2022 Sports Emmy Nominations: ESPN Leads All Networks; NFL 360, Tokyo Olympics Are Top Programs

CBS, NBC, Fox, Turner Sports, NFL Network, HBO also came up big

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When the 43rd Annual Sports Emmy Award nominations were unveiled today, ESPN led all network groups with 62 nods, followed by CBS Sports (33), NBC Sports (30), Fox Sports (26), Turner Sports (24), NFL Network (23), and HBO (18). The 12 nominations for NFL Network’s NFL 360 are the most of any single program, trailed closely by NBC’s coverage of the Tokyo Olympics. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) will announce the winners at an in-person ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on May 24.

Nominations were announced in 47 categories, including Outstanding Live Special, Live Series and Playoff Coverage, along with Outstanding Technical Team Remote and Technical Team Studio, and the George Wensel Technical Achievement Award.

Also garnering multiple nominations are Netflix with six; Red Bull TV, Twitch, and YouTube TV with five each; MLB Network and Univision with four; UFC Fight Pass and NBA Social with three; and Facebook and Outside TV with two. ESPN led all individual networks with 40 nominations, followed by CBS (27); Fox and NFL Network (22 each); NBC (20); HBO, HBO Max, and TNT (18 each); FS1 (16); ABC and ESPN+ (12 each), and ESPN Deportes (10).

As for nominations by program, NFL 360 (12) and the Tokyo Olympics (10) were followed by ESPN’s E:60 and HBO’s Hard Knocks with five; CBS’s NFL Today, NHL on ESPN and HBO’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel with four apiece; and another 10 programs with three nods each.

“The challenges these talented sports professionals have overcome to deliver exciting, entertaining, and innovative coverage of the world of sports these last two years during a worldwide pandemic is extraordinary,” says Adam Sharp, president/CEO, NATAS. “Today, we honor these esteemed nominees and are overjoyed that, after this long absence, we will once again gather together, in person, to celebrate those who bring the thrill of competitive sports into our lives on a daily basis.”

Says Justine Gubar, head of sports awards, NATAS, “With the most nominations in Sports Emmy history, this year’s competition is a proud moment for the entire industry. I am deeply looking forward to our first in-person Sports ceremony since 2019 so that we can celebrate the groundbreaking accomplishments of the last year.”

Check out this year’s full list of nominees below:

OUTSTANDING LIVE SPECIAL

  • 103rd PGA Championship – CBS
  • The 122nd Army-Navy Game – CBS
  • MLB at Field of Dreams: New York Yankees vs. Chicago White Sox – FOX
  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad – NBC
  • Super Bowl LVI: Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals – NBC | Peacock

OUTSTANDING LIVE SERIES

  • FOX College Football – FOX | FS1
  • FOX MLB – FOX | FS1
  • Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli – ESPN2 | ESPN+ | Omaha Productions
  • NFL on CBS – CBS
  • Sunday Night Football – NBC

OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE

  • AFC Playoffs: Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs – CBS
  • American League Championship Series: Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox – FOX | FS1
  • NBA on ESPN – ESPN
  • NCAA Men’s Basketball National Semifinal: UCLA Bruins vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs – tbs | CBS | TNT | truTV
  • NFC Playoffs – FOX

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM EVENT

  • 103rd PGA Championship – CBS
  • College Football National Championship: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs
  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad – NBC
  • The Masters – CBS
  • US Open – ESPN

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO

  • College GameDay – ESPN
  • MLB at Field of Dreams – FOX
  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad – NBC
  • Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli – ESPN
  • Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show – NBC

OUTSTANDING AUDIO/SOUND – LIVE EVENT

  • FOX MLB
  • FOX NASCAR
  • Little League World Series NASCAR on NBC
  • NFL on CBS
  • NHL on ESPN

THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • 2021 Natural Selection Tour Jackson Hole: Live Stabilized FPV Racing Drones – Red Bull TV | Uncle Toad’s Media Group
  • FOX Sports: XtraMotion – FOX | FS1
  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Friends & Family – NBC
  • NFL on CBS: RomoVision – CBS
  • SRX on CBS: ARTI – CBS

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – WEEKLY

  • College GameDay – ESPN
  • FOX NFL Sunday – FOX
  • Inside the NBA on TNT – TNT
  • NFL Slimetime – Nickelodeon
  • Outside the Lines – ESPN

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – DAILY

  • The Dan Patrick Show – Peacock | Dan Patrick Productions
  • Good Morning Football – NFL Network | Embassy Row
  • NASCAR Race Hub – FS1
  • Pardon the Interruption – ESPN | Rydholm Projects
  • The Rich Eisen Show – Peacock | Rich Eisen Productions
  • SportsCenter – ESPN

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – LIMITED RUN

  • College GameDay: College Football Playoff – ESPN
  • Golf Central Live From the PGA Championship – Golf Channel
  • Inside the NBA on TNT: Playoffs – TNT
  • Postseason NFL Countdown – ESPN
  • Road to the Final Four – tbs | CBS | TNT | truTV

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH

  • Fútbol Central – Univision | TUDN
  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Telemundo
  • República Deportiva – Univision | TUDN
  • SportsCenter – ESPN Deportes
  • Sunday Night Football – Telemundo

OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN – EVENT/SHOW

  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad NBA on ESPN – NBC | NBCSN | CNBC | USA Network | MSNBC
  • Marvel Arena of Heroes – ESPN2
  • NFC Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon: San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys – CBS | Nickelodeon
  • NFL Slimetime – Nickelodeon
  • NHL on ESPN – ESPN | ESPN+ | ABC TNT
  • NHL on TNT – TNT

OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION

  • 2021 NBA Finals: Opens – ABC | ESPN | Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks
  • MLB at Field of Dreams – FOX
  • Human Pinball – Red Bull TV | Red Bull Media House
  • The NFL Today: The Move – CBS
  • Welcome to NBA Lane – NBA Social | Translation | Superprime

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE – EVENT COVERAGE

  • 2021 NCAA March Madness: March Madness Live – NCAA.com
  • College Football Playoff National Championship MegaCast – ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPNU | ESPNews | SEC Network| ESPN Deportes | ESPN3 | ESPN App
  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad – NBC
  • Red Bull Rampage – Red Bull TV | Red Bull Media House
  • The 2021 U.S. Open Championships – U.S. Open AR App [Deloitte]

OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION

  • Fan Controlled Football – Twitch / Fan Controlled Sports and Entertainment
  • MLB Home Run Derby: MLB XR – MLB AR | VR Apps | MLB Network
  • Raw: Emotions Unite Us – Paralympic.org | Meta | PHORIA
  • The Players Championship: Every Shot Live – PGA TOUR Digital Platforms | WSC Sports
  • The Portal – Bleacher Report

OUTSTANDING ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE

  • League of Legends Worlds 2021 Final: DAMWON KIA vs. Edward Gaming – LoLEsports.com | Twitch | YouTube | Riot Games
  • Overwatch League 2021 Grand Finals: Shanghai Dragons vs. Atlanta Reign – YouTube
  • The International 10 – Dota2 Championship: Team Spirit vs PSG.LGD – Twitch | YouTube | Steam TV | Valve Corp.
  • Ultimate Madden Bowl Finale – Twitch | EA Sports
  • WePlay AniMajor: Evil Geniuses vs. PSG.LGD – Twitch | WePlay Esports

OUTSTANDING EDITED EVENT COVERAGE

  • America’s Game: The 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – NFL Network | NFL Films
  • Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL: The 2021 NFL Draft
  • NFL Game Day All-Access: Super Bowl LVI – NFL Network | NFL Films
  • NFL Turning Point: Divisional Round – NFL Network | NFL Films
  • Road to the Super Bowl – NBC | NFL Films
  • UFC The Walk: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 – UFC Fight Pass
  • UFC The Walk: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 – UFC Fight Pass

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPECIAL

  • KOBE: The Legend, The Legacy – ESPN
  • MLB Network Presents: Remembering the Game for New York – MLB Network
  • Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 50th Anniversary Special – ABC
  • NFL 360: Black History Month – NFL Network
  • NFL 360: Women in Football – NFL Network

OUTSTANDING HOSTED EDITED SERIES

  • Back on the Record With Bob Costas – HBO | HBO Max
  • E: 60 – ESPN
  • Eli’s Places – ESPN+ | Omaha Productions | NFL Films]
  • Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel – HBO | HBO Max
  • The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED – HBO | HBO Max | UNINTERRUPTED | Frēhand | Hardware Agency

OUTSTANDING SHORT DOCUMENTARY

  • Black History Always Special: Finding Free – ESPN+ | The Undefeated
  • Black History Always Special: I Run With Maud – ESPN+ | The Undefeated
  • Black History Always Special: Monochrome – ESPN+ | The Undefeated
  • NFL 360: Mark Pattison: Searching for the Summit – NFL Network
  • Relentless: The Brendon Wiseley Story – FS1 | NASCAR Productions
  • UFC Chronicles: A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit – UFC Fight Pass

OUTSTANDING LONG DOCUMENTARY

  • 144 – ESPN | ESPN Films
  • LFG – HBO | HBO Max
  • Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In – Paramount+ | DNA Films | Passion Pictures | Ventureland
  • The Alpinist – Netflix | Red Bull Media House
  • VICE VERSA: Fear of a Black Quarterback – VICE TV | 44 Blue

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

  • A Football Life – NFL Network | NFL Films
  • Bad Sport – Netflix | RAW
  • Level Playing Field: HBO | HBO Max | Vox Media Studios | Vox
  • Man in the Arena: Tom Brady – ESPN+ | ESPN | Religion of Sports | 199 Productions | NFL Films
  • The Inside Story – TNT

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES – SERIALIZED

  • Formula 1: Drive to Survive – Netflix | Box to Box Films
  • Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts – Peacock | UNINTERRUPTED
  • Hard Knocks: The Dallas Cowboys – HBO | HBO Max | NFL Films
  • Last Chance U: Basketball – Netflix | GQ Studios | Endgame Entertainment | One Potato Productions | Boardwalk Pictures
  • Simone vs. Herself – Facebook Watch | Religion of Sports

OUTSTANDING JOURNALISM

  • E: 60: Alive: The Drew Robinson Story – ESPN
  • E: 60: Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace – ESPN
  • E: 60: Ticket Home – ESPN
  • Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: Silent No More: Sexual Abuse at the University of Michigan – HBO | HBO Max
  • Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: The Dark Side of Cheer: Sexual Predators in the World of Competitive Cheerleading – HBO | HBO Max

OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE

  • NFL 360: Sam Gordon: In a League of Their Own – NFL Network
  • SC Featured: A Father’s Resilience – ESPN
  • The Arena on TNT: ‘The Stage’ by Harry Edwards – TNT
  • The NFL Today: The Move – CBS
  • Welcome to NBA Lane – NBA Social | Translation | Superprime

OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE

  • College Football on CBS: Generation 9/11 – CBS
  • NBA on TNT: NBA 75th Anniversary – TNT
  • NCAA March Madness: Made for Madness – tbs | CBS | TNT | truTV
  • NHL on ESPN: Harmony – ESPN
  • The 122nd Army-Navy Game: In Service – CBS

OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE

  • NFL 360: Kwity Paye: KWITY – NFL Network
  • NFL 360: Through the Ashes: The Story of Black Wall Street – NFL Network
  • Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: Oksana: The Remarkable Story of Paralympic Superstar Oksana Masters – HBO | HBO Max
  • SC Featured: 17 Hours: The Chris Nikic Story – ESPN
  • Sunday NFL Countdown: Hey Noah – ESPN

OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN SPANISH

  • En Sus Zapatos: Alexa Moreno – ESPN Deportes
  • Greenland: New York – ESPN Deportes
  • Nos Vemos en el Podio – Telemundo
  • SC Reportajes: Kikimita – ESPN Deportes
  • Último Tren a Tokio – ESPN Deportes

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE – ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING

  • Everest: A Trek to Base Camp – iFIT
  • FOX College Football: Ultimate College Football Road Trip – FOX | FS1 | FOXSports.com
  • House of Highlights: Showdown Series – Bleacher Report
  • NBA on TNT Tuesday – TNT
  • NFL Slimetime: NVP Trophy – Nickelodeon

OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK – SHORT FORM

  • FOX NFL: Live From Los Angeles | Annapolis Open | The One Man Report – FOX
  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad: A Vision as One | The Best of U.S. – NBC
  • NFL 360: Ode to South Central – NFL Network
  • NFL Films Presents: Shots of the Year – FS1 | NFL Films
  • The NFL Today: The Move – CBS

OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK – LONG FORM

  • Dispatches: Wall of Skulls – Outside TV
  • NFL 360: Mark Pattison: Searching for the Summit – NFL Network
  • NFL 360: Solomon Thomas: Breathe – NFL Network
  • Outsiders of the Year: Tommy Rivs – Outside TV
  • The Alpinist – Netflix | Red Bull Media House
  • The Ultimate Run – Red Bull TV | LOS & Sons GmbH

OUTSTANDING EDITING – SHORT FORM

  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Titans – NBC
  • NFL 360: Jonathan Allen: Alone – NFL Network
  • NFL 360: Ode to South Central – NFL Network
  • SC Featured: A Father’s Resilience – ESPN
  • The NFL Today: The Move – CBS
  • Welcome To NBA Lane – NBA Social | Translation | Superprime

OUTSTANDING EDITING – LONG FORM

  • E: 60: Alive: The Drew Robinson Story – ESPN
  • Formula 1: Drive To Survive – Netflix | Box to Box Films
  • Hard Knocks: The Dallas Cowboys – HBO | HBO Max | NFL Films
  • Man in the Arena: Tom Brady – ESPN+ | ESPN | Religion of Sports | 199 Productions | NFL Films
  • TIGER – HBO | HBO Max | Jigsaw Productions | Our Time Projects

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION

  • College Football on CBS: Generation 9/11 – CBS
  • Dear Rider – HBO | HBO Max | Red Bull Media House
  • Hard Knocks: The Dallas Cowboys – HBO | HBO Max | NFL Films
  • If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams – FOX | Texas Crew Productions
  • NHL on ESPN: Harmony – ESPN

OUTSTANDING AUDIO/SOUND – POST-PRODUCED

  • Freeskiing: The Ultimate Run – Red Bull TV | Legs of Steel
  • Hard Knocks: The Dallas Cowboys – HBO | HBO Max | NFL Films
  • NASCAR Race Hub: The Daytona 500: Radioactive – FS1 | NASCAR Productions
  • NBA TV Hall of Fame: Flight Through History – NBA TV
  • NCAA March Madness: Made for Madness – tbs | CBS | TNT | truTV

THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD – SHORT FORM

  • Back on the Record With Bob Costas: Consider This: As the Games Go On – HBO | HBO Max
  • Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 50th Anniversary Special: Ali-Frazier: The Social Moment – ESPN
  • NFL 360: Ode to South Central – NFL Network
  • The 149th Open: Teases – NBC
  • The Arena on TNT: Hank Aaron Tribute – TNT

OUTSTANDING WRITING – LONG FORM

  • All Access: Canelo vs. Plant – Showtime Sports
  • Back on the Record With Bob Costas: Consider This: Follow the Money – HBO | HBO Max
  • Hard Knocks: The Dallas Cowboys – HBO | HBO Max | NFL Films
  • MLB Tonight: The Say Hey Kid at 90 – MLB Network
  • SEC Storied: The Trials of Bobby Hoppe – SEC Network
  • The Day Sports Stood Still – HBO | HBO Max | Imagine Documentaries | Fuqua Films | Waffle Iron Entertainment | Ohh Dip!!! Productions

OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN – SPECIALTY

  • A Gift from the Haudenosaunee – CBS | CBS Sports Network
  • College Football National Championship: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs – ESPN
  • Juneteenth – SEC Network
  • The NFL on ESPN The Portal – Bleacher Report

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

  • All Madden: Trailer – FOX
  • FOX College Football: Big Noon Energy – FOX | FS1
  • FOX NASCAR: Best Season Ever – FOX | FS1
  • Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Imagine – NBC
  • NASCAR Race Hub: Bristol Dirt – FOX | FS1

OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT/CAMPAIGN

  • #StrongerTogether: What Agnes Saw – Olympics.com | Olympic Channel | Dirty Robber
  • #WeThe15 – Twitter | Facebook | NBC | YouTube | International Paralympic Committee
  • Celebrating Black Stories: – CBS Sports Network | Alice Coachman | Josh Gibson | Lucy Diggs Slowe
  • Inspire Change: Where I’m From – NFL | 72andSunny | Serial Productions
  • Mental Health PSA Campaign: Series Intro With Michael Robinson – NFL Network | ESPN | ABC | NFL Media | Hayden Hurst | DJ Chark

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/STUDIO HOST

  • Rece Davis
  • Rich Eisen
  • Ernie Johnson
  • Mike Tirico
  • Scott Van Pelt

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/PLAY-BY-PLAY

  • Mike Breen
  • Joe Buck
  • Ian Eagle
  • Al Michaels
  • Jim Nantz

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/STUDIO ANALYST

  • Jay Bilas
  • Nate Burleson
  • Kirk Herbstreit
  • Harold Reynolds
  • Kenny Smith

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/SPORTS EVENT ANALYST

  • Troy Aikman
  • Cris Collinsworth
  • Gary Danielson
  • Kirk Herbstreit
  • Peyton Manning

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/REPORTER

  • Tom Rinaldi
  • Holly Rowe
  • Lisa Salters
  • Michele Tafoya
  • Tracy Wolfson

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/EMERGING ON-AIR TALENT

  • Malika Andrews
  • Julian Edelman
  • Eli Manning
  • Greg Olsen
  • Taylor Rooks

OUTSTANDING ON-AIR PERSONALITY IN SPANISH

  • Cristina Alexander
  • Andrés Cantor
  • Lindsay Casinelli
  • Miguel Gurwitz
  • Ana Jurka
  • Adriana Monsalve

Accounting services for the competition are provided by the firm of Lutz & Carr LLP.

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