The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, headquartered in New York, announced Tuesday night that this year’s Sports Emmy Awards will be dominated by Super Bowl 55 on CBS and “Toy Story” on Disney+ and ESPN+. “Funday Football” ranked first in three categories.
At the 45th Sports Emmy Awards hosted by Kid Mero, Sean McManus (former chairman of CBS Sports) presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to sportscaster and three-time Emmy Award winner James Brown. Presenters include Sierra Santos (MLB Network), Mina Kimes (ESPN), Pedro Martinez (WBC Sports), Noah Eagle (NBC Sports), Tom Rinaldi (FOX Sports), Kaylee Hartung (Amazon), Mina Kimes (ESPN), Includes Valeria Marin. (Univision), Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo Deportes), Kyle Brandt (NFL Network), Nate Burleson (CBS Sports/Nickelodeon), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies), Tracy Wolfson (CBS Sports) ).
Winners in 46 categories have been announced. This year’s winners are: A complete list of candidates can be found here:
outstanding live special
· Super Bowl LVIII: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers (CBS)
Outstanding Live Series
· Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli (ESPN2)
[Omaha Productions]
Outstanding Playoff Coverage
· American League Championship Series: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers (Fox | FS1)
Excellent edited event coverage
· NFL Gameday All Access: Super Bowl LVIII (YouTube)
[NFL Films]
Outstanding special edition
· You’re Watching Live! (CBS)
[NFL Films]
great host editorial series
· Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO | Max)
Outstanding esports championship coverage
League of Legends Worlds 2023 Finals: T1 vs. Weibo Gaming (LoLEsports.com | Twitch | YouTube)
[Riot Games]
excellent short documentary
Incredible story: The one-armed wonder: the incredible story of Jimmy Hastie (UEFA.tv)
[Noah Media Group]
Outstanding feature documentary
· Deepest Breath (Netflix)
[A24 | Motive Films | Ventureland]
excellent documentary series
Super League: War for Football (Apple TV+)
[Words + Pictures | All Rise Films]
Great documentary series – currently running
· Football Must Go On (Paramount+)
Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly
College GameDay (ESPN)
Outstanding Studio Show – Every Day
· MLB Tonight (MLB Network)
Excellence Studio Show – Limited Screening
· Inside the NBA Playoffs (TNT) on TNT
good journalism
· Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Call of Duty: How War is Destroying Sports in Ukraine (HBO | Max)
Excellent Short Feature
NFL 360: Heroes (NFL Network)
outstanding feature
· Not exchangeable (Golf Channel)
Excellent open/teeth
· Super Bowl LVIII: My Way (CBS)
great interactive experience
Thursday Night Football: Event Coverage Options/Customization (Prime Video)
[Amazon MGM Studios]
Outstanding digital innovation
· Dreamcaster (MSG Network | MSG+)
[Weber Shandwick | Helo]
Outstanding Personality/Studio Host
・Ernie Johnson (TNT | TBS)
Great personality/live commentary
· Mike Breen (ABC)
Outstanding Person/Studio Analyst
・Charles Barkley (TNT)
Great People/Event Analyst
・Greg Olsen (Fox)
Outstanding personality/side job reporter
· Tracy Wolfson (CBS | TNT)
Outstanding individuality/up-and-coming on-air
· Noah Eagle (NBC | Peacock)
Events for outstanding technical teams
・Super Bowl LVIII (CBS)
Excellent technical team studio
· NFL Draft (ESPN | ABC)
Great camera work – short form
· NFL Today: Super Bowl LVIII: Just Win Baby! (CBS)
Excellent camera work – feature length
· Descendance (YouTube)
Great editing – short story format
· NHL on TNT: Show and Tell (TNT)
Excellent editing – long feature
· Not exchangeable (Golf Channel)
Dick Shapp Excellence in Writing Award – Short Story Format
· NFL 360: Still Here (NFL Network)
Great writing – long form
· The World Seen Through Soccer (Showtime)
[Showtime Sports Documentary Films | Religion of Sports |
Day Zero Productions | Mainstay Entertainment]
outstanding music direction
· NBA on TNT: 50 Years of Hip Hop (TNT)
Great audio/sound – live events
・Fox NASCAR (Fox | FS1)
Superior Audio/Sound – Post-Production
・Vamos Vegas (YouTube)
[TORQ]
Excellent Graphic Design – Event/Show
・Toy Story Funday Football (Disney+ | ESPN+)
[BIG Studios | Beyond Sports | Silver Spoon Animation | Pixar]
Superior Graphic Design – Specialty
Super League: War for Football (Apple TV+)
[Words + Pictures | All Rise Films]
Excellent studio or production design/art direction
· Toy Story Fun Day Football (Disney+ | ESPN+)
[BIG Studios | Beyond Sports | Silver Spoon Animation | Pixar]
George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
・Toy Story Funday Football: Dragonfly Tech (Disney+ | ESPN+)
[NFL | Next Gen Stats | Beyond Sports | Hawk-Eye]
Great promotional announcement
· ESPN’s Top Rank Boxing: Battle of the Baddest | Rumble (ESPN | ESPN+)
[Park Pictures]
Great public service content
· Notre Dame Football: What are you fighting for? (NBC)
Excellent studio show in Spanish
· 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (Telemundo)
Outstanding novels in Spanish
· Mundo NFL Original: El Sueño de Cieneguitas (Mundo NFL)
[Sway | Mundo NFL]
Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish
· Andres Cantor (Telemundo)
