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 Awardss ceremony.

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

Winners and nominations

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1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Programs with multiple wins

1. 12 wins

2. So You Think You Can Dance

3. 5 wins

4. Dancing with the Stars

5. 2 wins

6. Fame

7. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Programs with multiple nominations

1. 43 nominations

2. So You Think You Can Dance

3. 22 nominations

4. Dancing with the Stars

5. 7 nominations

6. The Carol Burnett Show

7. 6 nominations

8. World of Dance

9. 5 nominations

10. Stars on Ice

11. 4 nominations

12. Fame

13. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

14. 3 nominations

15. In Living Color

16. MADtv

17. Max Liebman Spectaculars

18. Savage X Fenty Show

19. 2 nominations

20. Bridgerton

21. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

22. The Drew Carey Show

23. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

24. The Jackie Gleason Show

25. Malcolm in the Middle

26. Palm Royale

27. RuPaul's Drag Race

28. Schmigadoon!

29. The Tracey Ullman Show

30. Will Trent

31. Your Hit Parade

Choreographers with multiple wins

1. 4 wins

2. Debbie Allen

3. Marguerite Derricks

4. Derek Hough

5. 3 wins

6. Tony Charmoli

7. Alan Johnson

8. Mia Michaels

9. Mandy Moore

10. Walter Painter

11. 2 wins

12. Paula Abdul

13. Kathryn Burns

14. Tessandra Chavez

15. Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo

16. Christopher Dean

17. Ron Field

18. Sarah Kawahara

19. Rob Marshall

20. Kenny Ortega

21. Michael Peters

22. Wade Robson

23. Travis Wall

Choreographers with multiple nominations

1. 13 nominations

2. Derek Hough

3. Mandy Moore

4. 12 nominations

5. Debbie Allen

6. 10 nominations

7. Travis Wall

8. 8 nominations

9. Tony Charmoli

10. 7 nominations

11. Ernie Flatt

12. Alan Johnson

13. Walter Painter

14. 6 nominations

15. Marguerite Derricks

16. Jamal Sims

17. Lester Wilson

18. 5 nominations

19. Christopher Dean

20. Parris Goebel

21. Anita Mann

22. Mia Michaels

23. 4 nominations

24. Tessandra Chavez

25. Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo

26. Rob Marshall

27. Kenny Ortega

28. Christopher Scott

29. Michael Seibert

30. Fred Tallaksen

31. 3 nominations

32. Monie Adamson

33. Paula Abdul

34. Sandra Bezic

35. Ron Field

36. Julianne Hough

37. Charm La'Donna

38. Jack Murphy

39. Rosie Perez

40. Stacey Tookey

41. 2 nominations

42. Rod Alexander

43. Robbie Blue

44. Debra Brown

45. Luther Brown

46. Cheryl Burke

47. Kathryn Burns

48. Phillip Chbeeb

49. Don Crichton

50. Makenzie Dustman

51. Christopher Gattelli

52. Lance Guillermo

53. Tom Hansen

54. Jamie Isley

55. Sarah Kawahara

56. Jamie King

57. Charles Klapow

58. Spencer Liff

59. Brooke Lipton

60. Joseph Malone

61. Travis Payne

62. Vincent Paterson

63. Michael Peters

64. Wade Robson

65. Michael Smuin

66. Danielle Sten

67. Albert Stephenson

68. Bonnie Story

69. Sonya Tayeh

70. June Taylor

71. Paul Taylor

72. Twyla Tharp

73. Jayne Torvill

74. Sergio Trujillo

75. Dee Dee Wood

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