SYTYCD RECEIVES FIVE EMMY NOMINATIONS, ITS HIGHEST EVER

Twenty-two reality television shows have received a total of 63 nominations in today's announcement of the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Award nominees -- with the number of shows and amount of total nominations representing reality television's highest number ever! The lead went to another dancing reality show, Dancing With The Stars which garnered 10 nominations.

So You Think You Can Dance received five nominations, the highest ever for the show.


Outstanding Choreography:

So You Think You Can Dance • Bleeding Love • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Tabitha D’umo, Choreographer
Napoleon D’umo, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • Mercy • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Mia Michaels, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • Adam and Eve / Silence • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Tyce Diorio, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • A Los Amigos • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Dmitry Chaplin, Choreographer

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic):

So You Think You Can Dance • Episode #421/422A • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Amy Elizabeth Strozzi, Department Head Makeup Artist
Heather Cummings, Key Makeup Artist
Tifanie White, Additional Makeup Artist
Marie DelPrete, Additional Makeup Artist

This is the most nominations the show has received in one year. Here are the stats:

So You Think You Can Dance

2009 – 5 nominations
2008 – 4 nominations, 1 win
2007 – 2 nominations, 2 wins

Total: 11 nominations, 3 wins