# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography

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

## Winners and nominations
### 1950s

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

### 1970s

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

### 1980s

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

### 1990s

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

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Annie | Annie | Rob Marshall | ABC |
| 2000 | Cher: Live in Concert – From the MGM Grand in Las Vegas | Cher: Live in Concert – From the MGM Grand in Las Vegas | Dorian Sanchez | HBO |
| 2000 | Ice Wars | Ice Wars | Brian Boitano and Marguerite Derricks | CBS |
| 2000 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Kim Blank | HBO |
| 2000 | The Drew Carey Show | "Drew and Kate Boink" | Jerry Mitchell | ABC |
| 2001 |
| 2001 | Blast! | Blast! | Jim Moore, George Pinney and Jon Vanderkolff | PBS |
| 2001 | Bojangles | Bojangles | Henry Tang | Showtime |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life | "Mrs. Finnerty, You Have a Lovely Daughter" | Kenny Ortega | Fox |
| 2001 | Miss America 2000 | Miss America 2000 | Barry Lather | ABC |
| 2001 | Peter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby | Peter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby | Patti Colombo | A&E |
| 2001 | Target Stars on Ice | Target Stars on Ice | Sandra Bezic, Christopher Dean, Lea Ann Miller, Michael Seibert and Jayne Torvill | A&E |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards | The 74th Annual Academy Awards | Debra Brown | ABC |
| 2002 | Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games | Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games | Doug Jack, Sarah Kawahara and Kenny Ortega | NBC |
| 2002 | MADtv | "Episode 701" | Monie Adamson | Fox |
| 2002 | Madonna Live: The Drowned World Tour | Madonna Live: The Drowned World Tour | Debra Brown, Jamie King and Alex Magno | HBO |
| 2002 | Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Glenn Douglas Packard and Brian Thomas | CBS |
| 2002 | Target Stars on Ice | Target Stars on Ice | Sandra Bezic, Christopher Dean, Michael Seibert and Jayne Torvill | A&E |
| 2003 |
| 2003 | Smucker's Stars on Ice | Smucker's Stars on Ice | Sandra Bezic, A.C. Ciulla, Christopher Dean, Jamie Isley and Michael Seibert | A&E |
| 2003 | Boston Public | "Chapter 61" | Joseph Malone | Fox |
| 2003 | Celine in Las Vegas: Opening Night Live | Celine in Las Vegas: Opening Night Live | Mia Michaels | CBS |
| 2003 | Meredith Willson's The Music Man | Meredith Willson's The Music Man | Kathleen Marshall | ABC |
| 2004 |
| 2004 | 2003 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 2003 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | Jason Samuels Smith | Syndicated |
| 2004 | MADtv | "Episode 925" | Monie Adamson | Fox |
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | "Dewey's Special Class" | Fred Tallaksen | Fox |
| 2004 | Smucker's Stars on Ice 2004 | Smucker's Stars on Ice 2004 | Christopher Dean and Jamie Isley | A&E |
| 2005 |
| 2005 | Smucker's Stars on Ice 2005 | Smucker's Stars on Ice 2005 | Christopher Dean | A&E |
| 2005 | A Christmas Carol | A Christmas Carol | Dan Siretta | NBC |
| 2005 | MADtv | "Episode 1023" | Monie Adamson | Fox |
| 2005 | Reefer Madness | Reefer Madness | Mary Ann Kellogg | Showtime |
| 2005 | 36th NAACP Image Awards | 36th NAACP Image Awards | Jeffrey Page, Anthony Talauega and Richmond Talauega | Fox |
| 2006 |
| 2006 | High School Musical | High School Musical | Charles Klapow, Kenny Ortega and Bonnie Story | Disney |
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars | "Episode 208 (Freestyle)" | Cheryl Burke | ABC |
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars | "Episode 204 (Paso Doble)" | Cheryl Burke, Nick Kosovich | ABC |
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars | "Episode 208 (Jive)" | Tony Dovolani | ABC |
| 2006 | Malcolm in the Middle | "Bomb Shelter" | Fred Tallaksen | Fox |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | "Commercial Breaks" | Travis Payne | Disney |
| 2007 |
| 2007 | So You Think You Can Dance | "Calling You" | Mia Michaels | Fox |
| 2007 | So You Think You Can Dance | "Ramalama (Bang Bang)" | Wade Robson | Fox |
| 2007 | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Rob Marshall and John DeLuca | NBC |
| 2007 | Dancing with the Stars | "Episode 303A" | Louis Van Amstel | ABC |
| 2008 |
| 2008 | So You Think You Can Dance | "Hummingbird and Flower", "The Chairman's Waltz" | Wade Robson | Fox |
| 2008 | Dancing with the Stars | "Para Los Rumberos" | Julianne Hough | ABC |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2008 | So You Think You Can Dance | "Table", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Mandy Moore | Fox |
| 2008 | So You Think You Can Dance | "Transformers", "Fuego" | Shane Sparks | Fox |
| 2009 |
| 2009 | The 81st Annual Academy Awards | "Musicals Are Back" | Rob Ashford | ABC |
| 2009 | So You Think You Can Dance | "Adam and Eve", "Silence" | Tyce Diorio | Fox |
| 2009 | Dancing with the Stars | "Great Balls of Fire" | Derek Hough and Julianne Hough | ABC |
| 2009 | So You Think You Can Dance | "A Los Amigos" | Dmitry Chaplin | Fox |
| 2009 | So You Think You Can Dance | "Bleeding Love" | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | Fox |
| 2009 | So You Think You Can Dance | "Mercy" | Mia Michaels | Fox |

### 2010s

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

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Routine(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming |
| 2020 (72nd) | 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 |||||
| 2020 (72nd) | So You Think You Can Dance | "I'll Be Seeing You", "Mambo Italiano", "The Girl from Ipanema" | Al Blackstone | Fox |
| 2020 (72nd) | The Oscars | "Come Alive (Opening Sequence)" | Jemel McWilliams | ABC |
| 2020 (72nd) | Savage X Fenty Show | "Statues", "Benches", "Window" | Parris Goebel | Prime Video |
| 2020 (72nd) | So You Think You Can Dance | "Enough Is Enough", "Sign of the Times" | Travis Wall | Fox |
| 2020 (72nd) | World of Dance | "Dos Jueyes", "El Ray Timbal" | Jefferson Benjumea and Adrianita Avila | NBC |
| 2021 (73rd) | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming |
| 2021 (73rd) | Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square | "Christmas Is the Time", "Dance Studio", "High School Dance", "Christmas on the Square Finale" | Debbie Allen | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | Genius: Aretha | "Jump", "Satisfaction", "See Saw" | Dondraico Johnson | Nat Geo |
| 2021 (73rd) | Lucifer | "Another One Bites the Dust", "Hell", "Bad to the Bone" | Brooke Lipton | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | "Black Man in a White World", "Tightrope" | Mandy Moore and Luther Brown | NBC |
| 2021 (73rd) | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | "Hello Dolly", "Starships", "Let's Get Loud" | Mandy Moore | NBC |
| Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming |||||
| 2021 (73rd) | Dancing with the Stars | "Paso Doble - Uccen", "Tap Dance - Let's Fall in Love for the Night" | Derek Hough | ABC |
| 2021 (73rd) | Christmas in Rockefeller Center | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" | Sergio Trujillo | NBC |
| 2021 (73rd) | Dancing with the Stars | "Argentine Tango - Toxic", "Freestyle - Sparkling Diamonds" | Artem Chigvintsev | ABC |
| 2021 (73rd) | The Disney Holiday Singalong | "Jingle Bells" | Derek Hough | ABC |
| 2021 (73rd) | Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 | "Garden Scene" | Parris Goebel | Prime Video |
| 2021 (73rd) | World of Dance | "Come Thru", "Superbad, Superslick", "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Marie Haince Lebel | NBC |
| 2022 (74th) | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming |
| 2022 (74th) | Euphoria | "Call Me Irresponsible", "Holding Out for a Hero", "Cheerleader" | Ryan Heffington | HBO |
| 2022 (74th) | Goliath | "The Pain Killer" | Fred Tallaksen | Prime Video |
| 2022 (74th) | The Porter | "Opening Stardust Dance Number", "Willie Johnson Dance Number", "Lucy's Featured Performance", "Songbird" | Christian Vincent | BET+ |
| 2022 (74th) | Schmigadoon! | "Corn Puddin'", "Tribulation", "With All of Your Heart" | Christopher Gattelli | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 (74th) | 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 |||||
| 2022 (74th) | Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 | "Opening" | Parris Goebel | Prime Video |
| 2022 (74th) | Annie Live! | "Hard Knock Life", "We Got Annie", "NYC" | Sergio Trujillo | NBC |
| 2022 (74th) | Dancing with the Stars | "I Got 5 on It", "Dark Fantasy" | Daniella Karagach | ABC |
| 2022 (74th) | The Oscars | "Be Alive" | Fatima Robinson | ABC |
| 2022 (74th) | Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough | "Moulin Rouge - Roxanne" | Tessandra Chavez and Derek Hough | ABC |
| 2023 (75th) | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming |
| 2023 (75th) | Blindspotting | "The History", "San Quentin Blues" | Jon Boogz | Starz |
| 2023 (75th) | Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies | "New Cool", "Hand Jive", "The Boom" | Jamal Sims | Paramount+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies | "Pulling Strings", "Hit Me Again", "High Rollin'" | Jeffrey Mortensen and Louise Hradsky | Paramount+ |
| 2023 (75th) | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Trash Man", "Dream Kitchen" | Marguerite Derricks | Prime Video |
| 2023 (75th) | Schmigadoon! | "Bells and Whistles", "Good Enough to Eat", "Bustin' Out" | Christopher Gattelli | Apple TV+ |
| Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming |||||
| 2023 (75th) | Dancing with the Stars | "Higher" | Derek Hough | Disney+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration | "Be Our Guest" | Jamal Sims, Phillip Chbeeb and Makenzie Dustman | ABC |
| 2023 (75th) | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration | "Rose Petal Suite Pt. I" | Phillip Chbeeb and Makenzie Dustman | ABC |
| 2023 (75th) | Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl | "The Family Madrigal", "Surface Pressure" | Jamal Sims | Disney+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 | "Chameleon", "Pride Rock" | Parris Goebel | Prime Video |
| 2024 (76th) | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming |
| 2024 (76th) | The Idol | "Rehearsal", "Music Video Shoot", "Dollhouse" | Nina McNeely | HBO |
| 2024 (76th) | Only Murders in the Building | "Oliver's Dream Sequence", "Creatures of the Night" | John Carrafa | Hulu |
| 2024 (76th) | Palm Royale | "The Rhumba", "Maxine's Entrance" | Brooke Lipton | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) | Physical | "Jean Franc's Advanced Aerobics Class", "Figure 8's Commercial", "Xanadu & Dreams" | Jennifer Hamilton | Apple TV+ |
| Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming |||||
| 2024 (76th) | The 76th Annual Tony Awards | "Opening Number", "Lifetime Achievement" | Karla Puno Garcia | CBS |
| 2024 (76th) | Dancing with the Stars | "Moon River", "La Vie en rose" | Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson | ABC |
| 2024 (76th) | Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic | "Step in Time" | Alison Faulk and Kiki Nyemchek | CBS |
| 2024 (76th) | The Oscars | "I'm Just Ken", "In Memoriam" | Mandy Moore | ABC |
| 2024 (76th) | RuPaul's Drag Race | "Dance!", "Queen of Wind", "Power" | Jamal Sims | MTV |

## Programs with multiple nominations
### 43 nominations

* So You Think You Can Dance

### 22 nominations

* Dancing with the Stars

### 7 nominations

* The Carol Burnett Show

### 6 nominations

* World of Dance

### 5 nominations

* Stars on Ice

### 4 nominations

* Fame
* Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

### 3 nominations

* In Living Color
* MADtv
* Max Liebman Spectaculars
* Savage X Fenty Show

### 2 nominations

* Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
* The Drew Carey Show
* Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies
* The Jackie Gleason Show
* Malcolm in the Middle
* Schmigadoon!
* The Tracey Ullman Show
* Your Hit Parade

## Choreographers with multiple wins
### 4 wins

* Debbie Allen
* Derek Hough

### 3 wins

* Tony Charmoli
* Marguerite Derricks
* Alan Johnson
* Mia Michaels
* Mandy Moore
* Walter Painter

### 2 wins

* Paula Abdul
* Kathryn Burns
* Tessandra Chavez
* Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
* Christopher Dean
* Ron Field
* Sarah Kawahara
* Rob Marshall
* Kenny Ortega
* Michael Peters
* Wade Robson
* Travis Wall