the Golden Eagle (2002) (Fayard Nicholas) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) Hard Four (2005) Awards and honors Harold received the DEA Award from the Dance Educators of America Harold received the Bay Area Critics Circle Award (Best Principal Performance, Stompin' at the Savoy) Harold received the Harbor Performing Arts Center Lifetime Achievement Award An honorary doctorate from Harvard University was awarded to both brothers Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (1978) Ellie Award (1984), National Film Society for both brothers Apollo Theater's Hall of Fame (1986), First Class Inductees for both brothers Ebony Lifetime Achievement Award (1987) for both brothers Fayard Nicholas received Broadway's 1989 Tony Award for Best Choreographer for Black and Blue along with his collaborators Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang, and Frankie Manning. Scripps American Dance Festival Award Kennedy Center Honors in 1991 for both brothers who were in attendance The National Black Media Coalition Lifetime Achievement Award (1992) Flo-Bert Award (1992) New York's Tap Dance Committee, Gypsy Award (1994) A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7083 Hollywood Blvd (1994) Professional Dancer's Society, Dance Magazine Award of (1995) The 1998 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Modern Dance National Museum of Dance Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame Inductees (2001) Other achievements The brothers gave a royal command performance for King George VI at the London Palladium in 1948 A retrospective of their work in films appeared at the 1981 Academy Awards ceremony Carnegie Hall sold out for a tribute to the brothers in 1998 During the course of their lives, the brothers danced for nine different presidents of the United States The brothers' home movies were selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry in 2011 Several of these home movies were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016. See also List of dancers References Further reading Constance Valis Hill, Brotherhood in Rhythm: The Jazz Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers External links Jitterbuzz Lindy Week Review interview with Fayard Nicholas Performing Arts Gliding Off the Dance Floor: Fayard Nicholas by Terry Gross Remembrances Dancer-Choreographer Fayard Nicholas Remembrances Inspiration to Astaire, Dancer Fayard Nicholas by Joel Rose Harold Nicholas obituary Nicholas Brothers Story on Electro Swing Italia African-American male dancers African-American dancers American male dancers American dance groups American tap dancers Harlem Renaissance