Today, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the 45th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards nominations as well as revealing the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, sports broadcaster James Brown. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 21, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City.
“This year’s sports broadcasting nominees produced thrilling and captivating television,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. “We look forward to welcoming these exceptional professionals to the 45th Annual Sports Emmy Awards in May.”
“The Sports Emmy Awards are proud to recognize the outstanding work of this year’s nominees and to honor James Brown for his long and prolific career,” added Stephen Head, Head of Sports.
As we do throughout Awards Season, we share our predictions in bold, the ones we correctly identified as winners are in bold italics and winners that we didn’t predict are in italics. On the night of the event, we will share who we predicted correctly as well as those we didn’t that won.
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Showtime
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Catching Lightning
Showtime
[Bat Bridge Entertainment]
Goliath
Showtime
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Apple TV+
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Untold
Netflix
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Netflix
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Pardon The Interruption
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[Rydholm Projects, Inc.]
SportsCenter
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OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – LIMITED RUN
College GameDay
College Football Playoff
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FOX | FS1
Inside the NBA Playoffs on TNT
TNT
Postseason NFL Countdown
ESPN
Road to the Final Four
CBS | TNT
OUTSTANDING JOURNALISM
CNN FlashDocs
Blindsided
CNN
E60
Peace of Mind: Psychedelics in Sports
ESPN
E60
The Perfect Machine
ESPN
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
A Blind Eye: Switzerland and the Corruption of World Sport
HBO | Max
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Call of Duty: How War is Destroying Ukrainian Sport
HBO | Max
OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE
College GameDay
The Legacy of Tyler Trent
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The Chief Who Walked The Sea
NFL Network
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NFL Network
NFL 360
Miracle
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
[Amazon MGM Studios]
OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE
Outside The Lines
Jordan McNair: The Freedom Within
ESPN
Playing Fields
Ornella: Knocking Down Social Prejudices Pursuing Her Olympic Dream
Olympic Channel
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
No Surrender: One Man’s Battle with ALS
HBO | Max
SportsCenter
SC Featured: Dear Mrs. Reid
ESPN
SportsCenter
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ESPN
Unredeemable
Golf Channel
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The 149th Kentucky Derby
Timeless
NBC | Peacock
Monday Night Football
In the Air Tonight
ESPN | ABC
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If This Wall Could Talk
TNT
Sunday Night Football
Heidi
NBC | Peacock
Super Bowl LVIII
My Way
CBS
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Fan Controlled Racing Watch Party
Twitch | Kick
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The Magic and Mastery of US Open Champion – Carlos Alcaraz
ESPN.com
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March Madness Live
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Thursday Night Football
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MLB
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[Amazon MGM Studios]
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Malika Andrews
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Kevin Burkhardt
FOX | FS1
Rece Davis
ESPN
Ernie Johnson
TNT | tbs
Scott Van Pelt
ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC
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Mike Breen
ABC
Joe Buck
ESPN | ABC
Ian Eagle
CBS | TNT | tbs
Kevin Harlan
tbs | CBS | TNT | truTV
Mike Tirico
NBC | Peacock
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Charles Barkley
TNT
Nate Burleson
CBS
Ryan Clark
ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN+ | ABC
Kirk Herbstreit
ESPN
Mina Kimes
ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC
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Troy Aikman
ESPN | ABC
Cris Collinsworth
NBC | Peacock
Greg Olsen
FOX
Bill Raftery
CBS | TNT
John Smoltz
FOX | FS1
Tom Verducci
FOX | FS1 | MLB Network
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Erin Andrews
FOX
Kaylee Hartung
Prime Video | NBC | Peacock
Tom Rinaldi
FOX | FS1
Holly Rowe
ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC
Tracy Wolfson
CBS | TNT
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Mookie Betts
Bleacher Report | tbs | FOX
Noah Eagle
NBC | Peacock
Carli Lloyd
FOX | FS1
Taylor Rooks
TNT | NBA TV | Bleacher Report | Amazon
Jay Wright
CBS | CBS Sports Network | TNT
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The Masters
CBS
NASCAR on NBC
Chicago Street Race
NBC
Super Bowl LVIII
CBS
Thursday Night Football
Prime Video
[Amazon MGM Studios]
2023 US Open
ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN+ | ABC
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023
FOX | FS1
FOX NFL
Stage A
FOX
NFL Draft
ESPN | ABC
The NFL Today
Super Bowl LVIII
CBS
Thursday Night Football
Prime Video
[Amazon MGM Studios]
OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK – SHORT FORM
The 155th Belmont Stakes
31 Lengths: Secretariat
FOX
NFL 360
Heroes
NFL Network
NFL Films Presents
Optex Lens
FS1
[NFL Films]
The NFL Today: Super Bowl LVIII
Just Win Baby!
CBS
Super Bowl LVIII
My Way
CBS
OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK – LONG FORM
E60
Sacred Dog
ESPN
Freeride Skiing
Descendance
YouTube
[Legs of Steel]
Hard Knocks
Training Camp With The New York Jets
HBO | Max
[NFL Films]
Unredeemable
Golf Channel
Vamos Vegas
YouTube
OUTSTANDING EDITING – SHORT FORM
The 149th Kentucky Derby
Timeless
NBC | Peacock
NFL 360
The Chief Who Walked The Sea
NFL Network
NFL 360
Heroes
NFL Network
NHL on TNT
Show and Tell
TNT
Super Bowl LVIII
My Way
CBS
OUTSTANDING EDITING – LONG FORM
Freeride Skiing
Descendance
YouTube
[Legs of Steel]
Hard Knocks
Training Camp With The New York Jets
HBO | Max
[NFL Films]
Kelce
Prime Video
[Amazon MGM Studios | Skydance | Vera Y Productions | 9.14 Pictures]
Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team
Netflix
[Words + Pictures | FIFA | Time Studios]
Unredeemable
Golf Channel
THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD – SHORT FORM
FOX CFB: Big Noon Kickoff
J.J. McCarthy “47”
FOX
NFL 360
The Chief Who Walked The Sea
NFL Network
NFL 360
Still Here
NFL Network
The NFL Today
Kyle Brandt Series
CBS
Sunday Night Football
NBC | Peacock
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All Access
Showtime
Chasing Gold
Farebersviller
NBC
E60
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
ESPN
[ESPN Films]
Hard Knocks
Training Camp With The New York Jets
HBO | Max
[NFL Films]
The World According to Football
Showtime
[SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films | Religion of Sports |
Day Zero Productions | Mainstay Entertainment]
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
E60
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
ESPN
[ESPN Films]
E60
Sacred Dog
ESPN | ESPN+
[Showtime Singers]
The Golden Boy
HBO | Max
[Unrealistic Ideas | ViaMar Productions]
NBA on TNT
50 Years of Hip Hop
TNT
Super Bowl LVIII
My Way
CBS
OUTSTANDING AUDIO/SOUND – LIVE EVENT
FOX MLB
FOX | FS1
FOX NASCAR
FOX | FS1
Little League World Series
ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC
NASCAR on NBC
NBC | USA
Sunday Night Baseball
ESPN | ESPN2
Sunday Night Football
NBC | Peacock
Super Bowl LVIII
CBS
OUTSTANDING AUDIO/SOUND – POST-PRODUCED
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Netflix
[Box to Box Films | Netflix]
FOX NASCAR: RACE HUB
The Championship: Radioactive
FS1
[NASCAR Studios]
2023 IRONMAN World Championship
Outside TV
[The IRONMAN Group Productions]
McGregor Forever
Netflix
[Religion of Sports]
NFL 360
Heroes
NFL Network
Quarterback
Netflix
[NFL Films | Omaha Productions | 2PM Productions]
Vamos Vegas
YouTube
[TORQ]
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FOX NFL
FOX
Monday Night Football
ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN+ | ABC
[Elastic Creative]
NBA Finals
ESPN | ABC
[Two Fresh Creative | Panoply]
Super Bowl LVIII
CBS
Toy Story Funday Football
DISNEY+ | ESPN+
[BIG Studios | Beyond Sports | Silver Spoon Animation | PIXAR]
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MLB Network Showcase
This Is What I Live For
MLB Network
[Perception]
NFL 360
The Chief Who Walked The Sea
NFL Network
Super League: The War for Football
Apple TV+
[Words + Pictures | All Rise Films]
Thursday Night Football
TNF Show Open / Black Friday Football: Robert Randolph
Prime Video
[Amazon MGM Studios]
Toy Story Funday Football
Duke Caboom Daredevil Spectacular
DISNEY+ | ESPN+
OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION
The 155th Belmont Stakes
31 Lengths: Secretariat
FOX
FOX NFL
Stage A
FOX
Super Bowl LVIII
My Way
CBS
Thursday Night Football
Black Friday Football Tradition Tease; TNF Show
Prime Video
[Amazon MGM Studios]
Toy Story Funday Football
DISNEY+ | ESPN+
[BIG Studios | Beyond Sports | Silver Spoon Animation | PIXAR]
THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Masters
TFC Compound Connect
CBS
2023 MLB Home Run Derby
StatCast Edition: Live Virtual 3D Event Coverage
ESPN2
Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli
Peyton Manning’s AR Table
ESPN2
[Omaha Productions]
Thursday Night Football
TNF Table Talk
Prime Video
[Amazon MGM Studios | Girraphic]
Toy Story Funday Football
DragonFly Tech
DISNEY+ | ESPN+
[NFL | Next Gen Stats | Beyond Sports | Hawk-Eye]
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023
USA vs The World
FOX
The Golden Boy
Who Am I?
HBO | Max
[Zealot UK]
2023 NBA Finals
We Are All in the Finals
NBA Social
Stanley Cup
First Kiss
NHL Network
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN
Battle of the Baddest | Rumble
ESPN | ESPN+
[Park Pictures]
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE CONTENT
FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023
Common Goal
FOX | FS1
Hometown Hopefuls
NBC | NBCSports.com
NFL on CBS
Football for Everyone
CBS | CBS Sports Network
Notre Dame Football
What Would You Fight For?
NBC
Youth Flag Football
Let’s Play
NFL Network
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH
Ahora o Nunca
ESPN Deportes
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Telemundo
Fuera de Juego
ESPN+
Futbol Central
Verano de Campeones
Univision | TUDN
Republica Deportiva
Univision | TUDN
Sunday Night Football
Telemundo
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN SPANISH
Balon de Oro de la Liga MX
Tigres – Powerchair
Univision | TUDN
E60
Mayra
ESPN | ESPN+
Mundo NFL Originals
El Sueño de Cieneguitas
Mundo NFL
[Sway | Mundo NFL]
SportsCenter
In Her Shoes: Wang Shuang
ESPN Deportes
SportsCenter
SC Reportajes: Do Bronx – Charles Oliveira
ESPN Deportes
OUTSTANDING ON-AIR PERSONALITY IN SPANISH
Alejandro Berry
Univision | TUDN
Andrés Cantor
Telemundo
Carolina Guillén
ESPN Deportes
Miguel Gurwitz
Telemundo
Rebeca Landa
ESPN Deportes
Valeria Marin
Univision | TUDN
