2022 Sports Emmys: ESPN Takes Home 11 Statues; Fox Sports' MLB at Field of Dreams Wins for Outstanding Live Special The NFL on CBS's RomoVision' picks up Wensel Technical Achievement Award By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 12:40 pm
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ESPN led all network groups with 11 wins at last night's Sports Emmy Awards, followed by six trophies each for CBS Sports, NBC Sports Group, and NFL Media; five for Turner Sports; and three for Fox Sports Media Group. In the key categories, Fox s MLB at Field of Dreams broadcast won for Outstanding Live Special, ESPN's Monday Night Football With Peyton & Eli was named Outstanding Live Series, and CBS s coverage of the epic Bills-Chiefs AFC Playoffs game won for Outstanding Playoff Coverage.
Fox Sports Producer Pete Macheska closed out the night accepting the Outstanding Live Special award for Fox's MLB at Field of Dreams coverage.
NFL Network's NFL 360 picked up the most awards of any program, with four. NBC's Games of the XXXII Olympiad coverage received three.
Among the 47 categories were key technical awards, including ESPN's CFP National Championship Game coverage for Outstanding Technical Team Event and NBC's Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show for Outstanding Technical Team Studio. The prestigious George Wensel Technical Achievement Award went to the NFL on CBS for its use of RomoVision. In addition, Fox Sports continued to dominate the Outstanding Audio/Sound - Live category, winning again this year for its MLB coverage.
On the Outstanding Studio Show front, Inside the NBA on TNT won in the Weekly category, Good Morning Football in the Daily, and Inside the NBA on TNT: Playoffs in the Limited Run. In addition. Telemundo was awarded Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish for its work at the Tokyo Olympics.
In terms of digital/interactive categories, NBC's Games of the XXXII Olympiad won for Outstanding Interactive Experience - Event Coverage, NBA on TNT Tuesday for Outstanding Interactive Experience - Original Programming, and MLB Home Run Derby: MLB XR for Outstanding Digital Innovation.
NBC's Tokyo Games coverage was named Outstanding Graphic Design - Event Show; Bleacher Report's The Portal, Outstanding Graphic Design - Specialty. NBA Social's Welcome to NBA Lane was awarded Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction.
Trailblazing sports journalist Lesley Visser was honored with the prestigious Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. A $40,000 grant went to Delaware State University's Once a Hornet. Always a Hornet The Past, Present and Future of Delaware State University Football as part of the recently launched Coca Cola HBCU Sports Production Grant.
Stay tuned to sportsvideo.org in the coming days for red-carpet interviews with some of evening's key winners. CLICK HERE to watch the full ceremony, CLICK HERE to see all of the night's nominees, and check out the full list of winners below:
OUTSTANDING LIVE SPECIAL MLB at Field of Dreams - FOX
OUTSTANDING LIVE SERIES Monday Night Football With Peyton & Eli - ESPN2/ESPN+/Omaha Productions
OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE AFC Playoffs: Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs - CBS
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM EVENT College Football National Championship: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs - ESPN
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show - NBC
THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NFL on CBS: RomoVision - CBS
OUTSTANDING AUDIO/SOUND LIVE EVENT FOX MLB - FOX/FS1
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW WEEKLY Inside the NBA on TNT - TNT
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - DAILY Good Morning Football - NFL Network
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - LIMITED RUN Inside the NBA on TNT: Playoffs - TNT
OUTSTANDING ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE The International 10: Dota2 Championship: Team Spirit vs PSG.LGD - Twitch | YouTube | Steam TV | Valve Corporation
OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN - EVENT/SHOW Games of the XXXII Olympiad - NBC | NBCSN | CNBC | USA Network | MSNBC
OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN - SPECIALTY The Portal - Bleacher Report
OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION Welcome to NBA Lane - NBA Social | Translation | Superprime
OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE - EVENT COVERAGE Games of the XXXII Olympiad - NBC
OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE - ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING NBA on TNT Tuesday - TNT
OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION MLB Home Run Derby - MLB XR - MLB AR | VR Apps | MLB Network
OUTSTANDING EDITED EVENT COVERAGE NFL Game Day All-Access: Super Bowl LVI - NFL Films/YouTube
OUTSTANDING EDITED SPECIAL: KOBE The Legend, The Legacy - ESPN
OUTSTANDING HOSTED EDITED SERIES Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel - HBO
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION NHL on ESPN - ESPN
OUTSTANDING AUDIO/SOUND - POST-PRODUCED NCAA March Madness: Made for Madness - tbs | CBS | TNT | truTV
OUTSTANDING SHORT DOCUMENTARY NFL 360 - NFL Network
OUTSTANDING LONG DOCUMENTARY The Alpinist - Netflix/Red Bull Media House
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES Man in the Arena: Tom Brady - ESPN | Religion of Sports | Executive Producers 199 | Productions | NFL Films]
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES - SERIALIZED Formula 1: Drive to Survive - Netflix/Box to Box Films
OUTSTANDING JOURNALISM E: 60 - ESPN
OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE The NFL Today - CBS
OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE NFL 360 - NFL Network
OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE NHL on ESPN - ESPN
OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK - SHORT FORM The NFL Today: The Move - CBS
OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK - LONG FORM The Ultimate Run - Red Bull TV/LOS & Sons GmbH
OUTSTANDING EDITING - SHORT FORM NFL 360 - NFL Network
OUTSTANDING EDITING - LONG FORM TIGER HBO - HBO | HBO Max Jigsaw Productions | Our Time Projects
THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD - SHORT FORM NFL 360: Ode to South Central - NFL Network
OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD - SHORT FORM MLB Toni
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