Broadway Choreography: Every Tony Award Winner & Nominee
Every Tony Award for Best Choreography since 1947, plus the Drama Desk and Olivier awards — who choreographed each show, who won and who was nominated.
Most Tony Awards for choreography
| Choreographer | Wins |
|---|---|
| Bob Fosse | 8 |
| Michael Kidd | 5 |
| Gower Champion | 5 |
| Michael Bennett | 5 |
| Tommy Tune | 4 |
| Susan Stroman | 4 |
| Jerome Robbins | 3 |
| Kathleen Marshall | 3 |
| Andy Blankenbuehler | 3 |
| Justin Peck | 3 |
| Agnes de Mille | 2 |
| Donald Saddler | 2 |
| Joe Layton | 2 |
| Ron Field | 2 |
| Bob Avian | 2 |
| Thommie Walsh | 2 |
| Jerry Mitchell | 2 |
| Bill T. Jones | 2 |
| Christopher Wheeldon | 2 |
| Helen Tamiris | 1 |
Tony Award for choreography — by year
| Year | Musical | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cats: The Jellicle Ball | Omari Wiles | Won |
| 2026 | Cats: The Jellicle Ball | Arturo Lyons | Won |
| 2026 | The Lost Boys | Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant | Nominee |
| 2026 | Ragtime | Ellenore Scott | Nominee |
| 2026 | The Rocky Horror Show | Ani Taj | Nominee |
| 2026 | Schmigadoon! | Christopher Gattelli | Nominee |
| 2025 | Buena Vista Social Club | Patricia Delgado | Won |
| 2025 | Buena Vista Social Club | Justin Peck | Won |
| 2025 | BOOP! The Musical | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2025 | Death Becomes Her | Christopher Gattelli | Nominee |
| 2025 | Gypsy | Camille A. Brown | Nominee |
| 2025 | Smash | Joshua Bergasse | Nominee |
| 2024 | Illinoise | Justin Peck | Won |
| 2024 | Hell's Kitchen | Camille A. Brown | Nominee |
| 2024 | Here Lies Love | Annie-B Parson | Nominee |
| 2024 | The Outsiders | Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman | Nominee |
| 2024 | Water for Elephants | Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb | Nominee |
| 2023 | Some Like It Hot | Casey Nicholaw | Won |
| 2023 | & Juliet | Jennifer Weber | Nominee |
| 2023 | New York, New York | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2023 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2022 | MJ | Christopher Wheeldon | Won |
| 2022 | for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf | Camille A. Brown | Nominee |
| 2022 | The Music Man | Warren Carlyle | Nominee |
| 2022 | Paradise Square | Bill T. Jones | Nominee |
| 2022 | SIX: The Musical | Carrie-Anne Ingrouille | Nominee |
| 2020 | Moulin Rouge! The Musical | Sonya Tayeh | Won |
| 2020 | Jagged Little Pill | Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui | Nominee |
| 2020 | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical | Anthony Van Laast | Nominee |
| 2019 | Ain’t Too Proud | Sergio Trujillo | Won |
| 2019 | Choir Boy | Camille A. Brown | Nominee |
| 2019 | Hadestown | David Neumann | Nominee |
| 2019 | Kiss Me, Kate | Warren Carlyle | Nominee |
| 2019 | Tootsie | Denis Jones | Nominee |
| 2018 | Carousel | Justin Peck | Won |
| 2018 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2018 | Mean Girls | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2018 | My Fair Lady | Christopher Gattelli | Nominee |
| 2017 | Bandstand | Andy Blankenbuehler | Won |
| 2017 | Come from Away | Kelly Devine | Nominee |
| 2017 | Groundhog Day | Peter Darling | Nominee |
| 2017 | Holiday Inn | Denis Jones | Nominee |
| 2017 | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | Sam Pinkleton | Nominee |
| 2016 | Hamilton | Andy Blankenbuehler | Won |
| 2016 | Dames at Sea | Randy Skinner | Nominee |
| 2016 | Fiddler on the Roof | Hofesh Shechter | Nominee |
| 2016 | On Your Feet! | Sergio Trujillo | Nominee |
| 2016 | Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed | Savion Glover | Nominee |
| 2015 | An American in Paris | Christopher Wheeldon | Won |
| 2015 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2015 | The King and I | Christopher Gattelli | Nominee |
| 2015 | On the Town | Joshua Bergasse | Nominee |
| 2015 | Something Rotten! | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2014 | After Midnight | Warren Carlyle | Won |
| 2014 | Aladdin | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2014 | Bullets Over Broadway | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2014 | Rocky the Musical | Kelly Devine | Nominee |
| 2014 | Rocky the Musical | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2013 | Kinky Boots | Jerry Mitchell | Won |
| 2013 | Bring It On | Andy Blankenbuehler | Nominee |
| 2013 | Matilda the Musical | Peter Darling | Nominee |
| 2013 | Pippin | Chet Walker | Nominee |
| 2012 | Newsies | Christopher Gattelli | Won |
| 2012 | Evita | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2012 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Kathleen Marshall | Nominee |
| 2012 | Once | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2011 | Anything Goes | Kathleen Marshall | Won |
| 2011 | The Book of Mormon | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2011 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2011 | The Scottsboro Boys | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2010 | Fela! | Bill T. Jones | Won |
| 2010 | Come Fly Away | Twyla Tharp | Nominee |
| 2010 | La Cage aux Folles | Lynne Page | Nominee |
| 2010 | Promises, Promises | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2009 | Billy Elliot the Musical | Peter Darling | Won |
| 2009 | Hair | Karole Armitage | Nominee |
| 2009 | 9 to 5 | Andy Blankenbuehler | Nominee |
| 2009 | White Christmas | Randy Skinner | Nominee |
| 2008 | In the Heights | Andy Blankenbuehler | Won |
| 2008 | Cry-Baby | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2008 | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific | Christopher Gattelli | Nominee |
| 2008 | Xanadu | Dan Knechtges | Nominee |
| 2007 | Spring Awakening | Bill T. Jones | Won |
| 2007 | Curtains | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2007 | Legally Blonde The Musical | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2007 | Mary Poppins | Matthew Bourne | Nominee |
| 2007 | Mary Poppins | Stephen Mear | Nominee |
| 2006 | The Pajama Game | Kathleen Marshall | Won |
| 2006 | The Color Purple | Donald Bryd | Nominee |
| 2006 | The Drowsy Chaperone | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2006 | The Wedding Singer | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2005 | La Cage aux Folles | Jerry Mitchell | Won |
| 2005 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2005 | Monty Python's Spamalot | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2005 | Sweet Charity | Wayne Cilento | Nominee |
| 2004 | Wonderful Town | Kathleen Marshall | Won |
| 2004 | Bombay Dreams | Farah Khan | Nominee |
| 2004 | Bombay Dreams | Anthony Van Laast | Nominee |
| 2004 | Never Gonna Dance | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2004 | Wicked | Wayne Cilento | Nominee |
| 2003 | Movin' Out | Twyla Tharp | Won |
| 2003 | Flower Drum Song | Robert Longbottom | Nominee |
| 2003 | Hairspray | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2003 | Urban Cowboy | Melinda Roy | Nominee |
| 2002 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Rob Ashford | Won |
| 2002 | Into the Woods | John Carrafa | Nominee |
| 2002 | Oklahoma! | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2002 | Urinetown | John Carrafa | Nominee |
| 2001 | The Producers | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 2001 | Blast! | Jim Moore | Nominee |
| 2001 | 42nd Street | Randy Skinner | Nominee |
| 2001 | The Full Monty | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2000 | Contact | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 2000 | Kiss Me, Kate | Kathleen Marshall | Nominee |
| 2000 | The Music Man | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2000 | Swing! | Lynne Taylor-Corbett | Nominee |
| 1999 | Swan Lake | Matthew Bourne | Won |
| 1999 | Footloose | A. C. Ciulla | Nominee |
| 1999 | Little Me | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1999 | Parade | Patricia Birch | Nominee |
| 1998 | The Lion King | Garth Fagan | Won |
| 1998 | Cabaret | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1998 | Forever Tango | Forever Tango Dancers | Nominee |
| 1998 | Ragtime | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1997 | Chicago | Ann Reinking | Won |
| 1997 | Dream | Wayne Cilento | Nominee |
| 1997 | The Life | Joey McKneely | Nominee |
| 1997 | Steel Pier | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 1996 | Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk | Savion Glover | Won |
| 1996 | Big: the musical | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 1996 | Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1996 | Rent | Marlies Yearby | Nominee |
| 1995 | Show Boat | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 1995 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Wayne Cilento | Nominee |
| 1995 | Smokey Joe's Cafe | Joey McKneely | Nominee |
| 1995 | Sunset Boulevard | Bob Avian | Nominee |
| 1994 | Carousel | Kenneth MacMillan | Won |
| 1994 | Damn Yankees | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1994 | Grease | Jeff Calhoun | Nominee |
| 1994 | She Loves Me | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1993 | The Who's Tommy | Wayne Cilento | Won |
| 1993 | Ain't Broadway Grand | Randy Skinner | Nominee |
| 1993 | The Goodbye Girl | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1993 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1993 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Vincent Paterson | Nominee |
| 1992 | Crazy for You | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 1992 | Dancing at Lughnasa | Terry John Bates | Nominee |
| 1992 | Guys and Dolls | Christopher Chadman | Nominee |
| 1992 | Jelly's Last Jam | Hope Clarke | Nominee |
| 1992 | Jelly's Last Jam | Gregory Hines | Nominee |
| 1991 | The Will Rogers Follies | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1991 | Miss Saigon | Bob Avian | Nominee |
| 1991 | Oh, Kay! | Dan Siretta | Nominee |
| 1991 | Once on This Island | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1990 | Grand Hotel | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1990 | Dangerous Games | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1990 | Meet Me in St. Louis | Joan Brickhill | Nominee |
| 1989 | Black and Blue | Cholly Atkins | Won |
| 1989 | Black and Blue | Henry LeTang | Won |
| 1989 | Black and Blue | Frankie Manning | Won |
| 1989 | Black and Blue | Fayard Nicholas | Won |
| 1989 | Largely New York | Bill Irwin | Nominee |
| 1989 | Legs Diamond | Alan Johnson | Nominee |
| 1989 | Starmites | Michele Assaf | Nominee |
| 1988 | Anything Goes | Michael Smuin | Won |
| 1988 | Into the Woods | Lar Lubovitch | Nominee |
| 1988 | The Phantom of the Opera | Gillian Lynne | Nominee |
| 1988 | Sarafina! | Mbongeni Ngema | Nominee |
| 1987 | Me and My Girl | Gillian Gregory | Won |
| 1987 | The Mikado | Brian Macdonald | Nominee |
| 1987 | Rags | Ron Field | Nominee |
| 1987 | Starlight Express | Arlene Phillips | Nominee |
| 1986 | Big Deal | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1986 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1986 | Song and Dance | Peter Martins | Nominee |
| 1986 | Tango Argentino | Tango Argentino Dancers | Nominee |
| 1984 | The Tap Dance Kid | Danny Daniels | Won |
| 1984 | Baby | Wayne Cilento | Nominee |
| 1984 | La Cage aux Folles | Scott Salmon | Nominee |
| 1984 | The Rink | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1984 | 1985(39th) | [note 1] | Won |
| 1983 | My One and Only | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1983 | My One and Only | Thommie Walsh | Won |
| 1983 | Cats | Gillian Lynne | Nominee |
| 1983 | On Your Toes | Donald Saddler | Nominee |
| 1983 | Porgy and Bess | George Faison | Nominee |
| 1982 | Dreamgirls | Michael Bennett | Won |
| 1982 | Dreamgirls | Michael Peters | Won |
| 1982 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Tony Tanner | Nominee |
| 1982 | Little Me | Peter Gennaro | Nominee |
| 1982 | Nine | Tommy Tune | Nominee |
| 1981 | 42nd Street | Gower Champion | Won |
| 1981 | Can-Can | Roland Petit | Nominee |
| 1981 | The Pirates of Penzance | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1981 | Sophisticated Ladies | Henry LeTang | Nominee |
| 1981 | Sophisticated Ladies | Donald McKayle | Nominee |
| 1981 | Sophisticated Ladies | Michael Smuin | Nominee |
| 1980 | A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1980 | A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine | Thommie Walsh | Won |
| 1980 | Barnum | Joe Layton | Nominee |
| 1980 | Evita | Larry Fuller | Nominee |
| 1980 | Sugar Babies | Ernie Flatt | Nominee |
| 1979 | Ballroom | Bob Avian | Won |
| 1979 | Ballroom | Michael Bennett | Won |
| 1979 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Tommy Tune | Nominee |
| 1979 | Eubie! | Henry LeTang | Nominee |
| 1979 | Whoopee! | Dan Siretta | Nominee |
| 1978 | Dancin' | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1978 | The Act | Ron Lewis | Nominee |
| 1978 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Arthur Faria | Nominee |
| 1978 | Runaways | Elizabeth Swados | Nominee |
| 1977 | Annie | Peter Gennaro | Won |
| 1977 | I Love My Wife | Onna White | Nominee |
| 1977 | Music Is | Patricia Birch | Nominee |
| 1977 | Your Arms Too Short to Box with God | Talley Beatty | Nominee |
| 1976 | A Chorus Line | Bob Avian | Won |
| 1976 | A Chorus Line | Michael Bennett | Won |
| 1976 | Bubbling Brown Sugar | Billy Wilson | Nominee |
| 1976 | Chicago | Bob Fosse | Nominee |
| 1976 | Pacific Overtures | Patricia Birch | Nominee |
| 1975 | The Wiz | George Faison | Won |
| 1975 | Dance with Me | Joel Zwick | Nominee |
| 1975 | Doctor Jazz | Donald McKayle | Nominee |
| 1975 | Mack and Mabel | Gower Champion | Nominee |
| 1975 | Shenandoah | Robert Tucker | Nominee |
| 1975 | Where's Charley? | Margo Sappington | Nominee |
| 1974 | Seesaw | Michael Bennett | Won |
| 1974 | Over Here! | Patricia Birch | Nominee |
| 1974 | Raisin | Donald McKayle | Nominee |
| 1973 | Pippin | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1973 | Irene | Peter Gennaro | Nominee |
| 1973 | Much Ado About Nothing | Donald Saddler | Nominee |
| 1973 | Sugar | Gower Champion | Nominee |
| 1972 | Follies | Michael Bennett | Won |
| 1972 | Grease | Patricia Birch | Nominee |
| 1972 | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Jean Erdman | Nominee |
| 1971 | No, No, Nanette | Donald Saddler | Won |
| 1971 | Company | Michael Bennett | Nominee |
| 1971 | The Rothschilds | Michael Kidd | Nominee |
| 1970 | Applause | Ron Field | Won |
| 1970 | Billy | Grover Dale | Nominee |
| 1970 | Coco | Michael Bennett | Nominee |
| 1970 | Purlie | Louis Johnson | Nominee |
| 1969 | George M! | Joe Layton | Won |
| 1969 | Canterbury Tales | Sammy Bayes | Nominee |
| 1969 | Promises, Promises | Michael Bennett | Nominee |
| 1969 | Zorba | Ron Field | Nominee |
| 1968 | The Happy Time | Gower Champion | Won |
| 1968 | Hallelujah, Baby! | Kevin Carlisle | Nominee |
| 1968 | Henry, Sweet Henry | Michael Bennett | Nominee |
| 1968 | Illya Darling | Onna White | Nominee |
| 1967 | Cabaret | Ron Field | Won |
| 1967 | Annie Get Your Gun | Danny Daniels | Nominee |
| 1967 | The Apple Tree | Lee Theodore | Nominee |
| 1967 | A Joyful Noise | Michael Bennett | Nominee |
| 1967 | Walking Happy | Danny Daniels | Nominee |
| 1966 | Sweet Charity | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1966 | Mame | Onna White | Nominee |
| 1966 | Man of La Mancha | Jack Cole | Nominee |
| 1966 | Skyscraper | Michael Kidd | Nominee |
| 1965 | Fiddler on the Roof | Jerome Robbins | Won |
| 1965 | Bajour | Peter Gennaro | Nominee |
| 1965 | Golden Boy | Donald McKayle | Nominee |
| 1965 | Half a Sixpence | Onna White | Nominee |
| 1964 | Hello, Dolly! | Gower Champion | Won |
| 1964 | Anyone Can Whistle | Herbert Ross | Nominee |
| 1964 | Funny Girl | Carol Haney | Nominee |
| 1964 | High Spirits | Danny Daniels | Nominee |
| 1963 | Little Me | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1963 | Bravo Giovanni | Carol Haney | Nominee |
| 1962 | Kwamina (TIE) | Agnes de Mille | Won |
| 1962 | No Strings (TIE) | Joe Layton | Won |
| 1962 | The Happiest Girl in the World | Dania Krupska | Nominee |
| 1962 | Subways Are for Sleeping | Michael Kidd | Nominee |
| 1961 | Bye Bye Birdie | Gower Champion | Won |
| 1961 | Irma La Douce | Onna White | Nominee |
| 1960 | Destry Rides Again | Michael Kidd | Won |
| 1960 | Fiorello! | Peter Gennaro | Nominee |
| 1960 | Greenwillow | Joe Layton | Nominee |
| 1960 | Happy Town | Lee Scot | Nominee |
| 1960 | Take Me Along | Onna White | Nominee |
| 1959 | Redhead | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1959 | Flower Drum Song | Carol Haney | Nominee |
| 1959 | Goldilocks | Agnes de Mille | Nominee |
| 1959 | Whoop-Up | Onna White | Nominee |
| 1958 | West Side Story | Jerome Robbins | Won |
| 1958 | The Music Man | Onna White | Nominee |
| 1958 | New Girl in Town | Bob Fosse | Nominee |
| 1957 | Li'l Abner | Michael Kidd | Won |
| 1957 | Bells Are Ringing | Bob Fosse | Nominee |
| 1957 | Bells Are Ringing | Jerome Robbins | Nominee |
| 1957 | The Most Happy Fella | Dania Krupska | Nominee |
| 1957 | My Fair Lady | Hanya Holm | Nominee |
| 1956 | Damn Yankees | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1956 | Phoenix '55 | Boris Runanin | Nominee |
| 1956 | Red Roses for Me | Anna Sokolow | Nominee |
| 1956 | The Vamp | Robert Alton | Nominee |
| 1955 | The Pajama Game | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1954 | Can-Can | Michael Kidd | Won |
| 1953 | Wonderful Town | Donald Saddler | Won |
| 1952 | Pal Joey | Robert Alton | Won |
| 1951 | Guys and Dolls | Michael Kidd | Won |
| 1950 | Touch and Go | Helen Tamiris | Won |
| 1949 | Lend an Ear | Gower Champion | Won |
| 1948 | High Button Shoes | Jerome Robbins | Won |
| 1947 | Brigadoon | Agnes de Mille | Won |
| 1947 | Finian's Rainbow | Michael Kidd | Won |
Drama Desk Award for choreography — by year
| Year | Musical | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Schmigadoon! | Christopher Gattelli | Won |
| 2026 | Cats: The Jellicle Ball | Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons | Won |
| 2026 | Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole | Edgar Godineaux and Jared Grimes | Nominee |
| 2026 | Blood/Love | Natalie Malotke, Jonathan Platero and Oksana Platero | Nominee |
| 2026 | Try/Step/Trip | Toran X. Moore | Nominee |
| 2026 | The Lost Boys | Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant | Nominee |
| 2025 | Boop! The Musical | Jerry Mitchell | Won |
| 2025 | Gypsy | Camille A. Brown | Nominee |
| 2025 | Pirates! The Penzance Musical | Warren Carlyle | Nominee |
| 2025 | Ain't Done Bad | Jacob Karr | Nominee |
| 2025 | Cats: The Jellicle Ball | Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles | Nominee |
| 2025 | Real Women Have Curves | Sergio Trujillo | Nominee |
| 2024 | Illinoise | Justin Peck | Won |
| 2024 | Hell's Kitchen | Camille A. Brown | Nominee |
| 2024 | The Gardens of Anuncia | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 2024 | The Outsiders | Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman | Nominee |
| 2024 | The Heart of Rock and Roll | Lorin Latarro | Nominee |
| 2024 | Water for Elephants | Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll | Nominee |
| 2023 | Some Like It Hot | Casey Nicholaw | Won |
| 2023 | Only Gold | Andy Blankenbuehler | Nominee |
| 2023 | the bandaged place | Tislarm Bouie | Nominee |
| 2023 | The Harder They Come | Edgar Godineaux | Nominee |
| 2023 | New York, New York | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2023 | KPOP | Jenifer Weber | Nominee |
| 2022 | Paradise Square | Bill T. Jones | Won |
| 2022 | Funny Girl | Ayodele Casel | Nominee |
| 2022 | Six | Carrie-Anne Ingrouille | Nominee |
| 2022 | Company | Liam Steel | Nominee |
| 2022 | MJ | Christopher Wheeldon | Nominee |
| 2022 | MJ | Michael Balderrama | Nominee |
| 2020 | Moulin Rouge! | Sonya Tayeh | Won |
| 2020 | for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf | Camille A. Brown | Nominee |
| 2020 | West Side Story | Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker | Nominee |
| 2020 | Beyond Babel | Keone Madrid and Mari Madrid | Nominee |
| 2020 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Kathleen Marshall | Nominee |
| 2020 | The Wrong Man | Travis Wall | Nominee |
| 2020 | No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City | 2021 | Won |
| 2019 | Kiss Me, Kate | Warren Carlyle | Won |
| 2019 | Choir Boy | Camille A. Brown | Nominee |
| 2019 | Tootsie | Denis Jones | Nominee |
| 2019 | Twelfth Night | Lorin Latarro | Nominee |
| 2019 | Alice by Heart | Rick and Jeff Kuperman | Nominee |
| 2019 | Hadestown | David Neumann | Nominee |
| 2018 | Carousel | Justin Peck | Won |
| 2018 | Once on This Island | Camille A. Brown | Nominee |
| 2018 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Christopher Gattelli | Nominee |
| 2018 | Mean Girls | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2018 | The Boy Who Danced on Air | Nejla Y. Yatkin | Nominee |
| 2017 | Bandstand | Andy Blankenbuehler | Won |
| 2017 | Hello, Dolly! | Warren Carlyle | Nominee |
| 2017 | The Hairy Ape | Aletta Collins | Nominee |
| 2017 | Come from Away | Kelly Devine | Nominee |
| 2017 | Holiday Inn | Denis Jones | Nominee |
| 2016 | Shuffle Along | Savion Glover | Won |
| 2016 | Cagney | Joshua Bergasse | Nominee |
| 2016 | Spring Awakening | Spencer Liff | Nominee |
| 2016 | American Psycho | Lynne Page | Nominee |
| 2016 | Dames at Sea | Randy Skinner | Nominee |
| 2015 | An American in Paris | Christopher Wheeldon | Won |
| 2015 | On the Town | Joshua Bergasse | Nominee |
| 2015 | On the Twentieth Century | Warren Carlyle | Nominee |
| 2015 | The Last Ship | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2015 | Rococo Rouge | Austin McCormick | Nominee |
| 2015 | Something Rotten! | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2014 | After Midnight | Warren Carlyle | Won |
| 2014 | Rocky the Musical | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2014 | Rocky the Musical | Kelly Devine | Nominee |
| 2014 | Love's Labour's Lost | Danny Mefford | Nominee |
| 2014 | Aladdin | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2014 | Bullets Over Broadway | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2014 | Kung Fu | Sonya Tayeh | Nominee |
| 2013 | Pippin | Gypsy Snider | Won |
| 2013 | Bring It On: The Musical | Andy Blankenbuehler | Nominee |
| 2013 | A Christmas Story: The Musical | Warren Carlyle | Nominee |
| 2013 | Matilda the Musical | Peter Darling | Nominee |
| 2013 | Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella | Josh Rhodes | Nominee |
| 2013 | Hands on a Hardbody | Sergio Trujillo | Nominee |
| 2012 | Newsies | Christopher Gattelli | Won |
| 2012 | Evita | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2012 | Follies | Warren Carlyle | Nominee |
| 2012 | Noctu | Breandan de Gallal | Nominee |
| 2012 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Kathleen Marshall | Nominee |
| 2012 | Leap of Faith | Sergio Trujillo | Nominee |
| 2011 | Anything Goes | Kathleen Marshall | Won |
| 2011 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2011 | Beautiful Burnout | Scott Graham | Nominee |
| 2011 | Beautiful Burnout | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2011 | Peter and the Starcatchers | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2011 | The Book of Mormon | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2011 | Between Worlds | Siudy | Nominee |
| 2010 | Come Fly Away | Twyla Tharp | Won |
| 2010 | Finian's Rainbow | Warren Carlyle | Nominee |
| 2010 | Ragtime | Marcia Milgrom Dodge | Nominee |
| 2010 | La Cage aux Folles | Lynne Page | Nominee |
| 2010 | The Scottsboro Boys | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2010 | Memphis | Sergio Trujillo | Nominee |
| 2009 | Billy Elliot the Musical | Peter Darling | Won |
| 2009 | Hair | Karole Armitage | Nominee |
| 2009 | 9 to 5 | Andy Blankenbuehler | Nominee |
| 2009 | Fela! | Bill T. Jones | Nominee |
| 2009 | Irving Berlin's White Christmas | Randy Skinner | Nominee |
| 2009 | My Vaudeville Man! | Lynne Taylor-Corbett | Nominee |
| 2008 | Cry-Baby | Rob Ashford | Won |
| 2008 | Passing Strange | Karole Armitage | Nominee |
| 2008 | Traces | Gypsy Snider | Nominee |
| 2008 | Xanadu | Dan Knechtges | Nominee |
| 2008 | Queens Boulevard: The Musical | Peter Pucci | Nominee |
| 2008 | Young Frankenstein | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2007 | In the Heights | Andy Blankenbuehler | Won |
| 2007 | LoveMusik | Patricia Birch | Nominee |
| 2007 | Edward Scissorhands | Matthew Bourne | Nominee |
| 2007 | Mary Poppins | Matthew Bourne | Nominee |
| 2007 | Mary Poppins | Stephen Mear | Nominee |
| 2007 | Spring Awakening | Bill T. Jones | Nominee |
| 2007 | Legally Blonde | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2006 | The Pajama Game | Kathleen Marshall | Won |
| 2006 | The Wedding Singer | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2006 | Golden Dragon Acrobats | Angela Chang | Nominee |
| 2006 | Bernarda Alba | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 2006 | The Drowsy Chaperone | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2006 | Jersey Boys | Sergio Trujillo | Nominee |
| 2005 | La Cage aux Folles | Jerry Mitchell | Won |
| 2005 | Play Without Words | Matthew Bourne | Nominee |
| 2005 | Altar Boyz | Christopher Gattelli | Nominee |
| 2005 | Sailor's Song | Barry McNabb | Nominee |
| 2005 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2005 | Monty Python's Spamalot | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2004 | Wonderful Town | Kathleen Marshall | Won |
| 2004 | Ramayana 2K3 | Stephen Hues | Nominee |
| 2004 | Never Gonna Dance | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2004 | Bombay Dreams | Anthony Van Laast | Nominee |
| 2004 | Bombay Dreams | Farah Khan | Nominee |
| 2003 | Movin' Out | Twyla Tharp | Won |
| 2003 | Hairspray | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2003 | Harlem Song | Ken Roberson | Nominee |
| 2003 | Tommy Tune: White Tie and Tails | Tommy Tune | Nominee |
| 2002 | Oklahoma! | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 2002 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2002 | Sweet Smell of Success | Christopher Wheeldon | Nominee |
| 2001 | The Producers | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 2001 | Urinetown | John Carrafa | Nominee |
| 2001 | The Full Monty | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2001 | 42nd Street | Randy Skinner | Nominee |
| 2000 | Contact | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 2000 | Kat and the Kings | Jody Abrahams and Loukmaan Adams | Nominee |
| 2000 | The Wild Party | Mark Dendy | Nominee |
| 2000 | Kiss Me, Kate | Kathleen Marshall | Nominee |
| 2000 | The Music Man | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2000 | Swing! | Lynne Taylor-Corbett | Nominee |
| 1999 | Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake | Matthew Bourne | Won |
| 1999 | Parade | Patricia Birch | Nominee |
| 1999 | Little Me | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1998 | The Lion King | Garth Fagan | Won |
| 1998 | Ragtime | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1998 | Luis Bravo's Forever Tango | The Forever Tango Dancers | Nominee |
| 1998 | Cabaret | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1997 | Chicago | Ann Reinking | Won |
| 1997 | Tap Dogs | Dein Perry | Nominee |
| 1997 | Steel Pier | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 1996 | Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk | Savion Glover | Won |
| 1996 | Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1996 | Jam on the Groove | Ghettoriginal Productions | Nominee |
| 1996 | Swinging on a Star | Kathleen Marshall | Nominee |
| 1996 | Big: the musical | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 1994 | Carousel | Jane Elliott | Won |
| 1994 | Carousel | Kenneth MacMillan | Won |
| 1994 | Grease | Jeff Calhoun | Nominee |
| 1994 | Hello Again | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1994 | She Loves Me | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1994 | Beauty and the Beast | Matt West | Nominee |
| 1994 | —N/a | 1995 | Won |
| 1993 | The Who's Tommy | Wayne Cilento | Won |
| 1993 | Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah! | Michael Leeds | Nominee |
| 1993 | Les Atrides | Simon Abkarian | Nominee |
| 1993 | Tango Pasion | Luis Stazo | Nominee |
| 1992 | Crazy for You | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 1992 | Jelly's Last Jam | Hope Clarke | Nominee |
| 1992 | Jelly's Last Jam | Gregory Hines | Nominee |
| 1992 | Guys and Dolls | Christopher Chadman | Nominee |
| 1991 | The Will Rogers Follies | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1991 | The Secret Garden | Michael Lichtefeld | Nominee |
| 1991 | Oh, Kay! | Dan Siretta | Nominee |
| 1991 | And the World Goes 'Round | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 1990 | Grand Hotel | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1988 | Anything Goes | Michael Smuin | Won |
| 1988 | Grover Dale | Nominee | |
| 1988 | The Phantom of the Opera | Gillian Lynne | Nominee |
| 1988 | —N/a | 1989 | Won |
| 1986 | Big Deal | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1986 | Singin' in the Rain | Gene Kelly | Nominee |
| 1986 | Singin' in the Rain | Twyla Tharp | Nominee |
| 1986 | Song and Dance | Peter Martins | Nominee |
| 1986 | —N/a | 1987 | Won |
| 1983 | My One and Only | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1983 | My One and Only | Thommie Walsh | Won |
| 1983 | On Your Toes | Peter Martins | Nominee |
| 1983 | On Your Toes | Donald Saddler | Nominee |
| 1983 | —N/a | 1984, 1985 | Won |
| 1981 | 42nd Street | Gower Champion | Won |
| 1981 | The Pirates of Penzance | Graciela Daniele | Nominee |
| 1981 | —N/a | 1982 | Won |
| 1980 | A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1980 | A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine | Thommie Walsh | Won |
| 1980 | Evita | Larry Fuller | Nominee |
| 1980 | Tintypes | Mary Kyte | Nominee |
| 1980 | Barnum | Joe Layton | Nominee |
| 1979 | Ballroom | Bob Avian | Won |
| 1979 | Ballroom | Michael Bennett | Won |
| 1979 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Larry Fuller | Nominee |
| 1979 | Eubie! | Henry LeTang | Nominee |
| 1979 | Tip-Toes | Dan Siretta | Nominee |
| 1978 | Dancin' | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1978 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Arthur Faria | Nominee |
| 1978 | Timbuktu! | Geoffrey Holder | Nominee |
| 1978 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Tommy Tune | Nominee |
| 1977 | Annie | Peter Gennaro | Won |
| 1977 | Music Is | Patricia Birch | Nominee |
| 1977 | Going Up | Dan Siretta | Nominee |
| 1976 | A Chorus Line | Michael Bennett | Won |
| 1976 | Pacific Overtures | Patricia Birch | Nominee |
| 1976 | The Robber Bridegroom | Donald Saddler | Nominee |
| 1976 | Bubbling Brown Sugar | Billy Wilson | Nominee |
| 1975 | The Wiz | George Faison | Won |
| 1975 | The Lieutenant | Dennis Denehy | Nominee |
| 1975 | Saturday, Sun, Moon | Roger Morgan | Nominee |
| 1975 | Good News | Donald Saddler | Nominee |
| 1975 | Where's Charley? | Margo Sappington | Nominee |
| 1974 | Candide | Patricia Birch | Won |
| 1973 | Pippin | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 1972 | Grease | Patricia Birch | Won |
| 1972 | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Jean Erdman | Won |
| 1971 | Follies | Michael Bennett | Won |
| 1971 | No, No, Nanette | Donald Saddler | Won |
| 1970 | Applause | Ron Field | Won |
| 1969 | Billy | Grover Dale | Won |
Olivier Award for choreography — by year
| Year | Musical | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MJ the Musical | Christopher Wheeldon | Won |
| 2025 | Oliver! | Matthew Bourne | Nominee |
| 2025 | Fiddler on the Roof | Julia Cheng | Nominee |
| 2025 | Oedipus | Hofesh Shechter | Nominee |
| 2024 | Guys and Dolls | Arlene Phillips | Won |
| 2024 | Sunset Boulevard | Fabian Aloise | Nominee |
| 2024 | Dear England | Ellen Kane & Hannes Langolf | Nominee |
| 2024 | The Little Big Things | Mark Smith | Nominee |
| 2024 | Crazy for You | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2023 | Newsies | Matt Cole | Won |
| 2023 | Standing at the Sky's Edge | Lynne Page | Nominee |
| 2023 | Sylvia | Kate Prince | Nominee |
| 2023 | My Neighbour Totoro | Basil Twist | Nominee |
| 2022 | Anything Goes | Kathleen Marshall | Won |
| 2022 | Life of Pi | Finn Caldwell | Nominee |
| 2022 | Cabaret | Julia Cheng | Nominee |
| 2022 | Moulin Rouge! | Sonya Tayeh | Nominee |
| 2020 | Mary Poppins | Matthew Bourne | Won |
| 2020 | Mary Poppins | Stephen Mear | Won |
| 2020 | Evita | Fabian Aloise | Nominee |
| 2020 | Fiddler on the Roof | Jerome Robbins | Nominee |
| 2020 | & Juliet | Jennifer Weber | Nominee |
| 2020 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A] | 2021 | Nominee |
| 2019 | Come from Away | Kelly Devine | Won |
| 2019 | The King and I | Christopher Gattelli | Nominee |
| 2019 | Six | Carrie-Anne Ingrouille | Nominee |
| 2019 | Company | Liam Steel | Nominee |
| 2018 | Hamilton | Andy Blankenbuehler | Won |
| 2018 | Follies | Bill Deamer | Nominee |
| 2018 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Kate Prince | Nominee |
| 2018 | 42nd Street | Randy Skinner | Nominee |
| 2018 | An American in Paris | Christopher Wheeldon | Nominee |
| 2017 | The Red Shoes | Matthew Bourne | Won |
| 2017 | Groundhog Day | Peter Darling | Nominee |
| 2017 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2017 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Drew McOnie | Nominee |
| 2016 | In the Heights | Drew McOnie | Won |
| 2016 | Guys and Dolls | Carlos Acosta | Nominee |
| 2016 | Gypsy | Stephen Mear | Nominee |
| 2016 | Kinky Boots | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2015 | Memphis | Sergio Trujillo | Won |
| 2015 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2015 | Here Lies Love | Annie-B Parson | Nominee |
| 2015 | Beautiful | Josh Prince | Nominee |
| 2014 | The Book of Mormon | Casey Nicholaw | Won |
| 2014 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Peter Darling | Nominee |
| 2014 | Once | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2014 | The Scottsboro Boys | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2013 | Top Hat | Bill Deamer | Won |
| 2013 | Chariots of Fire | Scott Ambler | Nominee |
| 2013 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Steven Hoggett | Nominee |
| 2013 | Kiss Me, Kate | Stephen Mear | Nominee |
| 2012 | Matilda | Peter Darling | Won |
| 2012 | London Road | Javier de Frutos | Nominee |
| 2012 | Crazy for You | Stephen Mear | Nominee |
| 2012 | Singin' in the Rain | Andrew Wright | Nominee |
| 2011 | Sucker Punch | Leon Baugh | Won |
| 2011 | Fela! | Bill T. Jones | Nominee |
| 2011 | Sweet Charity | Stephen Mear | Nominee |
| 2011 | Legally Blonde | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2010 | Hello, Dolly! | Stephen Mear | Won |
| 2010 | Oliver! | Matthew Bourne | Nominee |
| 2010 | Spring Awakening | Bill T. Jones | Nominee |
| 2010 | Sister Act | Anthony Van Laast | Nominee |
| 2009 | Black Watch | Steven Hoggett | Won |
| 2009 | Zorro | Rafael Amargo | Nominee |
| 2009 | La Cage aux Folles | Lynne Page | Nominee |
| 2009 | Into the Hoods | Kate Prince | Nominee |
| 2009 | Jersey Boys | Sergio Trujillo | Nominee |
| 2008 | War Horse | Toby Sedgwick | Won |
| 2008 | Parade | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2008 | Hairspray | Jerry Mitchell | Nominee |
| 2008 | The Drowsy Chaperone | Casey Nicholaw | Nominee |
| 2007 | Cabaret | Javier de Frutos | Won |
| 2007 | Evita | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2007 | The Boy Friend | Bill Deamer | Nominee |
| 2007 | Sinatra | Stephen Mear | Nominee |
| 2006 | Billy Elliot | Peter Darling | Won |
| 2006 | Guys and Dolls | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2005 | Mary Poppins | Matthew Bourne | Won |
| 2005 | Mary Poppins | Stephen Mear | Won |
| 2005 | Grand Hotel | Adam Cooper | Nominee |
| 2005 | The Producers | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2004 | Pacific Overtures | Karen Bruce | Won |
| 2004 | Jerry Springer | Jenny Arnold | Nominee |
| 2004 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Rob Ashford | Nominee |
| 2003 | Play Without Words | Matthew Bourne | Won |
| 2003 | Our House | Peter Darling | Nominee |
| 2003 | My One and Only | Craig Revel Horwood | Nominee |
| 2003 | Contact | Susan Stroman | Nominee |
| 2002 | My Fair Lady | Matthew Bourne | Won |
| 2002 | The Play What I Wrote | Irving Davies | Nominee |
| 2002 | Privates on Parade | Scarlett Mackmin | Nominee |
| 2002 | Kiss Me, Kate | Kathleen Marshall | Nominee |
| 2001 | Fosse | Bob Fosse | Won |
| 2001 | Fosse | Ann Reinking | Won |
| 2001 | Merrily We Roll Along | Peter Darling | Nominee |
| 2001 | Singin' in the Rain | Stephen Mear | Nominee |
| 2001 | The Beautiful Game | Meryl Tankard | Nominee |
| 2000 | The Lion King | Garth Fagan | Won |
| 2000 | Candide | Peter Darling | Nominee |
| 2000 | Spend Spend Spend | Craig Revel Horwood | Nominee |
| 2000 | Soul Train | Stephen Mear | Nominee |
| 1999 | Oklahoma! | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 1999 | Kat and the Kings | Loukmaan Adams and Jody Abrahams | Nominee |
| 1999 | Annie | Peter Gennaro | Nominee |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Fever | Arlene Phillips | Nominee |
| 1998 | The Caucasian Chalk Circle | Simon McBurney | Won |
| 1998 | Damn Yankees | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1998 | Chicago | Ann Reinking | Nominee |
| 1998 | Beauty and the Beast | Matt West | Nominee |
| 1997 | Martin Guerre | Bob Avian | Won |
| 1997 | Tommy | Wayne Cilento | Nominee |
| 1996 | Tap Dogs | Dein Perry | Won |
| 1996 | Fame | Lars Bethke | Nominee |
| 1996 | A Little Night Music | Wayne McGregor | Nominee |
| 1995 | Hot Shoe Shuffle | David Atkins | Won |
| 1995 | Hot Shoe Shuffle | Dein Perry | Won |
| 1995 | Pericles | Jonathan Lunn | Nominee |
| 1995 | She Loves Me | Rob Marshall | Nominee |
| 1995 | Once on This Island | David Toguri | Nominee |
| 1994 | Stomp! | Luke Cresswell | Won |
| 1994 | Stomp! | Steve McNicholas | Won |
| 1994 | Tamburlaine the Great | Welcome Msomi | Nominee |
| 1994 | Grease | Arlene Phillips | Nominee |
| 1994 | The Beggar's Opera | Anthony Van Laast | Nominee |
| 1993 | Crazy for You | Susan Stroman | Won |
| 1993 | Carousel | Kenneth MacMillan | Nominee |
| 1993 | The Street of Crocodiles | Marcello Magni | Nominee |
| 1993 | Grand Hotel | Tommy Tune | Nominee |
| 1992 | Matador | Rafael Aguilar | Won |
| 1992 | The Trial | Steven Berkoff | Nominee |
| 1992 | Tango Argentino | The Dancers | Nominee |
| 1992 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Anthony Van Laast | Nominee |
| 1991 | Five Guys Named Moe | Charles Augins | Won |
| 1991 | Dancing at Lughnasa | Terry John Bates | Nominee |
| 1991 | The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus | Lawrence Evans | Nominee |
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