Which choreography award did Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” win at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards?

Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” won Best Choreography at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

The black-and-white video for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” features Beyoncé, Ebony Williams, and Ashley Everett performing tightly synchronized choreography against a minimal background. The routine was created by Frank Gatson Jr. and JaQuel Knight, with additional choreography by Beyoncé and the dancers.

At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won Best Choreography. Its distinctive hand movements and sharp formations became widely imitated, turning the video into one of the most recognizable dance performances of the late 2000s.

The same awards ceremony is also remembered for Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech. That incident is unrelated to Beyoncé’s choreography award, although Beyoncé later invited Swift onto the stage during her own acceptance moment.