Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography

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

Winners

1950s

• 1955: June Taylor – The Jackie Gleason Show
• 1956: Tony Charmoli – Your Hit Parade
• 1959: Hermes Pan – An Evening with Fred Astaire

1970s

• 1970: Norman Maen – This is Tom Jones
• 1971: Ernest O. Flatt – The Carol Burnett Show
• 1972: Alan Johnson – Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
• 1973: Bob Fosse – Singer Presents Liza with a "Z"
• 1974: Tony Charmoli – Mitzi...A Tribute To the American Housewife
• 1975: Marge Champion – Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
• 1976: Tony Charmoli – Gypsy in My Soul
• 1977: Ron Field – America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music
• 1978: Ron Field – The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
• 1979: Kevin Carlisle – The 3rd Barry Manilow Special

1980s

• 1980: Alan Johnson – Shirley Maclaine...Every Little Movement
• 1981: Walter Painter – Lynda Carter's Celebration
• 1982: Debbie Allen – Fame
• 1983: Debbie Allen – Fame
• 1984: Michael Smuin – A Song For Dead Warriors
• 1985: Twyla Tharp – Baryshnikov by Tharp With American Ballet Theatre
• 1986: Walter Painter – Great Performances: Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight III
• 1987: Michael Peters, Dee Dee Wood – Liberty Weekend 1986: Closing Ceremonies
• 1988: Alan Johnson – Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
• 1989:
  • Walter Painter – Disney/MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening
  • Paula Abdul – The Tracey Ullman Show (tie)

1990s

• 1990: Paula Abdul, Dean Barlow, Michael Darrin and Dominic Lucero – The 17th Annual American Music Awards
• 1991: Debbie Allen – Motown 30: What's Goin' On!
• 1992: Paul Taylor – Paul Taylor's Speaking in Tongues
• 1993: Michael Peters – The Jacksons: An American Dream
• 1994: Linda Talcott – Comedy Hall Of Fame
• 1995: Ulysses Dove – Two by Dove
• 1996: Anita Mann, Charonne Mose – 1995 Miss America Pageant
• 1997:
  • Marguerite Derricks – 3rd Rock from the Sun
  • Sarah Kawahara – Scott Hamilton: Upside Down (tie)
• 1998: Marguerite Derricks, Peggy Holmes – Fame L.A.
• 1999:
  • Judith Jamison – A Hymn For Alvin Ailey
  • Marguerite Derricks – Goodwill Games Opening Celebration (tie)

2000s

• 2000: Rob Marshall – Annie
• 2001:
  • Jim Moore, George Pinney and Jon Vanderkolff – Blast
  • Doug Jack, Sarah Kawahara, Kenny Ortega – Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games (tie)
• 2002: Debra Brown – 74th Academy Awards
• 2003: Sandra Bezic, A.C. Ciulla, Christopher Dean, Jamie Isley, Michael Seibert – Smucker's Stars On Ice
• 2004: Jason Samuels Smith – 2003 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
• 2005: Christopher Dean – Smucker's Stars On Ice 2005
• 2006: Charles Klapow, Kenny Ortega, Bonnie Story – High School Musical
• 2007:
  • Mia Michaels – So You Think You Can Dance **Wade Robson – So You Think You Can Dance
  • Rob Marshall, John Deluca – Tony Bennett: An American Classic (tie)
• 2008: Wade Robson – So You Think You Can Dance
• 2009:
  • Rob Ashford – 81st Annual Academy Awards – Musicals Are Back^[2] **Tyce Diorio – So You Think You Can Dance (tie)

2010s

• 2010: Mia Michaels – So You Think You Can Dance
• 2011:
  • Mia Michaels – So You Think You Can Dance
  • Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo – So You Think You Can Dance (tie)
• 2012: Joshua Bergasse – Smash^[3]
• 2013: Derek Hough – Dancing with the Stars
• 2014: Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo – So You Think You Can Dance
• 2015:
  • Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, Tessandra Chavez – Dancing with the Stars
  • Travis Wall – So You Think You Can Dance (tie)

References

1. Garron, Barry. "65th Primetime Emmys".
2. Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards Website.
3. Primetime Emmy Awards, 2012 nominations and winners at the Emmy Awards website.