s persona, her ideas about modern celebrity, or her oddity; it was about The Sound of Music. Indeed, one choice in particular indicated that the singer’s outlook really has changed in recent months. Lady Gaga wore long red gloves on the red carpet, as though she were about to wash some dishes. It was classic Gaga, a clothing choice that would seem to beg for attention, until one realized that the gloves covered her new engagement ring — to ensured that no one would be talking about it. For a star whose career has long been about making herself the center of attention, Gaga’s ceding attention to something else was a major step forward.
This is a good point. We all wanted her to show off the ring but her not doing so kind of worked and she still stole the show.
I don't know how I didn't see that coming. 
