2026 Choreography Emmy Awards: Complete List of Nominees
As the entertainment industry navigates the high-stakes landscape of the 2026 awards season, the annual race for the choreography Emmys highlights the vital intersection of physical performance. The 2026 Emmys for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming and Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming will be announced during a two-night ceremony at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on September 5 and 6, 2026, according to reporting by Dance Magazine.
The Creative Arts Ceremony Schedule and Broadcast Logistics
Formally recognized under the Creative Arts Emmys banner, this weekend’s celebration honors behind-the-scenes and technical achievements in television. Unlike the main Primetime Emmys ceremony—hosted by actress Mariska Hargitay and scheduled to air live on NBC on Monday, September 14, 2026, as noted by TV and Music Network—the choreography awards will not stream or air live. Instead, producers have scheduled a condensed edit of both nights to run on September 12 at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on FXX, with next-day streaming availability on Hulu. Dance luminary and former Emmy winner Julianne Hough has been confirmed as a presenter for the weekend.
Variety and Reality Nominees: From Super Bowl Stages to the Oscars
Among the nominees is Tate McRae’s 2025 MTV Video Music Awards performance, choreographed by Robbie Blue. According to TV and Music Network, this performance marks only the second VMA routine ever nominated for the category, following Michael Jackson’s 1995 VMAs medley.
Additional nominees in the variety category include Charm La’Donna and Karina Ortiz for “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (featuring the “Casita Medley”, “EoO”, and “NUEVAYoL” segments), Mandy Moore for “Golden” from the 98th Oscars on ABC, Christopher Scott for “The Wizard and I” from NBC’s “Wicked: One Wonderful Night”, and Jamal Sims for “Versatile”, “Stimulate”, and “What’s in a Ball?” on MTV’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race”.
Scripted Programming Contenders and Streaming Production Budgets
On the scripted side, television’s top streaming and cable hits compete for recognition. The nominees for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming span several distinct genres:
- Corey Baker for “The Dead Dance” on Netflix’s “Wednesday”
- Dahlston Delgado for multiple routines across NBC’s “Stumble” (including Media Day, Bring It On, Truck, Elite Cheer, Car Wash, SDSJC Daytona, and Buttons Daytona routines)
- Lance Guillermo and Danielle Sten for “NUEVAYoL” on ABC’s “Will Trent”
- Brooke Lipton for “Comin’ Home Baby”, “I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart”, and “I Had a Ball” on Apple TV+’s “Palm Royale” (which pulled in eight total nominations this year, per TV and Music Network)
- Sean “Jack” Murphy for “Pink”, “Full Circle”, “Recital”, “Masquerade”, and “Stag” on Netflix’s “Bridgerton”
- Christian John-Devi Vincent for “Love Is a Contact Sport” and “Next Caller” on Paramount+ with Showtime’s “Noah’s Arc: The Movie”