46th Sports Emmy Awards

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46th Sports Emmy Awards
DateMay 20, 2025
Location Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York City
Hosted by Roy Wood Jr.
Most awards Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (10)
Most nominationsGames of the XXXIII Olympiad (27)
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The 46th Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2024. The ceremony took place in-person at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Comedian, writer, and producer Roy Wood Jr. hosted the ceremony.

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The nominations were announced on April 8, 2025. ESPN received the most nominations with 63, [1] while the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad was the most nominated program, with 27 nominations. [2] Australian-born American executive producer and inaugural Fox Sports president David Hill was honored with the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. [3]

The coverage for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad was the most awarded program with 10 wins. ESPN and NBC tied with the most awards with 13 wins each. [4]

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on April 8, 2025. Winners were announced on May 20, 2025 and are listed in bold. [5]

Lifetime Achievement Award

Programming

Outstanding Live Sports Special - Championship Event Outstanding Live Sports Special - Non-Championship Event
Outstanding Live Series Outstanding Playoff Coverage
Outstanding Edited Event CoverageOutstanding Edited Special
Outstanding Hosted Edited SeriesOutstanding Esports Championship Coverage
Outstanding Short DocumentaryOutstanding Long Documentary
Outstanding Documentary SeriesOutstanding Documentary Series - Serialized
  • The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (Netflix)
    • Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose (HBO / Max)
    • Game 7 (Prime Video)
    • In the Arena: Serena Williams (ESPN+)
    • Untold (Netfilx)
Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly Outstanding Studio Show - Daily
Outstanding Studio Show - Limited RunOutstanding Journalism
  • The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses (FX / Hulu)
    • E:60 : "Pat Tillman: Life. Death. Legacy." (ESPN)
    • E:60 : "Second Wind: The Boomer and Gunnar Esiason Story" (ESPN)
    • Richard Engel Reports: "Fighting for Olympic Gold: Ukraine's Athletes at War" (NBC)
    • Uninterrupted's Real Stories of Basketball: "Scam Dunk" (VICE TV)
Outstanding Short FeatureOutstanding Long Feature
  • SportsCenter : "SC Featured: The 6-Year Plan" (ESPN)
    • MLB Tonight : "A Bond Beyond Baseball" (MLB Network)
    • NFL 360: "#FREETEZ" (NFL Network)
    • SportsCenter : "SC Featured: Pete's Legacy" (ESPN)
    • Tennis Channel Live: "Tennis can be my medicine." (Tennis Channel)
Outstanding Open/TeaseOutstanding Interactive Experience
Outstanding Digital InnovationOutstanding Promotional Announcement
Outstanding Public Service ContentOutstanding Studio Show in Spanish
Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish

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
  • Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo/ Universo / Peacock)
    • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
    • Rolando Cantú (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock)
    • Mauricio Pedroza (ESPN Deportes / ESPN+)
    • Pilar Pérez (ESPN2 / ESPN+)

Technical

Outstanding Technical Team EventOutstanding Technical Team Studio
Outstanding Camera Work - Short FormOutstanding Camera Work - Long Form
  • NFL Films Presents : "Shots of the Year" – Hannah Epstein, Phil Gushue, Ben Johnson, Dave Malek, DJ McConduit, Howard Neef, Jr., Jeremy Nieves, Kevin Simkins, Nick Straus (FS1)
    • The 150th Kentucky Derby – Tomas Garza, Eric Girgash, Harris Mendheim, Taylor Morrison, William D. Moss III (NBC / Peacock)
    • Games of the XXXIII Olympiad : "Caeleb & The Critic" – Aaron Mendez, John Biggins, Samson Chan, Eric Girgash, Theodore Caleb Haas (NBC / Peacock)
    • NFLDivisional Round on ESPN: "In the Air Tonight" – Bryan Brousseau, David Sorafine, Jeffrey Alred, Ryan Elliot, Joel Fletcher, Donny Melara, TJ Millard, Angel Pagourtzis, Mike Pustere, Bryan Sprow, Chris Swoboda, Thor Wixom, Logan Cascia (ESPN / ABC)
    • NFL Films Presents: "The Silent Super Bowl" – Hannah Epstein, Phil Gushue, Ben Johnson, Dave Malek, DJ McConduit, Howard Neef, Jr., Jeremy Nieves, Kevin Simkins, Nick Straus (FS1)
    • UEFA Champions League : "A New Era" – Jon Roche, Manuel Bove, Julien Dehersemaeker, Luca Pastore, Orlando Salmeri, Oliver Anderson, Anthony Cortese (CBS / UEFA)
  • Anytime – Colin Jones, Darren McCullough, Darcy Wittenburg, Anna Dziczkaniece, Ansel Luchau, Kelsey Toevs, Brian Wulf, Matt Butterworth, Jonathan Osborne (Red Bull TV)
    • Giannis: The Marvelous Journey – Mike Bollacke, Thom McCallum (Prime Video)
    • The Lionheart – Cesar Alvarez, Baxter Bailey, Vaughn Potter, David Bolen, Cole Ellett, Michael Faller, Brandon Somerhalder, Adam Stone (HBO / Max)
    • Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa – Devin Whetstone, Matthew Irving, Dawa Sherpa, Dawa Geljen Sherpa, Karma Gyaljie Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa (Netflix)
    • The Turnaround – David Bolen (Netflix)
Outstanding Editing - Short FormOutstanding Editing - Long Form
  • Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience – Dave Lynch (ESPN / ESPN+)
    • FLY – Andrey Alistratov, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg, James Martin Morrison (National Geographic)
    • Giannis: The Marvelous Journey – Matt McCormick (Prime Video)
    • The Lionheart – Will Butler, Jonathan Sutak (HBO / Max)
    • NFL 360: "#FREETEZ" – John Orfanopoulos (NFL Network)
The Dick Schaap Writing Award - Short FormOutstanding Writing - Long Form
  • Hard Knocks : "In Season with the AFC North" – Gerry Reimel (HBO / Max)
    • Evolution of the Black Quarterback – Phil Guidry, Fred Anthony Smith, Michael Vick (Prime Video)
    • Games of the XXXIII Olympiad : "In the Company of Heroes" – Joe Gesue, David Picker, Ron Vaccaro (NBC / Peacock)
    • Giannis: The Marvelous Journey – Kristen Lappas (Prime Video)
Outstanding Music DirectionOutstanding Audio/Sound - Live Event
  • Super Bowl LIX: "Hold My Hand" – Seth Dudowsky, Lady Gaga, Bill Richards, Joel Santos, Jesse Weiss, Brad Zager, Joe Nargi (FOX)
    • Evolution of the Black Quarterback – Fred Anthony Smith, Brian J. Miller, Timothy Preston (Prime Video)
    • The Lionheart – Jessica Berndt, Chris Swanson, Ali Helnwein (HBO / Max)
    • Noche UFC : "For Mexico, For All Time" – Germaine Franco, James Carroll, Ian LeCheminant, Michael Abbott, Pete Addams, Michael Arnold, Will Chen, Michael Sak (ESPN+)
    • The Turnaround – Arj Balouzian (Netflix)
  • Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Audio Engineering Team (NBC / Peacock)
    • MLB on FOX – Audio Engineering Team (FOX / FS1)
    • NHL on ESPN – Andy Bartley, Daniel Bernstein, Tim Bischof, Jeffrey Linn, Mark Skipper, Brian Vigouroux, Eric Williams, Abi Sehgal (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN+)
    • NHL Winter Classicon TNT – Craig Barry, Chris Brown, Javi Cabo, Lee Estroff, Dan Gerhard, Eric Grossman, Jordan Keen, Brinton Miller, Dan Nabors, Randy Peckich, Brandon Baginski, Nolan Betterman, David Cabeza, William Cook, Erin Crain, Chris Eckert, Will Finan, Doug Klyn, Paul Lundin (TNT)
    • Sunday Night Football – Wendel Stevens, Raymond Clark, Shane Denham, Mike Feldson, Ed Gaines, Dan Haggard, Eric Pfeiffer, Adam Rodenberg, Clark Stewart, Andrea Sumner (NBC / Peacock)
Outstanding Audio/Sound - Post-ProducedOutstanding Graphic Design - Event/Show
  • In the Arena: Serena Williams – Cameron Tacey, Josh Banach, Tyler Proctor (ESPN / ESPN+)
    • FOX NFL Sunday : "The QB Whisperer: You Bloom Where You're Planted" – Fulton Dingley, Jim Mitchell, Mark Lyons, Joe Nargi (FOX)
    • If You Had The Keys To A Formula 1 Car For A Day... – Alexander Haslinger, Bastian Kemmerich, Moriz Oepen, Andreas Posch (Red Bull TV)
    • The Lionheart – Brent Kiser, Jedy Shiheng, Elliot Thompson, Jack DeCraene, Julie Diaz, Pete Osterlund, Kailand Reilly, James Singleton, Jacob Flack (HBO / Max)
    • Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience – Jerome Forney, Tom Lattanand, Gary Rivera, Tim Spero (ESPN / ESPN+)
Outstanding Graphic Design - SpecialtyOutstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction
  • Noche UFC : "For Mexico, For All Time"– Animation and Graphics Team (ESPN / ESPN2/ ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
    • In the Arena: Serena Williams – Juan Delcan, Steven Do, Chelsea Marotta, Johnathan Minayah, Kellan Mooney, Ryan Policky, Adam Schmisek, Aaron Schurman, Cindy Soohoo, Hollee Winans, Phil Hoeschen, Amanda Li Jing Koh, Lauren Fisher, Kennon Fleisher, Ben Hurand (Disney+ / ESPN+)
    • NBA All-Star on TNT : "Borg-Warner Talking Heads" – Ian Samson, David Johnson, Drew Watkins, States Beall (TNT)
    • NBA on TNT : " Unforgettable" – Courtney Culp, Charles Fox, Chris Francis, Eric King, Michelle Ma, Charlie Owens, Jeff Brody, Jonathan Davis, Matt Guerrero, Mike Thompson, Stephanie White, Drew Watkins, James Glenn, Tyler Lassiter, Matt Lucas, Craig Murray, Chris Poppleton, Anthony Baker, Sean McPherson (TNT)
    • NFL Draft: "2024 NFL DRAFT OPEN" – Ian Mork, Lexi Morgan, Stefan Warren, Ian Ballantyne, Zak Perry, Aidan Strickland, Ryan Travis, Greg Walter, Heather Shaw (NFL Network)
    • Super Bowl LIX : "Coach Jimmy Johnson" – Dan Schmit, David Kogen, Jim Rodman, Chris Smith, Tim Coleman, Eric Heavens, Luc Begin, Daniel Olaizola, David Piedra, Michael Roderick, Gary Hartley, Remington Scott, Michael Caplan, Adam Simpson, David Summers, Jonah Hall (FOX)
  • Noche UFC : "UFC 306 at Noche UFC" – Craig Borsari, Mark Bracco, Zach Candito, Linda Gierahn, Baz Halpin, Chris Kartzmark, Heidi Noland, Dana White, Nick Brown, Valerie Bush, Tom Colbourne, Richard Cullen, Tucker Greene, Carlos López Estrada, Vincent Richards, JT Rooney, Kate Jelks, Francesca Benevento, Bobby Besabe, Craig Bragg, Alon Cohen, David Fafard, Rami Genauer, Kari Hubert, Jonathan Masterson, Kristin Brown (ESPN / ESPN2 / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
    • FOX Summer of Soccer : "The Soccer Palace" – Production Design Team (FOX / FS1)
    • Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Tripp Dixon, Joseph Lee, Scott Duncan, Peter Frankfurt, Josh Goldman, Ian Milham, Jeremy Quayhackx, Don Simon, Alan Williams, Matt Hall, David Barton, George Morrow (NBC / Peacock)
    • NHL Draft – Steve Mayer, Paul Conway, Thomas Neese, Falk Rosenthal, John Bochiaro, Steve Marchand, Matt McAdam, Angel DelValle, Greg Mueller (ESPN)
    • Super Bowl LIX : "The Huddle" – PT Navarro, Mark Ruberg, Brian Alexander, Faolan Curtin-Orsmond, Scott Freeman, Bryce Johnson, Jordan Dawes, Monica Garate, Rush Gomez, Oscar Huezo, Richie Jacobo, Dimitri Kornakov, Raymundo Moreno, Ken Russell, Georgia Stuart, Linn Tabudlong (FOX)
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
  • 2024 PGA Tour : "Drone AR" – Dr. John Duesler, Jon Freedman, James Japhet, Brian Kaufmann, Joe Martin, Steve Milton, Tommy Roy, Sellers Shy, Ben Taylor, Alex Turnbull (CBS / NBC / PGA Tour)
    • 2024 PGA Tour : "OptiMotion" – Joe Assell, Nick Clearwater, Jason Cohen, Michael Decker, Ross Molloy, Patty Power, Sellers Shy, Drew Simon, Craig Simons, Craig Stevens (CBS)
    • Games of the XXXIII Olympiad : "Immersive Audio at Scale" – Michael DiCrescenzo, Nuno Duarte, Darryl Jefferson, Taro Johnson, David Letson, Brian Longenecker, Karl Malone, Cherylene McKinney, Jim Starzynski, Rodrigo Thomaz (NBC / Peacock)
    • NFL Live : "StatusPro Visualizer - VR Technology" – Carl Baker, Erik Barone, Michael Berger, Michael Doom, Timothy Farrell, Andrew Hawkins, Josh Helmrich, Troy Jones, Daniel Orlovsky, Brett O'Neil (ESPN)
    • Simpson's Funday Football, NBA Dunk the Halls & NHL Big City Greens Classic : "Modified Character Scaling" – Giuseppe Anfuso, Edsart Boelens, Daan Eertink, Tess Glastra van Loon, Jeff Nelson, Phil Orlins, Sander Schouten, Ashley Ward, Nicolaas Westerhof, Stan Zutt (ESPN2 / ESPN+ / Disney Channel / Disney XD / Disney+)
    • Thursday Night Football : "AI Feature Latency" – Yossi Biton, Charlie Hoppe, Alex Kofman, Stephen Leotta, Ilan Rackover, Betsy Riley, Alex Strand, Hans Weber, David Williams, Brad Woodall (Prime Video)

Multiple wins

Shows and Events receiving multiple wins

WinsShow / EventNetwork Group
10 Games of the XXXIII Olympiad NBC
2 Noche UFC ESPN / UFC Fight Pass
SportsCenter ESPN

Network Groups receiving multiple wins

WinsNetwork GroupParent CompanyNetwork Group includes:
13 ESPN The Walt Disney Company ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, Disney Channel, Disney XD, ESPN+, Disney+
NBC NBCUniversal NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, Telemundo, Universo
7 FOX Fox Corporation FOX, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, FOX Digital
4 Netflix Netflix, Inc. Netflix
3 TNT Warner Bros. Discovery TNT, tbs, TruTV
2 CBS Paramount Global CBS, CBS Sports Network, CBS Golazo Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon
UFC Fight Pass TKO Group Holdings UFC Fight Pass

References

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