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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY
OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR THE
41st ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS
Lesley Visser to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominees to be Honored During a Rescheduled Ceremony/Date To Be
Determined
New York, NY – March 26
th
, 2020 – The National Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 41
st
Annual Sports Emmy®
Awards. The ceremony was originally scheduled for April 28th, 2020 at Jazz at Lincoln
Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall and was postponed until later this year due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
“Today we honor the talented professionals who through their work and creativity
inform and entertain the passionate fanbase that makes up the sports universe.” said
Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. “The diverse set of nominees is nothing short
of inspiring.”
“We look forward to celebrating our community and the wide range of outstanding
achievement across all facets of our industry.” said Justine Gubar, Executive Director,
Sports Emmy Awards. “Despite the uncertainty, we are optimistic about holding the
ceremony at a rescheduled date in the fall so that we can come together in good health
and honor the absolute best in sports coverage as well as our groundbreaking Lifetime
Achievement Honoree, Lesley Visser.”
Nominations were announced in 42 categories including Outstanding Live Sports
Special, Live Sports Series and Playoff Coverage, three Documentary categories,
Outstanding Play-by-Play Announcer and Studio Host, among others. This year’s
competition marks the debut of a new category for Outstanding Esports Coverage.
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Accounting services for the competition are provided by the firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP.
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About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service
organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and
the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical
achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with
the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime and Daytime
Creative Arts programming, as well as achievements in television Technology &
Engineering.
NATAS membership consists of more than 17,000 broadcast and media professionals
represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has
extensive educational programs including regional student television and its Student
Award for Excellence and the National Student Production Awards for outstanding
journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and
major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public.
For more information, please visit the website at www.theemmys.tv
For press information, please contact:
B. Harlan Boll [email protected] 626-296-3757
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Nominations by Network Group
Network or Network Group Nominations
ESPN (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPNews, 58
SEC Network, ACC Network, WatchESPN)
FOX (FOX, FS1, FS2, FOXSports.com, FOX Deportes) 48
NBC Sports Group (NBC, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Telemundo) 24
CBS Sports (CBS, CBS Sports Network) 20
Turner Sports (tbs, TNT, truTV, Bleacher Report, B/R Live, NCAA.com) 17
HBO Sports 16
MLB Network
12
NFL Network
12
Netflix 6
Showtime Sports 4
Univision (Univision, UniMás, TUDN) 3
YouTube 3
Red Bull TV 2
Amazon 1
DirecTV 1
Facebook 1
4
MSG 1
The Ringer 1
Twitter 1
UFC 1
Please note: In the table above, if an entry is credited to multiple network groups, then each network is given credit
for a nomination (e.g. CBS/TNT yields 1 nominations for CBS Sports and 1 nomination for Turner Sports). If all
credited networks are from the same corporate entity, then the network group gets credit for 1 Emmy nomination
(e.g. ABC/ESPN equals 1 nomination for ESPN).
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Nominations by Program
Programs
Nominations
E: 60
10
Super Bowl LIV
7
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
5
NFL on FOX
5
24/7
5
SC Featured
5
College GameDay
4
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
4
2020 CFP National Championship
3
FOX NFL Sunday
3
The Masters
3
MLB Tonight
3
NASCAR on FOX
3
NFL 360
3
NFL on CBS
3
AFC Championship
2
Any One of Us
2
The Dawn Wall
2
Inside the NBA
2
Jimmy V Classic
2
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
2
Losers
2
MLB on FOX
2
NFL on ESPN
2
Q Ball
2
Road To The Super Bowl
2
That Other Pregame Show
2
Tour de France
2
Please Note: Programs noted in the Personality nominations are not factored into the Nominations by Program
Totals.
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Nominations by Network
Network
Nominations
FOX
39
ESPN
36
FS1
23
CBS
19
NBC
18
HBO
16
MLB Network
12
NFL Network
12
TNT
12
NBCSN
11
ESPN Deportes
9
ABC
7
Netflix
6
CBS Sports Network
4
ESPN+
4
Showtime
4
tbs
4
ESPNews
3
Golf Channel
3
truTV
3
TUDN
3
YouTube
3
Bleacher Report
2
ESPN2
2
FOXSports.com
2
FS2
2
Red Bull TV
2
Telemundo
2
Univision
2
ACC Network
1
7
Amazon Prime Video
1
B/R Live
1
DirecTV
1
ESPN.com
1
Facebook
1
FOX Deportes
1
MSG
1
Multiple ESPN Platforms
1
NCAA.com
1
The Ringer
1
SEC Network
1
Twitter
1
UFC Fight pass
1
UniMás
1
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Sports Emmy Awards
OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup FOX
FINAL: USA vs. Netherlands
2019 Stanley Cup Final NBC
Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues
The 61st Daytona 500 FOX
The 115th World Series FOX
Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros
The 145th Kentucky Derby NBC
The Masters CBS
Super Bowl LIV FOX
San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
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OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES
College Football ESPN/ABC
NFL on CBS CBS
NFL on FOX FOX/NFL Network
SEC on CBS CBS
Sunday Night Football NBC
OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE
2019 College Football Playoff Semifinal ESPN
Clemson Tigers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
2019 NBA Playoffs on TNT TNT
AFC Playoffs CBS
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
NFC Wild Card FOX
Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints
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OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE
24/7 HBO
College Football: Arizona State Sun Devils [Lucky 27 Media/Sport & Story]
America's Game: The 2018 New England Patriots NFL Network
[NFL Films]
Ironman World Championship NBC
Age Group Athletes [IRONMAN]
NFL Turning Point FS1
Super Bowl LIV [NFL Films]
UFC Fight Flashback UFC Fight Pass
Khabib vs. McGregor
OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL OR SERIES
24/7 HBO
Kelly Slater
Game of Zones Bleacher Report
Losers Netflix
[Topic Studios]
Peyton's Places ESPN+
[NFL Films]
The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED HBO
[UNINTERRUPTED/N2ition]
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OUTSTANDING ESPORTS COVERAGE
2019 ELEAGUE on tbs tbs
Road To The Rocket League World Championship
2019 Fortnite World Cup Finals YouTube
[Epic Games/NGE/Victory Pictures]
EXP APEX Legends Pro Am ABC/ESPN
[ADVNCR]
EXP Invitational ESPN2
Apex Legends at the X Games [So-Hi Media]
FIFA eWORLD Cup Grand Final 19 London FS2
[FIFA TV]
League of Legends World Final YouTube
[Riot Games]
OUTSTANDING SHORT SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
E: 60 ESPN
All Heart
E: 60 ESPN
Hilinski's Hope
E: 60 ESPN
Lovely Finish
E: 60 ESPN
Paradise: From the Ashes
Golf Films Golf Channel
Chi Chi and Devo
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OUTSTANDING LONG SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Any One of Us HBO
[Red Bull Films]
The Dawn Wall Netflix
[Red Bull Media House/Sender Films]
Q Ball FS1
Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story Showtime
[Bleacher Report]
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali Part I HBO
[Sutter Road Picture Company/
Fuqua Films/SpringHill Entertainment]
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OUTSTANDING SERIALIZED SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Basketball or Nothing Netflix
[WorkShop Content Studios]
Hard Knocks HBO
Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders [NFL Films]
Last Chance U Netflix
[Condé Nast Entertainment/
Endgame Entertainment/One Potato Productions]
Quest for the Stanley Cup ESPN+
[Ross Greenburg Productions]
Why We Fight ESPN+
[Dirty Robber]
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - WEEKLY
College GameDay ESPN
Football Night in America NBC
FOX NFL Sunday FOX/FS1
FOX NFL Thursday FOX
Inside the NBA TNT
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OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - DAILY
The Dan Patrick Show B/R Live/DirecTV/NBCSN
MLB Tonight MLB Network
NHL Live NBC/NBCSN
Outside the Lines ESPN
Pardon The Interruption ESPN
[Rydholm Projects]
SportsCenter ESPN
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - LIMITED RUN
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup FOX/FS1
Inside the NBA: 2019 NBA Playoffs TNT
MLB on FOX: The Postseason FOX/FS1
NFL 100 All-Time Team NFL Network
[NFL Films]
Road to the Final Four tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
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OUTSTANDING SPORTS NEWS/FEATURE ANTHOLOGY
E: 60 ESPN
NFL 360 NFL Network
NFL on FOX FOX
NFL100
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
SC Featured ESPNews
OUTSTANDING SPORTS JOURNALISM
E: 60 ESPN
Enes Kanter: Enemy of the State
E: 60 ESPN
Southmost: Football & Life on the Border
E: 60 ESPN
The Squad: 44 Years, 41 Allegations
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Game Change: The Changing Demographics of Football in America
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Overheated: Heat Stroke Deaths in High School Football
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OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE
2019 NBA Awards on TNT TNT
Bird and Magic for a New Generation
Championship Drive ESPN
For Carley
College GameDay ESPN.com
SC Featured - Casey at the Snap
NCAA Golf Championships Golf Channel
Life Without Katie: The Jason Enloe Story
NFL 360 NFL Network
I Got You
SC Featured ESPNews
Saving the Tenement
OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE
College GameDay ESPN
SC Featured - A Hero's Journey
E: 60 ESPN
Cliff Diving
E: 60 ESPN
Kelly's Sign
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Running Free: The Huwe Burton Story
SC Featured ESPN
Taquarius Wair: Unstoppable
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OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE
The 120th Army-Navy Game CBS
The Choice
AFC Championship CBS
Believe
Jimmy V Classic ESPN
NFL on CBS CBS
Jim Kelly: Still Thankful
Super Bowl LIV FOX
Next 100 [72andSunny/Prettybird]
OUTSTANDING TRANS-MEDIA SPORTS COVERAGE
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup FOX/FS1/FOXSports.com
2019 NCAA March Madness NCAA.com
March Madness Live [Turner Sports]
2020 College Football Playoff National Championship Megacast
Clemson Tigers vs. LSU Tigers Multiple ESPN Platforms
NFL 100 Greatest & All-Time Team NFL Network
Premier League NBC/NBCSN
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OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION
Major League Baseball MLB Network
MLB Sporty Bot
MLB Tonight MLB Network
Postseason P.O.V.
Red Bull Rampage Red Bull TV
Virtual Production
Tales From the Edge: Jeb Corliss YouTube
VR/360Video Wingsuit BASE jump [RYOT]
FOX Sports FOX/FS1/FOXSports.com
Watch Parties
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL TV EXPERIENCE
#SandlotToTheShow MLB Network
2019 NBA Twitter Live Twitter
[Turner Sports]
Always Late w/ Katie Nolan ESPN2/ESPN+/Facebook
Inside the NBA on TNT TNT
NBA Desktop The Ringer
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OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - STUDIO HOST
James Brown Showtime/CBS
(Inside the NFL, The NFL Today)
Ernie Johnson TNT
(Inside the NBA)
Brian Kenny MLB Network
(MLB Now)
Mike Tirico NBC/NBCSN
(The Kentucky Derby, Football Night in America, NHL on NBC)
Scott Van Pelt ESPN
(SportsCenter)
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - PLAY-BY-PLAY
Kenny Albert FOX/FS1/NBC/NBCSN/MSG
(NFL on FOX, FOX Boxing, MLB on FOX, NBA on MSG, NHL on NBC)
Mike Breen ABC
(NBA on ABC)
Mike Emrick NBC/NBCSN
(NHL on NBC)
Al Michaels NBC
(Sunday Night Football)
Jim Nantz tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
(The Masters, NFL on CBS, NCAA March Madness)
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OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - STUDIO ANALYST
Charles Barkley TNT
(Inside the NBA)
Bill Belichick NFL Network
(NFL 100 All-Time Team)
Jay Bilas ESPN
(College GameDay)
Al Leiter MLB Network
(MLB Tonight)
Kenny Smith TNT
(Inside the NBA)
Michael Strahan FOX
(NFL on FOX)
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - SPORTS EVENT
ANALYST
Troy Aikman FOX/NFL Network
(NFL on FOX)
Cris Collinsworth NBC
(Sunday Night Football)
Kirk Herbstreit ESPN/ABC
(College Football on ESPN/ABC)
Tony Romo CBS
(NFL on CBS)
John Smoltz FOX/FS1/MLB Network
(MLB on FOX, MLB on MLB Network)
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OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - SPORTS REPORTER
Tom Rinaldi ESPN/ABC
(College Football on ESPN, US Open on ESPN, The Masters)
Ken Rosenthal FOX/FS1/MLB Network
(MLB on FOX, MLB on MLB Network)
Holly Rowe ESPN/ABC
(College Football on ESPN, College Basketball on ESPN, College Softball on ESPN)
Michele Tafoya NBC
(Sunday Night Football)
Tom Verducci FOX/MLB Network
(MLB on FOX, MLB on MLB Network)
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTE
2020 College Football Playoff National Championship ESPN
Clemson Tigers vs. LSU Tigers
The Masters CBS/CBS Sports Network
MLB on FOX FOX/FS1
Sunday Night Baseball ESPN
Tour de France NBC/NBCSN
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OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup FOX/FS1
2019 NFL Draft NFL Network
College GameDay ESPN
FOX NFL Sunday FOX
Super Bowl LIV
MLB Tonight MLB Network
OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK
24/7 HBO
Kelly Slater
The Dawn Wall Netflix
[Red Bull Media House/Sender Films]
Inside the NFL Showtime
Shots Of The Year [NFL Films]
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season HBO
[Teton Gravity Research]
Super Bowl LIV FOX
Next 100 [72andSunny/Prettybird]
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OUTSTANDING EDITING - SHORT FORM
AFC Championship CBS
Believe
I Got You NFL Network
NFL 360 NFL Network
Unapologetic
SC Featured ESPNews
Saving the Tenement
Super Bowl LIV FOX
Next 100 [72andSunny/Work Editorial]
OUTSTANDING EDITING - LONG FORM
24/7 HBO
Kelly Slater
Any One of Us HBO
[Red Bull Films]
Drive Like Andretti NBC/NBCSN
Portrait of a Fighter FS1
Caleb "Sweethands" Plant
SC Featured ESPN
Taquarius Wair: Unstoppable
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THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD
100 Years of Change NFL Network
24/7 HBO
Kelly Slater
American League Division Series on MLB Network MLB Network
Baseball is Us
NFL Films Presents FS1
Mike Pope [NFL Films]
UEFA Champions League Bleacher Report
Road To The Final [IMG Media]
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
2019 Jimmy V Classic ESPN
Don't Give Up on Me
2020 College Football Playoff National Championship ESPN
[Bluefoot Entertainment]
Q Ball FS1
Road To The Super Bowl FOX
[NFL Films]
This is Football Amazon Prime Video
[Amazon Studios]
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OUTSTANDING LIVE EVENT AUDIO/SOUND
MLB on FOX FOX/FS1
NASCAR on FOX FOX/FS1
NASCAR on NBC NBC/NBCSN
NFL on CBS CBS
NFL on FOX FOX
OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUND
Radioactive: The Championship Race FS1
[NASCAR Productions]
Road To The Super Bowl FOX
[NFL Films]
Super Bowl LIV FOX
Next 100 [72andSunny/LIME Studios]
That Other Pregame Show CBS/CBS Sports Network
Fantasy Man
Zero Gravity Red Bull TV
[Red Bull Media House]
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OUTSTANDING LIVE GRAPHIC DESIGN
2019 NBA All-Star on TNT TNT
ACC Network ACC Network
NFL on ESPN ESPN
NHL on NBC NBC/NBCSN
SEC Network SEC Network
OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED GRAPHIC DESIGN
Inside College Football CBS Sports Network
CFB 150 Animated
Losers Netflix
[Topic Studios]
MLB Now MLB Network
B=ASe+BA(L)²
NFL on ESPN ESPN
NFL on FOX FOX
The NFL Today CBS
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OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART
DIRECTION
FOX NFL Sunday FOX
Super Bowl LIV: Johnny Cash's "Ragged Old Flag"
NASCAR Race Hub FS1
NFL on FOX FOX
NFL100
Super Bowl LIV FOX
Next 100 [72andSunny/Prettybird]
That Other Pregame Show CBS/CBS Sports Network
Fantasy Man
THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ESPN Monday Night Football/ESPN College Football ESPN/ABC
C360 PylonCam-MarkerCam
Super Bowl LIV FOX
UHD HDR
The Masters CBS
Every Shot, Every Hole
NASCAR on FOX FOX/FS1
Broadcast Analytics
NASCAR on FOX FOX/FS1
Virtual Set
Tour de France NBC/NBCSN
Augmented Reality
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OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup FOX/FS1/FS2/FOX Deportes
All Eyes on Us
ESPN ESPN
There's No Place Like Sports
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season HBO
Trailer [Teton Gravity Research]
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston Showtime
Trailer
Unrivaled: Earnhardt vs. Gordon FS1
[NASCAR Productions/DLP Media Group]
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH
A Los Golpes ESPN Deportes
Futbol Central Univision/TUDN
Hoy en la Copa Mundial Femenina de la FIFA Telemundo
Mision Europa UniMás/TUDN
SportsCenter Deportes ESPN Deportes
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OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN SPANISH
Destino Confidencial ESPN Deportes
Campeonas
The ESPN Bucket List ESPN Deportes
Boca vs. River
Golf Central Golf Channel
Dylan Reales: El Loco del Palo
Reportajes Especiales ESPN Deportes
El Síndrome del Jamaicón
SC Reportajes ESPN Deportes
Los Leones de la Habana
OUTSTANDING ON-AIR PERSONALITY IN SPANISH
Andres Cantor Telemundo
(FIFA Women’s World Cup, Copa America, Que Momento, Liga Premier)
José Ramón Fernández ESPN Deportes
(Futbol Picante, Los Capitanes, Cronometro)
Ernesto Jerez ESPN Deportes
(MLB en ESPN Deportes, Beisbol Esta Noche, SportsCenter Deportes, Serie del
Caribe)
Adriana Monsalve Univision/TUDN
(Campeones Cup, Futbol Central, Republica Deportiva, Contacto Deportivo,
Super Bowl LIV, Mision Europa, El Madruguete, Linea de 4)
Jorge Eduardo Sánchez ESPN Deportes
(SportsCenter Deportes, A Los Golpes, NBA en ESPN Deportes, LMP en ESPN
Deportes)