# List of dance awards

This list of dance awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards for dance, including classical and contemporary dance on stage and in films or television shows. It also includes lists of awards for choreography and dance studies. The lists are organized by the country of the sponsoring organization, and most awards are limited to artists in that country.

## Dance

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Argentina | Clarín Awards | Clarín newspaper | Argentine achievements in entertainment, sports, literature, and advertising |
| Australia | Australian Dance Awards | Australian Dance Council | Excellence in dance in Australia |
| Australia | Helpmann Award for Best Ballet or Dance Work | Live Performance Australia | Ballet or dance (2001–2016) |
| Bulgaria | Grand Prix | Varna International Ballet Competition | Dance |
| Canada | Rolex Dancers First Award | National Ballet of Canada | Dance |
| Germany | Deutscher Tanzpreis | Dachverband Tanz Deutschland | Artistic dance |
| India | Kalidas Samman | Government of Madhya Pradesh | Classical dance |
| India | Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti | Ram Krishan & Sons Charitable Trust | Services rendered in music and dance |
| India | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | Sangeet Natak Akademi | Contributions to Performing arts |
| India | Tagore Ratna and Tagore Puraskar | Sangeet Natak Akademi | Performing arts. |
| Norway | Norwegian Dance Critics Award | Norwegian Critics' Association | Dance |
| Russia | Prix Benois de la Danse | Russia | Dance |
| Spain | National Dance Award (Spain) | Ministry of Culture and Sport (Spain) | Creation and performance of dance works |
| Switzerland | Prix de Lausanne | Switzerland | Dance |
| Switzerland | Swiss Dance Awards | Switzerland | Dance |
| Thailand | Silpathorn Award | Ministry of Culture | Thai contemporary artists |
| United Kingdom | Carl Alan Awards | International Dance Teachers Association | People who have made a significant contribution to the dance and theater industry, such as teachers, performers and choreographers |
| United Kingdom | Dance Master UK | International Dance Teachers Association | Theater dance competition for boys |
| United Kingdom | Dance and Drama Awards | Learning and Skills Council | Professional vocational training |
| United Kingdom | Miss Dance of Great Britain | International Dance Teachers Association | Stage dance competition for girls |
| United Kingdom | National Dance Awards | The Critics' Circle | Excellence in professional dance |
| United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award | Royal Academy of Dance | Contributions to ballet and dance |
| United Kingdom | The Place Prize | The Place | Contemporary dance |
| United States | Grand Prix | USA International Ballet Competition | Dance |
| United States | Capezio Dance Award | Capezio Foundation | Significant achievements in dance |
| United States | Hall of fame | National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame | Individuals from the dance world |
| United States | Bessie Awards | Dance/NYC | Exceptional achievement by independent dance artists presenting their work in New York City |
| United States | Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography | American Dance Machine | Outstanding dance in theater, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway and in film |
| United States | Dance Magazine Award | Dance Magazine | Leading senior dancers, choreographers and ballet personalities |
| United States | Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" | Dance Magazine | Leading young dancers and choreographers |
| United States | Doris Duke Performing Artist Award | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | Empower, invest in and celebrate artists in jazz, theatre, and dance |
| United States | Feather Award | Dance Action magazine | All dances and styles (defunct) |
| United States | Flo-Bert Award | New York Foundation for the Arts | Outstanding figures in the field of tap dance |
| United States | Isadora Duncan Dance Awards | Bay Area National Dance Week | San Francisco Bay Area dance artists |
| United States | Youth America Grand Prix | United States | outstanding dance students |
| United States | The Dance Awards | United States | Dance |

## Choreography

The following awards are given for choreography in Concert dance performance, musical theatre, plays, films and television shows.
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Medium |
| Australia | Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical | Live Performance Australia | Musicals |
| India | Filmfare Award for Best Choreography | Filmfare magazine | Bollywood films |
| India | Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South | Filmfare magazine | South Indian films |
| India | IIFA Award for Best Choreography | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Film |
| India | Nandi Award for Best Choreographer | Government of Andhra Pradesh | Telugu cinema, drama, television |
| India | National Film Award for Best Choreography | Directorate of Film Festivals | Feature film song |
| India | Zee Cine Award for Best Choreography | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Bollywood film |
| Portugal | Prémio Autores | Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores | Choreography |
| United Kingdom | The Place Prize | The Place | Contemporary dance |
| India Ramana Rammy | traditional dance Choreography Awards | The Academy of Dance on schools, colleges | Feature film, television, music videos, and commercials (2016–2024) |
| United States | Bollywood Movie Award – Best Choreography | The Bollywood Group | Bollywood films |
| United States | Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography | American Dance Machine | Theatre, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and film |
| United States | Elan Award | Dance Spirit and Capezio | Opportunity for up-and-coming choreographers to present original work |
| United States | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography | ATAS, NATAS, IATAS | Television shows |
| United States | Tony Award for Best Choreography 2024 | American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League | Musicals and plays |

## Dance studies

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| United States | Dance Research Awards | Congress on Research in Dance | Dance historians |
| United States | De la Torre Bueno Prize | Dance Studies Association | Best book published in English in the field of dance studies |
| United States | Gertrude Lippincott Award | Dance Studies Association | Best English-language article in the field of dance studies |
| United States | Selma Jeanne Cohen Award | Dance Studies Association | Best graduate student paper submission |