Who Won Best Choreography Tony Awards?
From "Brigadoon" in 1947 to "Illinoise" in 2024, the Tony Awards have awarded excellence in choreography in musical theater throughout the years. Bob Fosse has the most Tony Awards for Choreography to date with eight total. He has won the Tony for Best Choreography for shows such as Damn Yankees, Sweet Charity, and Pippin.
| 2024 (77th) |
Justin Peck Illinoise Other Nominees: Camille A. Brown (Hell's Kitchen); Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb (Water for Elephants); Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman (The Outsiders); Annie-B Parson (Here Lies Love) |
| 2023 (76th) |
Casey Nicholaw Some Like It Hot Other Nominees: Steven Hoggett (Sweeney Todd); Susan Stroman (New York, New York); Jennifer Weber (& Juliet); Jennifer Weber (KPOP) |
| 2022 (75th) |
Christopher Wheeldon MJ Other Nominees: Camille A Brown (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide); Warren Carlyle (The Music Man); Bill T Jones (Paradise Square); Carrie-Anne Ingrouille (Six) |
| 2021 (74th) |
Sonya Tayeh Moulin Rouge Other Nominees: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Jagged Little Pill); Anthony Van Laast (Tina) |
| 2019 (73rd) |
Sergio Trujillo Ain't Too Proud Other Nominees: Camille A. Brown (Choir Boy); David Neumann (Hadestown); Warren Carlyle (Kiss Me, Kate); Denis Jones (Tootsie) |
| 2018 (72nd) |
Justin Peck Carousel Other Nominees: Steven Hoggett (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child); Casey Nicholaw (Mean Girls); Christopher Gattelli (My Fair Lady); Christopher Gattelli (SpongeBob SquarePants) |
| 2017 (71st) |
Andy Blankenbuehler Bandstand Other Nominees: Kelly Devine (Come from Away); Peter Darling and Ellen Kane (Groundhog Day); Denis Jones (Holiday Inn); Sam Pinkleton (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) |
| 2016 (70th) |
Andy Blankenbuehler Hamilton Other Nominees: Randy Skinner (Dames At Sea); Hofesh Shechter (Fiddler On The Roof); Sergio Trujillo (On Your Feet!); Savion Glover (Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed) |
| 2015 | An American In Paris | Christopher Wheeldon |  |
| 2014 | After Midnight | Warren Carlyle |  |
| 2013 | Kinky Boots | Jerry Mitchell |  |
| 2012 | Newsies | Christopher Gattelli |  |
| 2011 | Anything Goes | Kathleen Marshall |  |
| 2010 | Fela! | Bill T. Jones |  |
| 2009 | Billy Elliot The Musical | Peter Darling |  |
| 2008 | In The Heights | Andy Blankenbuehler |  |
| 2007 | Spring Awakening | Bill T. Jones |  |
| 2006 | The Pajama Game | Kathleen Marshall |  |
| 2005 | La Cage aux Folles | Jerry Mitchell |  |
| 2004 | Wonderful Town | Kathleen Marshall |  |
| 2003 | Movin' Out | Twyla Tharp |  |
| 2002 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Rob Ashford |  |
| 2001 | The Producers | Susan Stroman |  |
| 2000 | Contact | Susan Stroman |  |
| 1999 | Swan Lake | Matthew Bourne |  |
| 1998 | The Lion King | Garth Fagan |  |
| 1997 | Chicago | Ann Reinking |  |
| 1996 | Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk | Savion Glover |  |
| 1995 | Show Boat | Susan Stroman |  |
| 1994 | Carousel | Kenneth MacMillan |  |
| 1993 | The Who's Tommy | Wayne Cilento |  |
| 1992 | Crazy For You | Susan Stroman |  |
| 1991 | The Will Rogers Follies | Tommy Tune |  |
| 1990 | Grand Hotel | Tommy Tune |  |
| 1989 | Black And Blue | Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang, Frankie Manning & Fayard Nicholas |  |
| 1988 | Anything Goes | Michael Smuin |  |
| 1987 | Me And My Girl | Gillian Gregory |  |
| 1986 | Big Deal | Bob Fosse |  |
| 1985 | No Award | ||
| 1984 | The Tap Dance Kid | Danny Daniels |  |
| 1983 | My One And Only | Tommy Tune & Thommie Walsh |  |
| 1982 | Dreamgirls | Michael Bennett & Michael Peters |  |
| 1981 | 42nd Street | Gower Champion |  |
| 1980 | A Day In Hollywood / A Night In The Ukraine | Tommy Tune & Thommie Walsh |  |
| 1979 | Ballroom | Michael Bennett & Bob Avian |  |
| 1978 | Dancin' | Bob Fosse |  |
| 1977 | Annie | Peter Gennaro |  |
| 1976 | A Chorus Line | Michael Bennet & Bob Avian |  |
| 1975 | The Wiz | George Faison |  |
| 1974 | Seesaw | Michael Bennett |  |
| 1973 | Pippin | Bob Fosse |  |
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| 1972 Michael Bennet ("Follies") | |
| Other Nominees: Grease; Two Gentlemen Of Verona | |
| 1971 Donald Saddler ("No No Nanette") | |
| Other Nominees: Company; The Rothschilds | |
| 1970 Ron Field ("Applause") | |
| Other Nominees: Coco; Billy; Purlie | |
| 1969 Joe Layton ("George M!") | |
| Other Nominees: Canterbury Tales; Zorba; Promises Promises | |
| 1968 Gower Champion ("The Happy Time") | |
| Other Nominees: Henry Sweet Henry; Hallelujah Baby!; Illya Darling | |
| 1967 Ron Field ("Cabaret") | |
| Other Nominees: A Joyful Noise; Walking Happy; Annie Get Your Gun; The Apple Tree | |
| 1966 Bob Fosse ("Sweet Charity") | |
| Other Nominees: Man of La Mancha; Skyscraper; Mame | |
| 1965 Jerome Robbins ("Fiddler On The Roof") | |
| Other Nominees: Bajour; Golden Boy; Half A Sixpence | |
| 1964 Gower Champion ("Hello Dolly") | |
| Other Nominees: High Spirits; Funny Girl; Anyone Can Whistle | |
| 1963 Bob Fosse ("Little Me") | |
| Other Nominees: Bravo Giovanni | |
| 1962 Joe Layton ("No Strings") | |
| Other Nominees: Kwamina; Subways Are for Sleeping; The Happiest Girl In the World | |
| 1961 Gower Champion ("Bye Bye Birdie") | |
| Other Nominees: Irma La Douce | |
| 1960 Michael Kidd ("Destry Rides Again") | |
| Other Nominees: Fiorello!; Greenwillow; Happy Town; Take Me Along | |
| 1959 Bob Fosse ("Redhead") | |
| Other Nominees: Goldilocks; Flower Drum Song; Whoop-Up | |
| 1958 Jerome Robbins ("West Side Story") | |
| Other Nominees: New Girl In Town; The Music Man | |
| 1957 Michael Kidd ("Li'l Abner") | |
| Other Nominees: My Fair Lady; The Most Happy Fella; Bells Are Ringing | |
| 1956 Bob Fosse ("Damn Yankees") | |
| Other Nominees: The Vamp; Phoenix 55/Pipe Dream; Red Roses For Me | |
| 1955 Bob Fosse ("The Pajama Game") | |
| 1954 Michael Kidd ("Can-Can") | |
| 1953 Donald Saddler ("Wonderful Town") | |
| 1952 Robert Alton ("Pal Joey") | |
| 1951 Michael Kidd ("Guys and Dolls") | |
| 1950 Helen Tamiris ("Touch and Go") | |
| 1949 Gower Champion ("Lend An Ear") | |
| 1948 Jerome Robbins ("High Button Shoes") | |
| 1947 Agnes de Mille ("Brigadoon") | |
| Other Nominees: Finian's Rainbow | |