Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Choreography

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
Awarded for	Outstanding Choreography
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	1955
Currently held by	Dancing with the Stars (2023)
Website	emmys.com

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
Awarded for	Outstanding Choreography
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	1955
Currently held by	Blindspotting (2023)
Website	emmys.com

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography

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This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography. With the exception of 2013, the award is given at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony.^[1]

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Starting in 2019, separate awards are given for scripted programs and reality or variety programs.^[2]

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As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.

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Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
1955 ^[3]
	The Jackie Gleason Show		June Taylor	CBS
	Max Liebman Spectaculars		Rod Alexander	NBC
	Texaco Star Theatre	"Here Comes Donald"	Louis DaPron
	Your Hit Parade		Tony Charmoli and Bob Herget
1956 ^[4]
	Your Hit Parade	"Show Biz"	Tony Charmoli	NBC
	The Jackie Gleason Show		June Taylor	CBS
	Max Liebman Presents Shower of Stars with Ethel Merman		James Starbuck	NBC CBS
	Max Liebman Spectaculars		Rod Alexander	NBC
	Producers' Showcase	"Peter Pan"	Jerome Robbins	NBC
1959 ^[5]
	An Evening with Fred Astaire		Hermes Pan	NBC
	Omnibus	"Dancing: A Man's Game"	Gene Kelly	NBC

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
1970 ^[6]
	This Is Tom Jones	"Mary Hopkins, Jose Feliciano and Shelley Berman"	Norman Maen	ABC
	Ann-Margret — From Hollywood with Love		David Winters	CBS
	The Red Skelton Hour		Tom Hansen	CBS
1971 ^[7]
	The Carol Burnett Show	"Nanette Fabray and Ken Berry"	Ernie Flatt	CBS
	George M!		Alan Johnson	NBC
	Hamlet		Claude Chagrin	NBC
1972 ^[8]
	Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin		Alan Johnson	NBC
	The Carol Burnett Show	"Mel Tormé and Nanette Fabray"	Ernie Flatt	CBS
	The Fabulous Fordies		Tom Hansen	NBC
1973 ^[9]
	Liza with a Z		Bob Fosse	NBC
	The Carol Burnett Show	"Family Show"	Ernie Flatt	CBS
	The Julie Andrews Hour	"Robert Goulet and Joel Grey"	Tony Charmoli	ABC
1974 ^[10]
	Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife		Tony Charmoli	CBS
	The Carol Burnett Show	"The Australia Show"	Ernie Flatt	CBS
	Sammy Davis Starring in NBC Follies		Carl Jablonski	NBC
1975 ^[11]
	Queen of the Stardust Ballroom		Marge Champion	CBS
	Cher	"Freddie Prinze and the Pointer Sisters"	Dee Dee Wood	CBS
	Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now		Alan Johnson	CBS
1976 ^[12]
	Gypsy in My Soul		Tony Charmoli	CBS
	Ann-Margret Smith		Rob Iscove	NBC
	The Carol Burnett Show	"Roddy McDowall and Bernadette Peters"	Ernie Flatt	CBS
	Lola!		Lester Wilson	ABC
	Mary's Incredible Dream		Tony Charmoli	CBS
1977 ^[13]
	America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music		Ron Field	CBS
	The Carol Burnett Show	"The Pointer Sisters"	Ernie Flatt	CBS
	Minstrel Man		Donald McKayle
	The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?		Alan Johnson
	Swan Lake (Live from Lincoln Center)		David Blair	PBS
1978 ^[14]
	The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots		Ron Field	ABC
	The Carol Burnett Show	"The Final Show"	Ernie Flatt	CBS
	Mitzi... Zings Into Spring		Tony Charmoli	CBS
	New York City Ballet: Coppelia (Live from Lincoln Center)		George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova	PBS
	Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women		Miriam Nelson	NBC
1979 ^[15]
	The 3rd Barry Manilow Special		Kevin Carlisle	ABC
	The Martha Graham Dance Company: Clytemnestra (Great Performances)		Martha Graham	PBS
	The Muppets Go Hollywood		Anita Mann	CBS

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
1980	Outstanding Achievement in Choreography^[16]
	Shirley MacLaine... Every Little Moment		Alan Johnson	CBS
	Baryshnikov on Broadway		Ron Field	ABC
	Uptown — A Musical Comedy History of Harlem's Apollo		Lester Wilson	NBC
	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events^[17]^{[note 1]}
	The 52nd Annual Academy Awards	"Dancin' on the Silver Screen"	Walter Painter	ABC
1981 ^[18]
	Lynda Carter's Celebration		Walter Painter	CBS
	Lily: Sold Out		Tony Charmoli	CBS
	Sixty Years of Seduction		Lester Wilson	ABC
	The Tempest Live with the San Francisco Ballet (Great Performances)		Michael Smuin	PBS
	The Tim Conway Show	"219"	Don Crichton	CBS
1982 ^[19]
	Fame	"Come One, Come All"	Debbie Allen	NBC
	The 54th Annual Academy Awards		Walter Painter	ABC
	Ain't Misbehavin'		Arthur Faria	NBC
	Baryshnikov in Hollywood		Peter Anastos and Michael Kidd	CBS
	Shirley MacLaine... Illusions		Alan Johnson	CBS
1983 ^[20]
	Fame	"Class Act"	Debbie Allen	NBC
	The 55th Annual Academy Awards		Walter Painter	ABC
	The Catherine Wheel		Twyla Tharp	PBS
	Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever		Lester Wilson	NBC
1984 ^[21]
	Dance in America: A Song for Dead Warriors — San Francisco Ballet (Great Performances)		Michael Smuin	PBS
	Dance in America: Choreographer's Notebook — Stravinsky Piano Ballets by Peter Martins (Great Performances)		Peter Martins	PBS
	Fame	"Fame Takes a Look at Music '83"	Debbie Allen	Syndicated
	The 1984 Tony Awards		Albert Stephenson	CBS
1985 ^[22]
	Dance in America: Baryshnikov by Tharp with the American Ballet Theatre (Great Performances)		Twyla Tharp	PBS
	The 57th Annual Academy Awards		Scott Salmon	ABC
	Fame	"The Rivalry"	Debbie Allen	Syndicated
	Night of 100 Stars II		Albert Stephenson	ABC
	A Solid Gold Christmas		Anita Mann	Syndicated
1986 ^[23]
	Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight III (Great Performances)		Walter Painter	PBS
	Copacabana		Grover Dale	CBS
	Solid Gold	"Salute to Frank Sinatra"	Anita Mann	Syndicated
1987 ^[24]
	Liberty Weekend 1986 — Closing Ceremonies		Michael Peters and Dee Dee Wood	ABC
	Happy Birthday, Hollywood		Walter Painter	ABC
	Moonlighting	"Big Man on Mulberry Street"	Bill Landrum and Jacqui Landrum	ABC
1988 ^[25]
	Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration		Alan Johnson	CBS
	Celebrating Gershwin (Great Performances)		Patricia Birch	PBS
	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	"Four Swans"	Toni Basil	CBS
	The Tracey Ullman Show	"The Pits"	Paula Abdul	Fox
1989 ^[26]
	The Disney/MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening		Walter Painter	NBC
	The Tracey Ullman Show	"The Wave Girls", "D.U.I.", "The Cure", "Maggie in Peril, Part 1"	Paula Abdul	Fox
	The Debbie Allen Special		Debbie Allen	ABC

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
1990 ^[27]
	The 17th Annual American Music Awards		Paula Abdul, Dean Barlow and Michael Darrin	ABC
	In Living Color	"Episode 105"	Rosie Perez	Fox
	Polly		Debbie Allen	NBC
	Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music	"Peanut Butter Ballet"	Jacques d'Amboise	PBS
1991 ^[28]
	Motown 30: What's Goin' On!	"African American Odyssey"	Debbie Allen	CBS
	After the Shock		Lester Wilson	USA
	The Josephine Baker Story		George Faison	HBO
1992 ^[29]
	Paul Taylor's "Speaking in Tongues" (Dance in America / Great Performances)		Paul Taylor	PBS
	The 64th Annual Academy Awards		Debbie Allen	ABC
	Comic Relief V		Lester Wilson	HBO
	In Living Color	"Episode 307"	Rosie Perez	Fox
	Stompin' at the Savoy		Norma Miller	CBS
1993 ^[30]
	The Jacksons: An American Dream		Michael Peters	ABC
	The 65th Annual Academy Awards		Debbie Allen	ABC
	Bob Hope: The First 90 Years		Don Crichton	NBC
	In Living Color	"Episode 419"	Rosie Perez	Fox
	Liza Minnelli: Live from Radio City Music Hall		Susan Stroman	NPT
1994 ^[31]
1994 ^[31]	Comedy Hall of Fame		Linda Talcott	NBC
1995 ^[32]
	Two by Dove (Great Performances / Dance in America)		Ulysses Dove	PBS
	The 22nd American Music Awards		Jamie King	ABC
	The 67th Annual Academy Awards		Debbie Allen	ABC
	House of Buggin'	"Episode 102"	Ken Roberson	Fox
	In Search of Dr. Seuss		Vincent Paterson and Smith Wordes	TNT
1996 ^[33]
	1995 Miss America Pageant		Anita Mann and Charonne Mose	NBC
	Comic Relief VII		Vincent Paterson	HBO
	The Ice Princess		Michael Seibert	HBO
	1995 MTV Video Music Awards	Michael Jackson performance	Travis Payne and LaVelle Smith Jr.	MTV
	Pride and Prejudice	"Part 1"	Jane Gibson	A&E
1997 ^[34]
	Scott Hamilton: Upside Down		Sarah Kawahara	PBS
	3rd Rock from the Sun	"A Nightmare on Dick Street"	Marguerite Derricks	NBC
	The Drew Carey Show	"New York and Queens"	Keith Young	ABC
	Miss Evers' Boys		Dianne McIntyre	HBO
	Mrs. Santa Claus		Rob Marshall	ABC
	The Wrecker's Ball: Three Dances by Paul Taylor		Paul Taylor	PBS
1998 ^[35]
	Fame L.A.	"Pilot"	Marguerite Derricks and Peggy Holmes	Syndicated
	1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon		Anita Mann	Syndicated
	Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella		Rob Marshall	ABC
	The 70th Annual Academy Awards		Daniel Ezralow	ABC
1999 ^[36]
	Dance in America: A Hymn for Alvin Ailey (Great Performances)		Judith Jamison	PBS
	Goodwill Games Opening Celebration		Marguerite Derricks	TBS
	Janet: The Velvet Rope		Michael Andrews, Teresa Espinosa, Tina Landon and Robert Vinson	HBO
	The 71st Annual Academy Awards		Debbie Allen	ABC
	Tracey Takes On...	"Drugs"	Joseph Malone	HBO
	UniverSoul Circus	"Straps"	Jean Claude Belmat	HBO

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
2000 ^[37]
	Annie		Rob Marshall	ABC
	Cher: Live in Concert – From the MGM Grand in Las Vegas		Dorian Sanchez	HBO
	Ice Wars		Brian Boitano and Marguerite Derricks	CBS
	Introducing Dorothy Dandridge		Kim Blank	HBO
	The Drew Carey Show	"Drew and Kate Boink"	Jerry Mitchell	ABC
2001 ^[38]
	Blast!		Jim Moore, George Pinney and Jon Vanderkolff	PBS
	Bojangles		Henry Tang	Showtime
	Grounded for Life	"Mrs. Finnerty, You Have a Lovely Daughter"	Kenny Ortega	Fox
	Miss America 2000		Barry Lather	ABC
	Peter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby		Patti Colombo	A&E
	Target Stars on Ice		Sandra Bezic, Christopher Dean, Lea Ann Miller, Michael Seibert and Jayne Torvill	A&E
2002 ^[39]
	The 74th Annual Academy Awards		Debra Brown	ABC
	Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games		Doug Jack, Sarah Kawahara and Kenny Ortega	NBC
	MADtv	"Episode 701"	Monie Adamson	Fox
	Madonna Live: The Drowned World Tour		Debra Brown, Jamie King and Alex Magno	HBO
	Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration		Glenn Douglas Packard and Brian Thomas	CBS
	Target Stars on Ice		Sandra Bezic, Christopher Dean, Michael Seibert and Jayne Torvill	A&E
2003 ^[40]
	Smucker's Stars on Ice		Sandra Bezic, A.C. Ciulla, Christopher Dean, Jamie Isley and Michael Seibert	A&E
	Boston Public	"Chapter 61"	Joseph Malone	Fox
	Celine in Las Vegas: Opening Night Live		Mia Michaels	CBS
	Meredith Willson's The Music Man		Kathleen Marshall	ABC
2004 ^[41]
	2003 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon		Jason Samuels Smith	Syndicated
	MADtv	"Episode 925"	Monie Adamson	Fox
	Malcolm in the Middle	"Dewey's Special Class"	Fred Tallaksen	Fox
	Smucker's Stars on Ice 2004		Christopher Dean and Jamie Isley	A&E
2005 ^[42]
	Smucker's Stars on Ice 2005		Christopher Dean	A&E
	A Christmas Carol		Dan Siretta	NBC
	MADtv	"Episode 1023"	Monie Adamson	Fox
	Reefer Madness		Mary Ann Kellogg	Showtime
	36th NAACP Image Awards		Jeffrey Page, Anthony Talauega and Richmond Talauega	Fox
2006 ^[43]
	High School Musical		Charles Klapow, Kenny Ortega and Bonnie Story	Disney
	Dancing with the Stars	"Episode 208 (Freestyle)"	Cheryl Burke	ABC
		"Episode 204 (Paso Doble)"	Cheryl Burke, Nick Kosovich
		"Episode 208 (Jive)"	Tony Dovolani
	Malcolm in the Middle	"Bomb Shelter"	Fred Tallaksen	Fox
	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	"Commercial Breaks"	Travis Payne	Disney
2007 ^[44]
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Calling You"	Mia Michaels	Fox
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Ramalama (Bang Bang)"	Wade Robson	Fox
	Tony Bennett: An American Classic		Rob Marshall and John DeLuca	NBC
	Dancing with the Stars	"Episode 303A"	Louis Van Amstel	ABC
2008 ^[45]
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Hummingbird and Flower", "The Chairman's Waltz"	Wade Robson	Fox
	Dancing with the Stars	"Para Los Rumberos"	Julianne Hough	ABC
	High School Musical 2	"What Time Is It?", "Fabulous", "Work This Out", "I Don't Dance", "You Are the Music in Me", "For One"	Kenny Ortega, Charles Klapow and Bonnie Story	Disney
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Table", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"	Mandy Moore	Fox
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Transformers", "Fuego"	Shane Sparks	Fox
2009 ^[46]
	The 81st Annual Academy Awards	"Musicals Are Back"	Rob Ashford	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Adam and Eve", "Silence"	Tyce Diorio	Fox
	Dancing with the Stars	"Great Balls of Fire"	Derek Hough and Julianne Hough	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"A Los Amigos"	Dmitry Chaplin	Fox
		"Bleeding Love"	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
		"Mercy"	Mia Michaels

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Year	Program	Routine(s)	Nominees	Network
2010 (62nd) ^[47]
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Gravity", "Addiction/Koop Island Blues/One"	Mia Michaels	Fox
	The 82nd Annual Academy Awards	"Opening Number", "No One Wants to Do It Alone/Score Suite"	Adam Shankman	ABC
	Dancing with the Stars	"Living on Video", "Anything Goes"	Derek Hough
	Dancing with the Stars	"Malaquena"	Chelsie Hightower and Derek Hough
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Fear"	Stacey Tookey	Fox
2011 (63rd) ^[48]
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Scars", "Fallin'", "Outta Your Mind"	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Fox
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "When We Dance", "This Bitter Earth – On the Nature of Daylight"	Mia Michaels	Fox
	Dancing with the Stars	"I Write Sins Not Tragedies", "Hedwig's Theme", "My Love"	Mark Ballas	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Oh Yeah", "Boogie Shoes", "I Surrender"	Mandy Moore	Fox
		"Mad World", "Sundrenched World", "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"	Stacey Tookey
		"Collide", "How It Ends", "Fix You"	Travis Wall
2012 (64th) ^[49]
	Smash	"National Pastime", "Let's Be Bad", "Never Met a Wolf"	Joshua Bergasse	NBC
	Dancing with the Stars	"Without You"	Travis Wall, Teddy Forance and Nick Lazzarini	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Whatever Lola Wants", "Please Mr. Jailor", "Where Do I Begin"	Spencer Liff	Fox
		"Misty Blue", "Velocity"	Christopher Scott
		"In This Shirt", "Turning Tables", "Heart Asks for Pleasure First"	Stacey Tookey
2013 (65th) ^[50]
	Dancing with the Stars	"Hey Pachuco", "Para Los Rumberos", "Walking on Air"	Derek Hough	ABC
	Dancing with the Stars	"Heart Cry", "Stars"	Derek Hough and Allison Holker	ABC
	Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel (Live from Lincoln Center)		Warren Carlyle	PBS
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Call of the Wild (Circle of Life)", "Love Cats", "Beautiful People"	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Fox
		"The Power of Love", "Wild Horses"	Mandy Moore
		"Possibly Maybe", "Turning Page", "Sail"	Sonya Tayeh
		"Where the Light Gets In", "Without You", "Unchained Melody"	Travis Wall
2014 (66th) ^[51]
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Puttin' on the Ritz", "Gold Rush", "Run the World"	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Fox
	Dancing with the Stars	"Human", "Ameksa", "Too Darn Hot"	Derek Hough	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"The Edge of Glory", "Feelin' Good", "I Can't Make You Love Me"	Mandy Moore	Fox
		"Trigger", "Sand", "The Gravel Road"	Christopher Scott
		"Hanging by a Thread", "Wicked Game", "Medicine"	Travis Wall
2015 (67th) ^[52]
	Dancing with the Stars	"Elastic Heart"	Derek Hough, Julianne Hough and Tessandra Chavez	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Wave", "When I Go", "Wind Beneath My Wings"	Travis Wall	Fox
	Dancing with the Stars	"369", "It's Not Unusual", "Sing with a Swing-Apache"	Witney Carson	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Hernando's Hideaway", "World on a String", "Maybe This Time"	Spencer Liff	Fox
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Vow", "So Broken", "Europe, After the Rain"	Sonya Tayeh	Fox
2016 (68th) ^[53]
	America's Best Dance Crew	"Runaway Baby", "Take U There", "Summer Thing"	Quest Crew	MTV
	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	"I'm So Good at Yoga", "A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes", "Settle for Me"	Kathryn Burns	The CW
	Dancing with the Stars	"Footprints in the Sand", "Grace Kelly", "Cry Little Sister"	Derek Hough	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Beautiful Friends", "November", "Gimme All Your Love"	Travis Wall	Fox
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Dibidy Dop"	Anthony Morigerato	Fox
2017 (69th) ^[54]
	Dancing with the Stars	"On Top of the World", "Carol of the Bells"	Mandy Moore	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"The Mirror", "Send in the Clowns", "She Used to Be Mine"	Travis Wall	Fox
	Dancing with the Stars	"Kairos"	Derek Hough	ABC
	The Real O'Neals	"Born This Way", "West Side Story", "Boyfriend"	Fred Tallaksen	ABC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Unsteady", "This Is Not the End"	Mandy Moore	Fox
2018 (70th) ^[55]
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Brand New", "To Make You Feel My Love"	Mandy Moore	Fox
	The Late Late Show with James Corden	"The Greatest Showman", "Crosswalk the Musical on Broadway"	Chloe Arnold	CBS
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Change Is Everything", "Strange Fruit"	Travis Wall	Fox
		"The Man That Got Away", "L-O-V-E"	Al Blackstone
		"Prism", "Say You Won't Let Go"	Christopher Scott
2019 (71st)
	Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming

	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	"Don’t Be a Lawyer", "Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal"	Kathryn Burns	The CW
	Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming^[56]
	World of Dance	"Piece by Piece", "Don't Wanna Think", "Fix You"	Tessandra Chavez	NBC
	So You Think You Can Dance	"It Takes a Lot to Know a Man", "Glass Heart Concerto"	Travis Wall	Fox
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Juice", "Bump", "Yummy"	Luther Brown	Fox
	World of Dance	"Drop It Like It's Hot", "Headband", "DNA"	Melvin "Timtim" Rogador	NBC
		"Malhari", "Yeh Raat", "O Fortuna"	Suresh Mukund
		"Pegate", "La Malanga", "Caminare"	Karen Forcano and Ricardo Vega

Year	Program	Routine(s)	Nominees	Network
2020 (72nd)	Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming^[57]
	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist	"All I Do Is Win", "I've Got the Music in Me", "Crazy"	Mandy Moore	NBC
	Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming^[58]
	So You Think You Can Dance	"I'll Be Seeing You", "Mambo Italiano", "The Girl from Ipanema"	Al Blackstone	Fox
	The Oscars	"Come Alive (Opening Sequence)"	Jemel McWilliams	ABC
	Savage X Fenty Show	"Statues", "Benches", "Window"	Parris Goebel	Prime Video
	So You Think You Can Dance	"Enough Is Enough", "Sign of the Times"	Travis Wall	Fox
	World of Dance	"Dos Jueyes", "El Ray Timbal"	Jefferson Benjumea and Adrianita Avila	NBC
2021 (73rd)	Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming^[59]
	Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square	"Christmas Is the Time", "Dance Studio", "High School Dance", "Christmas on the Square Finale"	Debbie Allen	Netflix
	Genius: Aretha	"Jump", "Satisfaction", "See Saw"	Dondraico Johnson	Nat Geo
	Lucifer	"Another One Bites the Dust", "Hell", "Bad to the Bone"	Brooke Lipton	Netflix
	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist	"Black Man in a White World", "Tightrope"	Mandy Moore and Luther Brown	NBC
	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist	"Hello Dolly", "Starships", "Let's Get Loud"	Mandy Moore	NBC
	Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming^[60]
	Dancing with the Stars	"Paso Doble - Uccen", "Tap Dance - Let's Fall in Love for the Night"	Derek Hough	ABC
	Christmas in Rockefeller Center	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)"	Sergio Trujillo	NBC
	Dancing with the Stars	"Argentine Tango - Toxic", "Freestyle - Sparkling Diamonds"	Artem Chigvintsev	ABC
	The Disney Holiday Singalong	"Jingle Bells"	Derek Hough	ABC
	Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2	"Garden Scene"	Parris Goebel	Prime Video
	World of Dance	"Come Thru", "Superbad, Superslick", "Bohemian Rhapsody"	Marie Haince Lebel	NBC
2022 (74th)	Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming^[61]
	Euphoria	"Call Me Irresponsible", "Holding Out for a Hero", "Cheerleader"	Ryan Heffington	HBO
	Goliath	"The Pain Killer"	Fred Tallaksen	Prime Video
	The Porter	"Opening Stardust Dance Number", "Willie Johnson Dance Number", "Lucy's Featured Performance", "Songbird"	Christian Vincent	BET+
	Schmigadoon!	"Corn Puddin'", "Tribulation", "With All of Your Heart"	Christopher Gattelli	Apple TV+
	Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas	"Hello Dolly", "Starships", "Let's Get Loud"	Mandy Moore and Jillian Meyers	The Roku Channel
	Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming^[62]
	Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3	"Opening"	Parris Goebel	Prime Video
	Annie Live!	"Hard Knock Life", "We Got Annie", "NYC"	Sergio Trujillo	NBC
	Dancing with the Stars	"I Got 5 on It", "Dark Fantasy"	Daniella Karagach	ABC
	The Oscars	"Be Alive"	Fatima Robinson
	Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough	"Moulin Rouge - Roxanne"	Tessandra Chavez and Derek Hough
2023 (75th)	Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming^[63]
	Blindspotting	"The History", "San Quentin Blues"	Jon Boogz	Starz
	Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies	"New Cool", "Hand Jive", "The Boom"	Jamal Sims	Paramount+
	Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies	"Pulling Strings", "Hit Me Again", "High Rollin'"	Jeffrey Mortensen and Louise Hradsky	Paramount+
	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	"Trash Man", "Dream Kitchen"	Marguerite Derricks	Prime Video
	Schmigadoon!	"Bells and Whistles", "Good Enough to Eat", "Bustin' Out"	Christopher Gattelli	Apple TV+
	Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming^[64]
	Dancing with the Stars	"Higher"	Derek Hough	Disney+
	Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration	"Be Our Guest"	Jamal Sims, Phillip Chbeeb and Makenzie Dustman	ABC
	Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration	"Rose Petal Suite Pt. I"	Phillip Chbeeb and Makenzie Dustman	ABC
	Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl	"The Family Madrigal", "Surface Pressure"	Jamal Sims	Disney+
	Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4	"Chameleon", "Pride Rock"	Parris Goebel	Prime Video