Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Sports Program

Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Sports Program
Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Sports Program
Awarded for	Outstanding Sports Program
Country	United States
Presented by	Producers Guild of America
First award	2011
Currently held by	Simone Biles Rising (2024)

Last updated November 22, 2025

The Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Sports Program is an annual award given by the Producers Guild of America since 2011.

Winners and nominees

2010s

Year	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
2011 (23rd)	30 for 30	ESPN	^[1]^[2]
	2010 FIFA World Cup	ABC / ESPN / ESPN2
	2011 US Open	CBS / ESPN2 / Tennis Channel
	Monday Night Football	ESPN
	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel	HBO
	SportsCenter	ESPN
2012 (24th)	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel	HBO	^[3]^[4]
	24/7	HBO
	30 for 30: Catching Hell	ESPN
	The Fight Game with Jim Lampley	HBO
	On Freddie Roach	HBO
2013 (25th)	SportsCenter	ESPN	^[5]^[6]
	24/7	HBO
	Hard Knocks	HBO
	Monday Night Football	ESPN
	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel	HBO
2014 (26th)	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel	HBO	^[7]
	24/7	HBO
	Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Atlanta Falcons
	Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Cincinnati Bengals
	Inside: U.S. Soccer's March to Brazil	ESPN
2015 (27th)	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel	HBO	^[8]
	Back on Board: Greg Louganis	HBO
	E:60	ESPN
	Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Houston Texans	HBO
	Kareem: Minority of One	HBO
2016 (28th)	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (season 22)	HBO	^[9]^[10]
	VICE World of Sports (season 1)	VICELAND
	E:60	ESPN
	The Fight Game with Jim Lampley: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali	HBO
	Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Los Angeles Rams	HBO
2017 (29th)	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (season 23)	HBO	^[11]^[12]
	All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams (season 2)	Amazon
	Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers	HBO
	SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt (season 3)	ESPN
	VICE World of Sports (season 2)	VICELAND
2018 (30th)	Being Serena (season 1)	HBO	^[13]^[14]
	E:60	ESPN
	Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cleveland Browns	HBO
	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (season 24)	HBO
	SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt (season 4)	ESPN
2019 (31st)	What's My Name: Muhammad Ali	HBO	^[15]^[16]
	Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders	HBO
	Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (season 25)
	SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (season 5)	ESPN

2020s

Year	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
2020 (32nd)	Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics (season 1)	YouTube	^[17]^[18]
	Hard Knocks: Los Angeles	HBO
	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (season 26)
	Seeing America with Megan Rapinoe
	The Shop: Uninterrupted Featuring President Barack Obama
2021 (33rd)	100 Foot Wave (season 1)	HBO	^[19]^[20]
	Formula 1: Drive to Survive (season 3)	Netflix
	Naomi Osaka (season 1)	Netflix
	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (season 27)	HBO
	Tiger	HBO
2022 (34th)	Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off	Hulu	^[21]^[22]
	Formula 1: Drive to Survive (season 4)	Netflix
	Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Detroit Lions	HBO
	Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (season 1)	Hulu
	McEnroe	Showtime
2023 (35th)	Beckham (season 1)	Netflix	^[23]^[24]
	100 Foot Wave (season 2)	HBO
	Formula 1: Drive to Survive (season 5)	Netflix
	Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets	HBO
	Shaun White: The Last Run (season 1)	Max
2024 (36th)	Simone Biles Rising	Netflix	^[25]^[26]
	Formula 1: Drive to Survive (season 6)	Netflix
	Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants	HBO
	Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend	Apple TV+
	Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics	History Channel

Total awards by network

HBO – 7
ESPN – 2
Netflix – 2
Hulu – 1
VICELAND – 1
YouTube – 1

Programs with multiple awards

5 awards

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (4 consecutive)

Programs with multiple nominations

12 nominations

Hard Knocks

11 nominations

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

5 nominations

SportsCenter

4 nominations

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

3 nominations

24/7
E:30

2 nominations

100 Foot Wave
30 for 30
Monday Night Football
The Fight Game with Jim Lampley
VICE World of Sports

References

↑ "2012 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ Kilday, Gregg (January 21, 2012). "Producers Guild Awards Name 'The Artist' Motion Picture of Year; 'Boardwalk Empire' Scores TV Drama (Winners List)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ Finke, Nikki (January 26, 2013). "Producers Guild 2013 Awards: 'Argo' Wins, Also 'Homeland', 'Searching For Sugar Man', 'Wreck-It Ralph', 'Game Change', 'Modern Family', 'Amazing Race', 'Colbert Report'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "TV Series/Specials and Digital Series Nominations". Producers Guild of America. November 28, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "2014 PGA Awards: Winners and Nominees". Variety. January 19, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "2014 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "2015 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "2016 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "PGA Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "2017 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ Kilday, Gregg (January 20, 2018). "PGA Awards: 'The Shape of Water' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "2018 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "Producers Guild Awards: 'Green Book' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ "2019 PGA Awards Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
↑ Crist, Allison; Keegan, Rebecca; Gardner, Chris; Howard, Annie (January 18, 2020). "PGA Awards: '1917' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 19, 2020.
↑ Pedersen, Erik (December 19, 2019). "PGA Awards Sets Nominations For Sports, Children's Shortform TV & Inaugural Innovation Award". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
↑ Hipes, Patrick (March 20, 2021). "PGA Awards: 'Carpool Karaoke', 'Defying Gravity,' 'Sesame Street' Special Among Early Winners". Deadline. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
↑ Schneider, Michael (February 26, 2021). "Producers Guild Awards Reveals 2021 Nominations for Sports, Children's and Short Form TV Categories". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
↑ Tapp, Tom (March 14, 2022). "Producers Guild Awards Winners In Sports, Children's, Short Form & Innovation Categories Announced". Deadline. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (January 18, 2022). "PGA Awards Unveil First 2022 TV Nominees: 'Naomi Osaka,' 'Tiger,' and More". IndieWire. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
↑ Hipes, Patrick (February 26, 2023). "PGA Awards: Everything Everywhere All At Once Takes Best Picture; The White Lotus, The Bear, The Dropout Top TV Heap – Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
↑ Schneider, Michael (December 16, 2022). "PGA Awards Announces 2023 Nominees in Sports, Children's and Short Form TV Categories". Variety. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
↑ "The Producers Guild of America Awards Oppenheimer, Succession, Beef, The Bear, American Symphony Top Honors at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards" (Press release). Los Angeles, CA: Producers Guild of America. February 25, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
↑ Schneider, Michael (December 15, 2023). "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Goosebumps, Sesame Street Among PGA Noms for Short Form, Children's, Sports". Variety. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice; Thomas, Carly; Lewis, Hilary (February 8, 2025). "PGA Awards: Anora Takes Home Top Film Prize". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
↑ "2025 Producers Guild Award Nominees Announced for Children's, Short-Form and Sports Television Programs" (Press release). Los Angeles: Producers Guild of America. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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[1] "2012 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[2] Kilday, Gregg (January 21, 2012). "Producers Guild Awards Name 'The Artist' Motion Picture of Year; 'Boardwalk Empire' Scores TV Drama (Winners List)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[3] Finke, Nikki (January 26, 2013). "Producers Guild 2013 Awards: 'Argo' Wins, Also 'Homeland', 'Searching For Sugar Man', 'Wreck-It Ralph', 'Game Change', 'Modern Family', 'Amazing Race', 'Colbert Report'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[4] "TV Series/Specials and Digital Series Nominations". Producers Guild of America. November 28, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[5] "2014 PGA Awards: Winners and Nominees". Variety. January 19, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[6] "2014 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[7] "2015 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[8] "2016 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[9] "PGA Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[10] "2017 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[11] Kilday, Gregg (January 20, 2018). "PGA Awards: 'The Shape of Water' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[12] "2018 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[13] "Producers Guild Awards: 'Green Book' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[14] "2019 PGA Awards Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[15] Crist, Allison; Keegan, Rebecca; Gardner, Chris; Howard, Annie (January 18, 2020). "PGA Awards: '1917' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 19, 2020.

[16] Pedersen, Erik (December 19, 2019). "PGA Awards Sets Nominations For Sports, Children's Shortform TV & Inaugural Innovation Award". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

[17] Hipes, Patrick (March 20, 2021). "PGA Awards: 'Carpool Karaoke', 'Defying Gravity,' 'Sesame Street' Special Among Early Winners". Deadline. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

[18] Schneider, Michael (February 26, 2021). "Producers Guild Awards Reveals 2021 Nominations for Sports, Children's and Short Form TV Categories". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[19] Tapp, Tom (March 14, 2022). "Producers Guild Awards Winners In Sports, Children's, Short Form & Innovation Categories Announced". Deadline. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[20] Lattanzio, Ryan (January 18, 2022). "PGA Awards Unveil First 2022 TV Nominees: 'Naomi Osaka,' 'Tiger,' and More". IndieWire. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[21] Hipes, Patrick (February 26, 2023). "PGA Awards: Everything Everywhere All At Once Takes Best Picture; The White Lotus, The Bear, The Dropout Top TV Heap – Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[22] Schneider, Michael (December 16, 2022). "PGA Awards Announces 2023 Nominees in Sports, Children's and Short Form TV Categories". Variety. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

[23] "The Producers Guild of America Awards Oppenheimer, Succession, Beef, The Bear, American Symphony Top Honors at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards" (Press release). Los Angeles, CA: Producers Guild of America. February 25, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[24] Schneider, Michael (December 15, 2023). "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Goosebumps, Sesame Street Among PGA Noms for Short Form, Children's, Sports". Variety. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[25] Verhoeven, Beatrice; Thomas, Carly; Lewis, Hilary (February 8, 2025). "PGA Awards: Anora Takes Home Top Film Prize". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 21, 2025.

[26] "2025 Producers Guild Award Nominees Announced for Children's, Short-Form and Sports Television Programs" (Press release). Los Angeles: Producers Guild of America. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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