This year’s World Choreography Awards nominees list includes Mandy Moore (“Zooey’s Extraordinary Playlist”), Casey Nicholaw (“The Prom”) two-time Emmy Award winner and “Dancing With the Stars” host Derek Hough (“The Disney Holiday Singalong,” “DWTS”) and many others, the awards organization said Wednesday.
The “Choreo” Awards nominees list also includes Ashley Wallen (“The Greatest Showman”) and Chris Scott (“In The Heights”), and Kenny Ortega and Paul Becker (“Julie and the Phantoms”). Kinjaz scored two nominations in the music video category for Justin Beiber/”Take It Out on Me” and Jackson Wang/”100 Ways.”
The 2021 awards will be held Monday, Dec. 13, at The Globe Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The Show will include live performances and COVID protocols will be in place. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 Choreo Awards were delayed and held at the Avalon Hollywood, on May 16, 2021. The awards showcase the most innovative and original works by choreographers featured in television, film, commercials, digital content, and music videos.
The show is produced by its founder, Allen Walls and co-produced by Cheryl Baxter-Ratliff. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the very best dance content in the world on one stage for one night only,” Walls said in a statement to TheWrap.
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
MOTION PICTURE
ASHLEY WALLEN – Jingle Jangle, A Christmas Journey
AAKOMON JONES – Work It
CASEY NICHOLAW – The Prom
CHRIS SCOTT – The Spirit of Christmas, The Christmas Chronicles
JENNIFER WEBER, Co-Choreographer JEFFREY MORTENSEN, Associate Choreographer ALISHA LUCCHESE – Zombies 2
TELEVISION EPISODIC
KENNY ORTEGA & PAUL BECKER – Julie & The Phantoms
TOMMY TONGE – Penny Dreadful, City of Angels
CHRISTIAN VINCENT – Self Made
MANDY MOORE – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
ALFRED NOLAN THOMAS II, ANTHONY AJ JACKSON & JOSH KILLACKY-Howard High
TELEVISION AWARD SHOW/SPECIAL
TESSANDRA CHAVEZ – The Disney Holiday Singalong, Julianne Hough
JEMEL McWILLIAMS – The Oscars, Janelle Monáe PARRIS GOEBLE – Superbowl, JLo
RICHY JACKSON – MTV, Music Video Awards, Lady Gaga
DEREK HOUGH – The Disney Holiday Singalong, Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert
COMMERCIALS
MAYA TAYLOR – MAC
JOYA KAZI – WOW Skin Science
MONIKA FELICA SMITH – Spyder Korea
JASON GILKISON – Strictly Is Back
ANA MATUSZEWSKI – Alaska Airlines
MUSIC VIDEO
PHILLIP CHBEEB – Justin Bieber, All Around Me
KINJAZ – Jackson Wang, 100 Ways
TESSANDRA CHAVEZ – Justin Bieber, Habitual
MONIKA FELICE SMITH – Finneas, Let’s Fall In Love For The Night
KINJAZ – Justin Bieber, Take it Out on Me
DIGITAL CONTENT INDEPENDENT
JAMES ALONZO WHITE – A Brand New Day
KATY TATE – If the World Was Ending
MIKE TYUS & DERION LOMAN – The First Time
MICHAEL DAMESKI – Falling Like the Stars
FEMME FATALE – You Should See Me In A Crown
TELEVISION REALITY SHOW/COMPETITION
SHANNON MATHER – World of Dance, MDC3
NICK DEMOURA & JOHNNY ERASME – Saturday Night Live, Justin Bieber
DEREK HOUGH – Dancing With The Stars, Paso Doble
JASON GILKISON – Strictly Come Dancing, 20’s v 2020’s
TAWNYA KUZIA – World of Dance, Jake & Chau
DIGITAL CONTENT
SEAN LEW – Party in the USA
JAMES ALSOP – Is This Life
CALVIT HODGE – Oh My Gawd
CHLOE ARNOLD – Tiwa Savage
SEAN LEW & KAYCEE RICE – Don’t Stop Now
