World Choreography Awards: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Vet Christopher Scott Leads With 3 Noms
Veteran “So You Think You Can Dance” choreographer Christopher Scott leads the field with three nominations for the 2019 World Choreography Awards for his work on the reality competition show as well as the feature film “Zombies” and the digital short “Funraise the Musical.”
This year’s Choreo nominations, announced Tuesday, also spotlighted the dance work from the episodic TV shows “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Code Black” and “Disjointed.” Feature film nominees include Justin Peck for the Jennifer Lawrence thriller “Red Sparrow” and Rob Marshall and John DeLuca for “Mary Poppins Returns.”
The awards recognize choreography produced in 2018 in movies, TV, music video and digital media. Winners will be announced on November 11 at a ceremony at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.
The Next Frontier of Dance Governance Honor will be presented to Glorya Kaufman, for building the awareness of dance around the world by opening a state-of-the-art dance training facility, the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.
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The show is being produced and directed by Allen Walls and Cheryl Baxter-Ratliff and will feature performances by USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and Lyrik Cruz who will re-create the number from his nominated movie “Shine.”
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
TELEVISION EPISODIC
KATHRYN BURNS – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
CRIS JUDD – Disjointed
BECCA SWEITZER – Code Black
MARGUERITE DERRICKS – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
ALISON FAULK & LEO MOCTEZUMA – It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
MUSIC VIDEO
BRIAN FRIEDMAN – Carmit, How Far
MARK BALLAS – Alexander Jean, Stampede
TESSANDRA CHAVEZ – Blake McGrath, Love My Self
JA COLLECTIVE – Half Alive, Still Feel
RENEE KESTER & JAMES GREGG – Nayya, What About Us
TV REALITY SHOW/COMPETITION
TRAVIS WALL – SYTYCD, It Takes A Lot To Know A Man
JASON GILKISON – Strictly Come Dancing, Havana
MICHAEL DAMESKI – World Of Dance, Michael Dameski
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT – SYTYCD, Runaway
KAREN FORCANO & RICARDO VEGA – World Of Dance, Karen & Ricardo
COMMERCIALS
RICHY JACKSON – Money Supermarket
TEDDY FORANCE – Telstra
STEPHANIE KLEMONS – NFL Super Bowl LII
ASHLEY WALLEN – Emirates Airline
JASON GILKISON & TRENT WHIDDON – Strictly Come Dancing
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MOTION PICTURE
JUSTIN PECK – Red Sparrow
AAKOMON JONES – Step Sisters
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT & JEFFREY HORNADAY, Associate Choreographer WILL LOFTIS – Zombies
LYRIK CRUZ, Associate Choreographers GRISELLE PONCE & CHARLIE GARCIA – Shine
ROB MARSHALL & JOHN DELUCA, Co-Choreographer JOEY PIZZI, Associate Choreographer TARA NICOLE HUGHES – Mary Poppins Returns
DIGITAL CONTENT INDEPENDENT
DEREK HOUGH – Natural
RUDY ABREU – Pray
KC MONNIE – Odie Ojai
LARKIN POYNTON & CHRIS MARTIN – Project Home
KEONE & MARI MADRID – Ruth Chapter 7, The Magical Tribulation
TELEVISION AWARD SHOW/SPECIAL
CALVIT HODGE – European Music Awards – Hailee Steinfield
JEMEL MCWILLIAMS – BET Awards – Janelle Monae
CHLOE ARNOLD – The Late Late Show Primetime Special
MICHAEL PENA, DENNY MALIK, DEDE SYAHPUTRA & DAN BOLTON – Asian Games, Welcome
NAPOLEON and TABITHA DUMO & KIEL TUTIN – Billboard Music Awards, JLo
DIGITAL CONTENT
MARI MADRID – Wildewomen
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT – Funraise the Musical
BECCA SWEITZER – The Way It Begins
OPHELIE LONGUET – Ama
RICH + TONE TALAUEGA & RON MYLES – Liquid Days
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