45th Sports Emmy Awards

45th Sports Emmy Awards
DateMay 21, 2024
LocationJazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York City
Most awardsSuper Bowl LVIII
Toy Story Funday Football (3)
Most nominationsNFL 360 (11)
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The 45th Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2023. The ceremony took place in-person at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

The nominations were announced on April 9, 2024.[1] ESPN received the most nominations with 49, while NFL 360 was the most nominated program, with 11 nominations.[2] American journalist and sportcaster James Brown was honored with the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award.

The coverage for Super Bowl LVIII and Toy Story Funday Football were the most awarded programs with three wins.[3][4] The ESPN and CBS Networks tied with the most awards with 7 wins each.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on April 9, 2024. Winners were announced on May 21, 2024 and are listed in bold.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Programming

Outstanding Live Sports Special Outstanding Live Sports Series
Outstanding Playoff Coverage Outstanding Edited Event Coverage
Outstanding Edited Special Outstanding Hosted Edited Series
  • "You Are Looking Live!" (CBS / Paramount+)
    • Chasing Greatness: Coach K x LeBron (TNT)
    • Crown (CBS Sports Network)
    • E:60: "The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports" (ESPN)
    • GR8TNESS (ESPN)
Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage Outstanding Short Documentary
Outstanding Long Documentary Outstanding Documentary Series
  • Super League: The War for Football (Apple TV+)
    • Catching Lightning (Showtime)
    • Goliath (Showtime)
    • Untold (Netfilx)
Outstanding Documentary Series - Serialized Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly
Outstanding Studio Show - Daily Outstanding Studio Show - Limited Run
Outstanding Journalism Outstanding Short Feature
  • NFL 360: "Heroes" (NFL Network)
    • College GameDay: "The Legacy of Tyler Trent" (ESPN)
    • NFL 360: "The Chief Who Walked The Sea" (NFL Network)
    • NFL 360: "Miracles" (NFL Network)
    • The NFL Today: Super Bowl LVIII: "Just Win Baby!" (CBS)
    • Sunday Night Football: "Madden & Stingley" (NBC / Peacock)
    • Thursday Night Football: "Marshawn Lynch ‘N Yo City: Intercourse, PA (Yes, this is a real place)" (Prime Video)
Outstanding Long Feature Outstanding Open/Tease
Outstanding Interactive Experience Outstanding Digital Innovation
  • Dreamcaster (MSG Network)
    • Big City Greens Classic: "Fully Animated Live Sporting Event With Integrated Real-Time Animated Talent" (ESPN+ / Disney Channel / Disney XD / Disney+)
    • MLB Next: "AR App" (MLB)
    • Red Bull Erzbergrodeo: "Cross-Platform Storytelling with Broadcast, Web Widgets and AR App" (Red Bull TV)
    • Thursday Night Football: "Machine Learning on Prime Vision" (Prime Video)
Outstanding Promotional Announcement Outstanding Public Service Content
Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish
  • Mundo NFL Originals: "El Sueño de Cieneguitas" (Mundo / NFL Social)
    • Balon de Oro de la Liga MX: "Tigres - Powerchair" (Univision / TUDN)
    • E:60: "Mayra" (ESPN / ESPN+)
    • SportsCenter: "In Her Shoes: Wang Shuang" (ESPN Deportes)
    • SportsCenter: "SC Reportajes: Do Bronx - Charles Oliveira" (ESPN Deportes)

Personality

Outstanding Personality/Studio Host Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play
Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst Outstanding Personality/Event Analyst
Outstanding Personality/Sideline Reporter Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent
Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish
  • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
    • Alejandro Berry (Univision / TUDN)
    • Carolina Guillén (ESPN Deportes)
    • Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo)
    • Rebeca Landa (ESPN Deportes)
    • Valeria Marin (Univision / TUDN)

Technical

Outstanding Technical Team Event Outstanding Technical Team Studio
Outstanding Camera Work - Short Form Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form
  • Descendance - Michael Haunschmidt, Matthias Kögel (YouTube - Legs of Steel)
    • E:60: "Sacred Dog" (ESPN)
    • Hard Knocks: "Training Camp With The New York Jets" (HBO / Max)
    • Unredeemable (Golf Channel)
    • Vamos Vegas (Red Bull TV)
Outstanding Editing - Short Forn Outstanding Editing - Long Form
  • Unredeemable - Matthew Durham, Todd Kapostasy, Michael Sanabria (Golf Channel)
    • Descendance (YouTube - Legs of Steel)
    • Hard Knocks: "Training Camp With The New York Jets" (HBO / Max)
    • Kelce (Prime Video)
    • Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team (Netfilx)
The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award - Short Form Outstanding Writing - Long Form
  • The World According to Football - Joe Opio (Showtime)
    • All Access (Showtime)
    • Chasing Gold: "Farebersviller" (NBC)
    • E:60: "The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports" (ESPN)
    • Hard Knocks: "Training Camp With The New York Jets" (HBO / Max)
Outstanding Music Direction Outstanding Audio/Sound - Live Event
  • NBA on TNT: "50 Years of Hip Hop" - Brittany Hardy, Craig Murray, Drew Watkins, Jeffrey Townes (TNT)
    • E:60: "The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports" (ESPN)
    • E:60: "Sacred Dog" (ESPN)
    • The Golden Boy (HBO / Max)
    • Super Bowl LVIII: "My Way" (CBS)
Outstanding Audio/Sound - Post-Produced Outstanding Graphic Design - Event/Show
Outstanding Graphic Design - Specialty Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction
  • Super League: The War for Football - Graphics Team (Apple TV+)
    • MLB Network Showcase: "This Is What I Live For" (MLB Network)
    • NFL 360: "The Chief Who Walked The Sea" (NFL Network)
    • Thursday Night Football: "TNF Show Open / Black Friday Football: Robert Randolph" (Prime Video)
    • Toy Story Funday Football: "Duke Caboom Daredevil Spectacular" (Disney+ / ESPN+)
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award

Multiple wins

Shows and Events receiving multiple wins

Wins Show / Event Network
3 Super Bowl LVIII CBS
Toy Story Funday Football Disney+ / ESPN+
2 Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO / Max
Super League: The War for Football Apple TV+
NFL 360 NFL Network
Unredeemable Golf Channel

Network Groups receiving multiple wins

Wins Network Group Parent Company Network Group includes:
7 ESPN The Walt Disney Company ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+
CBS Paramount Global CBS, CBS Sports Network, CBS Golazo Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Showtime
4 NBC NBCUniversal NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock, Telemundo
3 NFL Network National Football League NFL Network, Mundo, NFL Social
TNT Warner Bros. Discovery TNT, tbs, TruTV, Bleacher Report, NBA TV, CNN
2 Apple TV+ Apple Inc. Apple TV+
FOX Fox Corporation FOX, FS1, Fox Deportes, FOX Digital
HBO Warner Bros. Discovery HBO, Max
YouTube Google YouTube

Multiple nominations

Shows and Events receiving multiple nominations

Nominations Show / Event Network
11 NFL 360 NFL Network
10 Super Bowl LVIII CBS / Nickelodeon
9 E:60 ESPN
Thursday Night Football Prime Video
5 Sunday Night Football NBC / Peacock
SportsCenter ESPN
4 NFL on FOX FOX / FS1
Hard Knocks HBO / Max
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO / Max
Toy Story Funday Football Disney+ / ESPN+
3 College GameDay ESPN
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 FOX / FS1
Monday Night Football ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN+
The Masters CBS
The NFL Today CBS
Unredeemable Golf Channel
2 All Access Showtime
Dreamcaster MSG Network
Formula 1: Drive to Survive Netflix
FOX CFB: Big Noon Kickoff FOX / FS1
Freeride Skiing YouTube
Kelce Prime Video
Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli ESPN2
NASCAR on NBC NBC / USA
NFL Films Presents FS1
Quarterback Netflix
Super League: The War for Football Apple TV+
The 149th Kentucky Derby NBC / Peacock
The 155th Belmont Stakes FOX
The Golden Boy HBO / Max
The NFL Today: Super Bowl LVIII CBS
Vamos Vegas Red Bull TV

Network Groups receiving multiple nominations

Nominations Network Group Parent Company Network Group includes:
49 ESPN The Walt Disney Company ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+
39 CBS Paramount Global CBS, CBS Sports Network, CBS Golazo Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Showtime
31 FOX Fox Corporation FOX, FS1, Fox Deportes, FOX Digital
25 NBC NBCUniversal NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock, Telemundo, Olympic Channel
19 TNT Warner Bros. Discovery TNT, tbs, TruTV, Bleacher Report, NBA TV, CNN
Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, Twitch
13 NFL Network National Football League NFL Network, Mundo, NFL Social
10 HBO Warner Bros. Discovery HBO, Max
9 YouTube Google YouTube
6 Netflix Netflix Inc. Netflix
5 Univision TelevisaUnivision Univision, TUDN
3 MLB Network Major League Baseball MLB Network
Apple TV+ Apple Inc. Apple TV+
Red Bull TV Red Bull Red Bull TV
2 MSG Network MSG Entertainment MSG Network

References

  1. ^ "The 45th Sports Emmy Awards Nominations - The Emmys". theemmys.tv. 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  2. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR 45th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS ON MAY 21ST" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Pedersen, Erik (2024-05-22). "Sports Emmys: Super Bowl & 'Toy Story Funday Football' Lead The League". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  4. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 45TH ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS ON TUESDAY, MAY 21" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2023.