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The Osage Tribal Singers and Dancers perform onstage during the Oscars.

The Most Memorable Dance Moments From the 2024 Academy Awards

2024 was a big year for dance at the Oscars, including a history-making performance, a heart-pumping ensemble number, and a surprise addition to the “In Memoriam” segment. We’re still rooting for a “Best Choreography” category as dance continues to be an integral part to each year’s nominated films. But until then, we still enjoy seeing our beloved artform […]

All the Details on Janelle Monáe's Dance-Filled Oscars Performance

Historically, the Academy Awards aren’t a super-dancy event—after all, there’s still no award for best movie choreography. But this year, pop icon Janelle Monáe brought all the next-level dancing (and over-the-top theatricality) we ever could have dreamed of in her opening number. New York Magazine on Instagram: “The #Oscars tore a massive hole in the […]

There’s Still No Oscar for Best Choreography, So We’re Giving Out Our Own Award—with the Help of Your Votes

2019’s movies featured some truly fantastic dancing, thanks to the hard work of many talented choreographers. But you won’t see any of those brilliant artists recognized at the Academy Awards. And we’re (still) not OK with that. So we’re taking matters into our own jazz hands. On February 7—just before the Oscars ceremony—we’ll present a […]

We LIVED for Rita Moreno at Last Night's Oscars

Rita. Moreno. Is. A. Legend. As if we weren’t already deeply in love with this rainbow unicorn of a human being—a dance and film icon probably best known for her epic, Oscar-winning performance as Anita in the film version of West Side Story—her appearance at last night’s Academy Awards made us fall even harder. Why? […]

And the Dance Spirit Award for Best Movie Choreography of 2017 Goes To…

Nope, there’s still no Oscar for Best Choreography—but thanks to your votes, we now get to reveal the winner of our own Dance Spirit award for best cinematic choreography of 2017. Though we’re big fans of all four of the nominated choreographers, and think each one deserves to be acknowledged for their contributions to some […]

Why Isn't There an Oscar for Best Choreography?

The 2018 Oscar noms are here. Which is fun and all; we’ll never not get excited about a night of glitz and glamor and, when we’re lucky, pretty great dancing. But we’d be a heck of a lot more excited if the Academy Awards included a Best Choreography category. And really—why don’t they? Last year, […]