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42nd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards Nominations

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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR
THE 42nd ANNUAL
SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS

Ceremony to be held Online on the Emmy® Awards Dedicated OTT Platform

New York, NY – April 20, 2021 – The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 42nd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards which will be live-streamed at Watch.TheEmmys.TV  on Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

“Today we honor the talented professionals who during this unprecedented time of a world-wide pandemic still found ways to inform, entertain and excite the passionate fan base that makes up the sports universe.” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. “The challenges they have overcome and this inspiring and diverse set of nominees is nothing short of remarkable.”

“In a year where sports production literally ground to a halt, we received a record number of submissions.  From innovative solutions to the constraints of production during the pandemic to the superb storytelling that confronted the social justice issues of our times, we are so proud of what our nominees were able to achieve,” said Justine Gubar, Executive Director, Sports Emmy® Awards. “I’m particularly excited about the debut of our Outstanding Sports Personality-Emerging On-Air Talent category which welcomes 5 new sports personalities into the Emmy nominee family.”

The live-stream is available on the web at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmy® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv). The program and many other Emmy® Award events can be watched anytime & anywhere on this platform powered by Vimeo.

Nominations were announced in 46 categories including Outstanding Live Sports Special, Live Sports Series and Playoff Coverage, three Documentary categories, Outstanding Play-by-Play Announcer and Studio Host, among others.

DOWNLOAD THE NOMINATIONS LIST

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

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About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime and Daytime Creative Arts programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering.

NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000+ broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including regional student television and its Student Award for Excellence and the National Student Production Awards for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public

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Nominations by Network Group

Network/ Network Group Nominations  
ESPN(ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPNews, ESPN.com)54  
FOX(FOX, FS1, FS2, FOXSports.com,
FOX News)
31
NFL(NFL Network, NFL Media Group)28
NBC(NBC, NBCSN, Peacock, Golf Channel)25
CBS(CBS, CBS All Access, CBS Sports Network)24
Turner(TNT, tbs, Bleacher Report, B/R Live)20
HBO 13
MLB 10
Netflix 9
RBTV 5
Univision 5
YouTube 4
Apple TV+ 3
Showtime 3
Amazon(Amazon, Twitch)2
DIRECTV 2
Hulu 2
MotorTrend 2
NBA 2
Nickelodeon 2
Outside TV 2
UFC 2
Facebook 1
IOC Sports 1
Olympic Channel 1
Twitter 1

Please note: In the table above, if an entry is credited to multiple network groups, then each network is given credit for a nomination (e.g. CBS/TNT yields 1 nomination for CBS Sports and 1 nomination for Turner Sports).  If all credited networks are from the same corporate entity, then the network group gets credit for 1 Emmy nomination (e.g. ABC/ESPN equals 1 nomination for ESPN).

Nominations by Program

ProgramNominationsNetwork
Super Bowl LV11CBS
NFL 3609NFL Network
E: 607ESPN
FOX NASCAR4FOX/FS1
FOX NFL Sunday4FOX
NFL Total Access4NFL Network
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel4HBO
Rising Phoenix4Netflix
SC Featured4ESPN/ESPN.com/ESPN2/ESPNews
2020 NBA All-Star Game on TNT3TNT
FOX NFL3FOX/NFL Network
Greatness Code3Apple TV+
Inside the NBA3TNT
MLB Tonight3MLB Network
The Old World – A Mindtrip Through Europe3RBTV
The Undefeated Presents3ESPN
Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible2ESPN+/ESPN
College GameDay2ESPN
FOX MLB2FOX/FS1/FS2/FOX News
FOX MLB: The Postseason2FOX/FS1/FOXSports.com/ MLB Network
Hard Knocks2HBO
National League Division Series2MLB Network
NBA on TNT2TNT
NFC Wild Card Game2Nickelodeon
NFL Films Presents2FS1
NFL GameDay Morning2NFL Network
NFL on CBS2CBS
República Deportiva2Univision/TUDN
SC Presents:2020 – Heroes, History and Hope2ESPN
SC Reportajes2ESPN Deportes
Sunday NFL Countdown2ESPN
Sunday Night Football2NBC/Peacock
The 146th Kentucky Derby2NBC
The Masters2CBS
The Playbook2Netflix
The Scheme2HBO
The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED2HBO
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games2NBC/Olympic Channel/NBCSN
We Are the Champions2Netflix
Yellow Brick Road2Golf Channel

Nominations by Network

NetworkNominations
ESPN41
NFL Network27
FOX26
CBS22
FS119
TNT17
NBC15
HBO13
MLB Network10
Netflix9
ESPN Deportes8
ABC6
NBCSN6
RBTV5
TUDN5
Univision5
Telemundo4
YouTube4
Apple TV+3
CBS Sports Network3
ESPN+3
Golf Channel3
Peacock3
Showtime3
DIRECTV2
ESPN.com2
ESPN22
Hulu2
MotorTrend2
Nickelodeon2
Outside TV2
UFC Fight Pass2
Amazon1
B/R Live1
Big Ten Network1
Bleacher Report1
CBS All Access1
ESPN.com1
ESPNews1
Facebook Watch1
FOX News1
FOXSports.com1
FS21
IOC Sports1
NBA1
NBA Digital1
NFL Media Group1
Olympic Channel1
tbs1
Twitch1
Twitter1

        

        

OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL

2020 NBA All-Star Game on TNT                                                                    TNT

The 116th World Series                                                                                    FOX
          Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

The 146th Kentucky Derby                                                                               NBC

  The Match on TNT                                                                                            TNT
          Champions for Charity    

Super Bowl LV                                                                                                    CBS
          Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

                                                                                

OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES

  FOX NASCAR                                                                                          FOX/FS1

  FOX NFL                                                                                   FOX/NFL Network

  NFL on CBS                                                                                                     CBS

  PGA Tour on CBS                                                                                           CBS

  Sunday Night Football                                                                                   NBC

                            

OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE

  2020 NBA Playoffs on TNT                                                                           TNT

  AFC Playoffs                                                                                                    CBS

  NASCAR Playoffs on NBC                                                              NBC/NBCSN

  NFC Wild Card Game                                                                        Nickelodeon
          Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints                                 [CBS Sports]

  Sunday Night Football: Playoffs                                                    NBC/Peacock

                            

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE

  America’s Game: The 2019 Kansas City Chiefs                            NFL Network
                                                                                                                 [NFL Films]

  Hey Rookie: Welcome To The NFL – 2020 NFL Draft                              ESPN
                                                                                                                [NFL Films]

  NFL Game Day All-Access                                                             YouTube
            Super Bowl LV                                                                          [NFL Films]

  NHL on NBC                                                                                            NBCSN
           WIRED: Stadium Series – Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche

  UFC The Walk                                                                              UFC Fight Pass
            McGregor vs. Cowboy                                                                      [UFC]

                            

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL

  Inside the NBA                                                                                                TNT
          Kobe Bryant Memorial

  NFL 360                                                                                             NFL Network
          Black History Month

  NFL 360                                                                                             NFL Network
          Women in Football

  SC Presents: 2020 – Heroes, History and Hope                                       ESPN

  The Undefeated Presents                                                                            ESPN
          The Stop – Living, Driving and Dying While Black

                            

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SERIES

  Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women’s Gymnastics               YouTube
                                                                                                   [YouTube Originals]

  Greatness Code                                                                                     Apple TV+
                                                                 [Religion of Sports/UNINTERRUPTED]

  The Playbook                                                                                               Netflix
                                      [SpringHill Company/Delirio Films/Boardwalk Pictures]

  The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED                                                                      HBO
                                                                                 [UNINTERRUPTED/Frēhand]

  We Are the Champions                                                                              Netflix
                                                                                                          [Dirty Robber]

                            

OUTSTANDING ESPORTS COVERAGE

  2020 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend                         YouTube
          DAL Empire vs. ATL FaZe

  IEM Katowice 2020                                                                                    Twitch
         Grand Final: NaVi vs. G2                                                         [ESL Gaming]

  iRacing                                                                                                      FOX/FS1
          Pro Invitational: Homestead-Miami

  League of Legends World Final                                                             YouTube
          DAMWON vs. Suning                                                             [Riot Games]

  Overwatch League 2020 Grand Finals                                                 YouTube
          San Francisco Shock vs. Seoul Dynasty

                            

OUTSTANDING SHORT SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

  Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible                                                        ESPN+/ESPN
                                                                                                              [ESPN Films]

  E: 60                                                                                                                ESPN
          Twice the Fight: A Family’s Battle and Love of Football

  NFL Films Presents                                                                                           FS1
         The Camden Comeback                                                               [NFL Films]

UFC Chronicles                                                                                UFC Fight Pass
          Love, Death and Prizefighting[UFC]

  The Undefeated Presents                                                                             ESPN
          Why I Play

                            

OUTSTANDING LONG SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

 Ringside                                                                                                     Showtime
                                                                                 [Motto Pictures/Sutor Kolonko]

  Rising Phoenix                                                                                              Netflix
                                                                                  [HTYT Films/Passion Pictures/
                                                                         Misfits Entertainment/Ventureland]

  The Scheme                                                                                                      HBO
                                                                          [Bat Bridge Entertainment/Mastry]

  The Weight of Gold                                                                                          HBO
                                                                                       [Podium Pictures/Octagon]

  Yellow Brick Road                                                                              Golf Channel
                                                                                              [May Fifth Productions]

                            

OUTSTANDING SERIALIZED SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

  All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur                                                          Amazon
                                                        [72 Films Limited/Amazon Studios/NFL Films]

The Cost of Winning                                                                                          HBO
                                                               [The Story Lab US/SMAC Entertainment/
                                                                    Gilette Productions/Valleyview Media]

  Formula 1: Drive to Survive                                                                         Netflix
                                                                                                      [Box to Box Films]

  Outcry                                                                                                       Showtime
                                                                                       [Bat Bridge Entertainment]

  Texas 6                                                                   CBS All Access (Paramount+)

 

                            

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – WEEKLY

  College GameDay                                                                                         ESPN

  Football Night in America                                                                              NBC

  FOX NFL Sunday                                                                                            FOX

  Inside the NBA                                                                                                TNT

  The NFL Today                                                                                                CBS

                            

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – DAILY

  The Dan Patrick Show                                                              Peacock/DIRECTV
                                                                                          [Dan Patrick Productions]

  Good Morning Football                                                                      NFL Network
                                                                                      [Embassy Row/NFL Films]

  MLB Tonight                                                                                      MLB Network

  NFL Total Access                                                                               NFL Network

  Pardon the Interruption                                                                                  ESPN
                                                                                                     [Rydholm Projects]

 SportsCenter                                                                                                     ESPN

                            

  OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – LIMITED RUN

  College GameDay: NFL Draft                                                                          ESPN

  FOX MLB: The Postseason                                                                        FOX/FS1

  FOX NFL Sunday: The Playoffs                                                                        FOX

  Inside the NBA: 2020 NBA Playoffs                                                                TNT

  Postseason NFL Countdown                                                                           ESPN

                            

OUTSTANDING SPORTS NEWS/FEATURE ANTHOLOGY

  Dispatches                                                                                               Outside TV
                                                                                        [Blueline/Dream Lens Media
                                                                              Backroads Pictures/Novus Select]

  E:60                                                                                                                     ESPN

  NFL 360                                                                                                 NFL Network

  Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel                                                                      HBO

  SC Featured                                                                                    ESPN2/ESPNews

                            

OUTSTANDING SPORTS JOURNALISM

  E: 60                                                                                                                   ESPN
         Imperfect: The Roy Halladay Story                                                                                         

  E: 60                                                                                                                   ESPN
         The Hero of Goodall Park                                                                                                          

  Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel                                                                     HBO
          Dangerous Games: Playing On Amid the Pandemic

  Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel                                                                     HBO
          Fallout: Japan’s Olympic Secret

  Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel                                                                     HBO
          The Fight Before the Fight: Weight Cutting in MMA

                            

OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE

  E: 60                                                                                                                 ESPN
          Teddy Bear Toss                                                                                                                            

  NFL 360                                                                                              NFL Network
          I Love Jags

  NFL Total Access                                                                               NFL Network
          Reality vs. Perception

  SC Featured                                                                                                   ESPN
          Tears

  SC Featured                                                                                           ESPN.com
         Together

  Sunday NFL Countdown                                                                              ESPN
          The Big Mo Show

                            

OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE

  NFL 360                                                                                                 NFL Network
          Darren Waller – The Other Side

  NFL 360                                                                                                 NFL Network
        The Gift of Gaba

  NFL 360                                                                                                 NFL Network
          Sincerely, Q

  SC Featured                                                                                                       ESPN
          Fighting for Aniah

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                      CBS
        Before Jackie

                            

OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE

  2020 NBA All-Star Game on TNT                                                                    TNT
         Something Beautiful

  E: 60                                                                                                                  ESPN
          Imperfect: The Roy Halladay Story

  E: 60                                                                                                                  ESPN
          Project 11: Alex Smith

  The Masters                                                                                                        CBS
          What Does the Masters Sound Like?

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                    CBS
          Stand by Me

                            

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
EVENT COVERAGE

  2020 Youth Olympics AR                                                                      IOC Sports
                                                                                                                            [Intel]

  FOX MLB: The Postseason                  FOX/FS1/FOXSports.com/MLB Network

  IRONMAN VR Pro Challenge                                                     Facebook Watch
          Virtual Racing Series

  The Match: Champions for Change                                            Bleacher Report
        BR Cart Cam Live

  NBA App                                                                                               NBA Digital
          Season Restart

                            

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING

  100k Cameras                                                                                              FOX/FS1
          The Return of NASCAR                                              [NASCAR Productions]

  #NBATogether                                                                                                     TNT

  #SandlotToTheShow                                                                          MLB Network

  Inside the NBA                                                                                                    TNT

  NBA on TNT Tuesday                                                                                         TNT

                            

OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION

  The Last Ascent                                                                                              RBTV
                                                                                              [Red Bull Media House]

  NBA on TNT                                                                                                       TNT
          AT&T 5G Holovision

  NFL Media                                                                                    NFL Media Group
         Virtual Production                                                       [Tagboard/SoHi Media]

  SportsNation                                                      ESPN/ESPN+/ESPN.com/Twitter
          Football Visualization Platform

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                    CBS
          As One: The Lombardi Comeback                [72andSunny/Digital Domain]

                            

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/STUDIO HOST

  Rich Eisen                            NFL Network/Peacock/NBCSN/DIRECTV/B/R Live

  Ernie Johnson                                                                                                    TNT

  Rachel Nichols                                                                                                 ESPN

  Mike Tirico                                                                   NBC/NBCSN/Golf Channel

  Scott Van Pelt                                                                                                 ESPN

                            

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/PLAY-BY-PLAY

  Mike Breen                                                                                                           ABC

  Joe Buck                                                                               FOX/FS1/NFL Network

  Mike Emrick                                                                                           NBC/NBCSN

  Al Michaels                                                                                                           NBC

  Jim Nantz                                                                                                               CBS

                            

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/STUDIO ANALYST

  Jay Bilas                                                                                               ESPN/ESPN2

  Nate Burleson                                       CBS/CBS Sports Network/NFL Network

  Kirk Herbstreit                                                                                                  ESPN

  Harold Reynolds                                                                                MLB Network

  Kenny Smith                                                                                                         TNT

                            

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/
SPORTS EVENT ANALYST

  Doris Burke                                                                                                        ESPN

  Cris Collinsworth                                                                                                NBC

  Kirk Herbstreit                                                                                                  ESPN

  Jeff Van Gundy                                                                                                    ABC

  John Smoltz                                                                         FOX/FS1/MLB Network

                            

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/
SPORTS REPORTER

  Erin Andrews                                                                              FOX/NFL Network

  Ken Rosenthal                                                                                              FOX/FS1

  Lisa Salters                                                                                                ESPN/ABC

  Michele Tafoya                                                                                                    NBC

  Tracy Wolfson                                                                 CBS/CBS Sports Network

                            

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/
EMERGING ON-AIR TALENT

  Emmanuel Acho                                                                                         FOX/FS1

  Malika Andrews                                                                                               ESPN

  Joe Davis                                                                             FOX/FS1/NFL Network

  Andrew Hawkins                                                                              NFL Network

  Joshua Perry                                                                                 Big Ten Network

                            

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM EVENT

  College Football Playoff National Championship                                      ESPN
          Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

  FOX NASCAR                                                                                           FOX/FS1

  The Masters                                                                                                      CBS

  NBA Bubble                                                                                 ESPN/TNT/NBA

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                  CBS
          Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

                            

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO

  2020 NFL Draft                                                              ESPN/ABC/NFL Network

  College GameDay                                                                                           ESPN

  FOX NASCAR                                                                                             FOX/FS1

  MLB Tonight                                                                                      MLB Network

  The Super Bowl Today                                                                                     CBS

                            

OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK – SHORT FORM

  The 146th Kentucky Derby                                                                             NBC
          The Adjustment 

FOX NFL Sunday                                                                                                FOX
          Social Justice: Oyate’ un Ito’wapi – Pictures of My People

  Inside the NFL                                                                                         Showtime
          Super Bowl LV                                                         [CBS Sports/NFL Films]

  NFL GameDay Morning                                                                    NFL Network
          Who Are We

  One Shot.                                                                                                        RBTV
                                                                                            [Red Bull Media House]

                            

OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK – LONG FORM

  Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible                                                        ESPN+/ESPN
                                                                                                               [ESPN Films]

  The Old World – A Mindtrip Through Europe                                            RBTV
                                     [Red Bull Media House/Tillmann Brothers Entertainment]

  Return to Earth: “The Series”                                                              Outside TV
                                                                                                             [Anthill Films]

  Rising Phoenix                                                                                              Netflix
                                                                                 [HTYT Films/Passion Pictures/
                                                                        Misfits Entertainment/Ventureland]

  Tua                                                                                                                     FOX
                                                                           [Malka Media/GOAT Farm Media]

                            

OUTSTANDING EDITING – SHORT FORM

  Greatness Code                                                                                    Apple TV+
                                                                 [Religion of Sports/UNINTERRUPTED]

  NBA on TNT                                                                                                     TNT
          Mamba          

  NFL GameDay Morning                                                                    NFL Network
         Who Are We

  NFL Total Access                                                                               NFL Network
          Reality vs. Perception

  Sunday NFL Countdown                                                                               ESPN
         The Big Mo Show

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                  CBS
          Stand by Me

  The Undefeated Presents                                                                             ESPN
         The Stop – Living, Driving and Dying While Black Open

                            

OUTSTANDING EDITING – LONG FORM

  NFL 360                                                                                           NFL Network
          The Gift of Gaba

  The Old World – A Mindtrip Through Europe                                          RBTV
                                  [Red Bull Media House/Tillmann Brothers Entertainment]

  Rising Phoenix                                                                                            Netflix
                                                                               [HTYT Films/Passion Pictures/
                                                                      Misfits Entertainment/Ventureland]

  The Scheme                                                                                                    HBO
                                                                       [Bat Bridge Entertainment/Mastry]

  We Are the Champions                                                                             Netflix
                                                                                                          [Dirty Robber]

                            

THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD SHORT FORM

  FOX NFL Sunday                                                                                             FOX
          And Justice For All

  National League Division Series                                                     MLB Network
         Cutouts                     

  NFL Total Access                                                                               NFL Network
          Reality vs. Perception

  PGA News Conference Show                                                                      ESPN
          Distance

SC Presents: 2020 – Heroes, History and Hope                                         ESPN
     Enough

                            

OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD LONG FORM

  The Arena on TNT                                                                                           TNT
          We Are Home

  Hard Knocks                                                                                                    HBO
          Los Angeles                                                                                 [NFL Films]

  NFL Films Presents                                                                                           FS1
          The Lumberman Quarterback                                                   [NFL Films]

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                  CBS
          Before Jackie

  When New York Was One                                                                               FS1
                                                     [Post Haste Creative/Patent Seven Production]

                            

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION

  FOX NFL Sunday                                                                                            FOX
          Dawn of Venus/Jose Gonzalez Teardrop

  Rising Phoenix                                                                                             Netflix
                                                                                [HTYT Films/Passion Pictures/
                                                                       Misfits Entertainment/Ventureland]

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                 CBS
          Stand by Me                                                                                                                                 

  Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story                                     HBO
                                                                                           [Major League Baseball]

  Yellow Brick Road                                                                             Golf Channel
                                                                                           [May Fifth Productions]

                            

OUTSTANDING LIVE EVENT AUDIO/SOUND

  FOX MLB                                                                                                   FOX/FS1

  NASCAR on NBC                                                                                             NBC
         Playoffs

  NFL on CBS                                                                                                      CBS

  Sunday Night Football                                                                                    NBC

  US Open Tennis                                                                                              ESPN

                            

OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUND

  Hard Knocks                                                                                                       HBO
          Los Angeles                                                                                    [NFL Films]

  NASCAR 2020: Under Pressure                                                          MotorTrend
                                                                                               [NASCAR Productions]

  NASCAR ALL IN: Battle for Daytona                                                  MotorTrend
                                                                                               [NASCAR Productions]

  The Old World – A Mindtrip Through Europe                                             RBTV
                                     [Red Bull Media House/Tillmann Brothers Entertainment]

  The Playbook                                                                                                  Netflix
                                        [SpringHill Company/Delirio Films/Boardwalk Pictures]

                            

OUTSTANDING LIVE GRAPHIC DESIGN

  College Football                                                                                     ESPN/ABC

  FOX NFL                                                                                    FOX/NFL Network

  MLB Tonight                                                                                     MLB Network
          Welcome Home

  NFC Wild Card Game                                                                         Nickelodeon
          Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints                                   [CBS Sports]

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                 CBS

                            

OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED GRAPHIC DESIGN

  Greatness Code                                                                                         Apple TV+
                                                                       [Religion of Sports/UNINTERRUPTED]

  NFL 360                                                                                                 NFL Network
          Sincerely, Q

  NFL on ESPN                                                                                             ESPN/ABC

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                      CBS
          Before Jackie

  Women in Sports Vignette Series                                        CBS Sports Network

                            

OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/
ART DIRECTION

  2020 NBA All-Star Game on TNT                                                                  TNT
          Something Beautiful

  NASCAR Race Hub                                                                                          FS1

  National League Division Series                                                    MLB Network
         Cutouts                     

  The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED                                                                        HBO
                                                                                   [UNINTERRUPTED/Frēhand]

  Super Bowl LV                                                                                                 CBS
          Before Jackie

                            

THE GEORGE WENSEL
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  FOX NASCAR                                                                                            FOX/FS1
          The Racing Drone

  FOX NFL                                                                                                            FOX
         Megalodon                    

  MLB Network Showcase                                                                MLB Network
          Statcast 3D

  MLB Postseason on tbs.                                                                                    tbs
        Base Cam

  Notre Dame Football                                                                                       NBC
          NBC HDR LUTs

                            

OUTSTANDING SPORTS
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

  FOX MLB                                                                       FOX/FS1/FS2/FOX News
          Play Ball

  Hulu Doesn’t Just Have Live Sports                                                             Hulu
          Tom Brady’s Big Announcement         [Arts & Sciences/Big Family Table]

  Hulu Has Live Sports                                                                                      Hulu
          The Deepfake                                              [Big Family Table/Hungry Man]

  The Last Dance                                                                                             ESPN
          Predictions [ESPN CreativeWorks/Translation]

  Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games                                      Olympic Channel/NBCSN
          #StrongerTogether

  Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games                                                                           NBC
          “Summer”, “Light of Mine”, “Even More”

                            

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH

  ESPN Fútbol Center                                                                    ESPN Deportes

  Fútbol Central                                                                             Univision/TUDN

  La Liga Premier Extra                                                                          Telemundo

  La Liga Premier Tercer Tiempo                                                          Telemundo

  República Deportiva                                                                  Univision/TUDN

  SportsCenter Deportes                                                              ESPN Deportes

                            

OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN SPANISH

  Greenland                                                                                   ESPN Deportes
          Colombia 

  República Deportiva                                                                 Univision/TUDN
          Gracias al Deporte

SC Reportajes                                                                               ESPN Deportes
         21  – Roberto Clemente

SC Reportajes                                                                               ESPN Deportes
         El Paso Strong

                            

OUTSTANDING ON-AIR PERSONALITY IN SPANISH

Andrés Cantor                                                                                   Telemundo

Ernesto Jerez                                                                              ESPN Deportes

Ana Jurka                                                                                           Telemundo

Adriana Monsalve                                                                    Univision/TUDN

Mauricio Pedroza                                                                       ESPN Deportes

Luis Omar Tapia                                                                        Univision/TUDN

Pilar Pérez                                                                                   ESPN Deportes