2025 Sports Emmy Award Nominations Unveiled; Technical Nods Go to 2024 Paris Games, Masters, Noche UFC, Super Bowl LIX, U.S. Open Other noms: Women's NCAA Final Four, World Series, Army-Navy, Daytona 500, Indy 500, SpongeBob NFL Altcast, Rickwood Field By SVG Staff
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The 46th Annual Sports Emmy Nominations are out, and ESPN once again topped all media groups with 63 nods, marking the 12th straight year it has led the industry.
ESPN was followed by NBCUniversal (48), FOX Sports (31), the NFL (22), Prime Video (21), CBS Sports (21), TNT Sports (20), Netflix (9), HBO/Max (8), UFC (6), MLB Network (3), and Roku (3).
Announced Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the nominees from the 47 categories will gather for the ceremony on Tuesday, May 20 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th St., New York City.
This year's Sports Emmy nominees have once again raised the bar in sports television, blending innovation and passion to deliver unforgettable moments, says Adam Sharp, president/CEO, NATAS. From their groundbreaking technical achievements to their excellence in the timeless art of live-sports drama and documentary storytelling, we look forward to honoring these extraordinary professionals' contributions.
ESPN's nominated work aired on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN , ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, SEC Network, the ESPN App, ESPN.com and Disney . The 63 nods include four for E60, six for college-football programming, five for NFL programing, and six for ESPN Deportes.
NBCUniversal's 48 Sports nominations (for shows airing on NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, E!, NBCOlympics.com, Telemundo, Universo, Golf Channel) represent the broadcaster's most since 2013 (58). Highlighted by 27 for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, the nominations include 10 for SNF, nine for Telemundo, two for Golf Channel, two for Peacock, and one for NBCOlympics.com.
FOX's 31 nods included 10 for FOX NFL (including Super Bowl LIX), seven for FOX MLB, and three for FOX Sports' state-of-the-art Soccer Palace for UEFA Euro 2024 and CONMEBOL Copa Am rica 2024. In addition, FOX Sports founding President and Emmy Award-winning sports producer David Hill will be presented with Lifetime Achievement honors at the ceremony.
The NFL earned 22 nominations across NFL Network, NFL Films, and the league office, including two nominations for Hard Knocks.
Prime Video was nominated for an all-time-best 21 times across 17 categories, including 12 nods for Thursday Night Football.
CBS Sports' 21 nominations include nods for the NFL on CBS, college football on CBS, The Masters, NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and UEFA Champions League.
TNT Sports received 20 nominations, led primarily by its NBA on TNT, NHL on TNT, and NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament coverage.
Outstanding Live Special - Championship Event
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - NBC | Peacock
The Masters - CBS
NCAA Women's Tournament Championship - ABC
The 124th U.S. Open - NBC | USA | Peacock
The 120th World Series: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers - FOX
Outstanding Live Special - Non-Championship Event
The 125th Army-Navy Game - CBS
The 66th Daytona 500 - FOX
The 108th Indianapolis 500 - NBC | Peacock
NFL Wild Card Game Live From Bikini Bottom: Houston Texans vs. Los Angeles Chargers - Nickelodeon
Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues - FOX
Outstanding Live Series
College Football on CBS - CBS
FOX NFL - FOX
Monday Night Football - ESPN | ESPN | ABC
NFL on CBS - CBS
SEC on ABC - ABC | ESPN
Sunday Night Football - NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Playoff Coverage
College Football Playoff - ESPN | TNT
The National League Playoffs - FOX | FS1
NBA Playoffs on TNT -TNT
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament - CBS | TNT
NFL Playoffs -NBC | Peacock
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: Immersive Audio at Scale - NBC | Peacock
NFL Live: StatusPro Visualizer VR Technology - ESPN
NHL Big City Greens Classic | Simpson's Funday Football | NBA Dunk the Halls: Modified Character Scaling - ESPN2 | ESPN [Beyond Sports, Hawk-Eye]
OptiMotion - CBS
2024 PGA Tour: Drone AR - CBS | NBC [PGA TOUR]
Thursday Night Football: AI Feature Latency - Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]
Outstanding Technical Team Event
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - NBC | Peacock
The Masters - CBS
Noche UFC/UFC 306 at Riyadh Season: O'Malley vs Dvalishvili - ESPN | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fight Pass [UFC, Silent House Group]
Super Bowl LIX -FOX
2024 US Open - ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN | ABC
Outstanding Technical Team Studio
FOX NFL - FOX
FOX SOCCER Palace - FOX | FS1
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - NBC | Peacock
NFL Draft -ESPN | ABC
Thursday Night Football - Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]
Outstanding Audio/Sound - Live Event
FOX MLB -FOX | FS1
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - NBC | Peacock
NHL on ESPN - ABC | ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN
NHL Winter Classic on TNT: Chicago - TNT
Sunday Night Football - NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly
College GameDay - ESPN
FOX MLB - FOX | FS1
FOX NFL Sunday - FOX | FS1
Inside the NBA on TNT - TNT
Thursday Night Football - Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]
Outstanding Studio Show - Daily
The Dan Patrick Show - Peacock
Good Morning Football - NFL Network
MLB Central - MLB Network
MLB Tonight - MLB Network
NFL Live - ESPN | ESPN2
Pardon the Interruption - ESPN [Rydholm Projects]
Outstanding Studio Show - Limited Run
College GameDay: College Football Playoffs - ESPN
FOX MLB: The Postseason - FOX | FS1
Inside the NBA Playoffs on TNT - TNT
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on TNT - TNT
Road to the Final Four - CBS | TNT
Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish
Fuera de Juego - ESPN
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2025 Sports Emmy Award Nominations Unveiled; Technical Nods Go to 2024 Paris Games, Masters, Noche UFC, Super Bowl LIX, U.S. Open Other noms: Women's NCAA Final Four, World Series, Army-Navy, Daytona 500, Indy 500, SpongeBob NFL Altcast, Rickwood Field By SVG Staff 
