NEW YORK, NY (SMI-SPORTS-AWARDS-04.11-05.22, 2023)– The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 44th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. The ceremony will take place live and in-person at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on Monday, May 22, 2023.

“Today we honor these esteemed nominees and celebrate those who bring the thrill of competitive sports into our lives on a daily basis,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. “We are excited by the extraordinary quality of this year’s submissions and equally excited by the opportunity to honor this year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree, Bryant Gumbel, celebrating his more than five decades of sports broadcasting excellence.”

“The nominee slate never ceases to inspire. This year’s competition is a proud moment for the entire industry,” said Justine Gubar, Head of Sports Awards, NATAS. “I am deeply looking forward to honoring the unparalleled accomplishments of the last year on May 22nd.”

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Nominations were announced in 47 categories including Outstanding Live Special and Live Series, four Documentary categories, Journalism, Public Service Content and Esports Coverage, as well as Outstanding Studio Host, Event Analyst and Emerging Talent among others.

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

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Sports Emmy Awards

 

OUTSTANDING LIVE SPECIAL

2022 FIFA World Cup Final: Argentina vs France Fox/FIFA

The 148th Kentucky Derby     NBC

MLB at Field of Dreams.          FOX

Super Bowl LVII :Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles FOX

XXIV Olympic Winter Games The 118th World Series:

Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies FOX

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OUTSTANDING LIVE SERIES

Monday Night Football
NFL on CBS
Saturday Night College Football

Sunday Night Football

Thursday Night Football Prime Video

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OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE

AFC Championship Game

Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs

FedEx Cup Playoffs on NBC

NHL on TNT

NLCS

San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies

Sunday Night Football

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OUTSTANDING EDITED EVENT COVERAGE

All Access

Davis vs Romero: Epilogue

Hey Rookie: Welcome To The NFL

The 2022 NFL Draft

NFL Game Day All-Access

Super Bowl LVII

Road To The Super Bowl
Welcome to the NHL: 2022 NHL Draft

Showtime ESPN

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OUTSTANDING EDITED SPECIAL

Basketball Stories

Sir Charles & The Doctor

The Great Debate with Charles Barkley NFL 360

The Indelible Legacy of Jimmy Raye

NFL 360

Women in Football

SC Featured

White Men Can't Jump - 30th Anniversary Special

UFC Year of the Fighter

Amanda Nunes

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OUTSTANDING HOSTED EDITED SERIES

E60

Eli's Places NFL 360

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED

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OUTSTANDING ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE

BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022 BLAST.tv

[BLAST]

2022 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend YouTube

Atlanta Faze vs Los Angeles Thieves [Activision Blizzard Esports | Esports Engine]

The International 11 - Dota2 Championship

Team Secret vs Tundra Esports

League of Legends Worlds 2022 Final

T1 vs DRX

VCT Champions 2022 Grand Final

OpTic vs LOUD

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OUTSTANDING SHORT DOCUMENTARY

38 at the Garden

Fault Lines Bloodsport

Fightlore: Mark Schultz's Ultimate Victory

Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive

NBA on TNT

Bill Russell: Answer the Call

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OUTSTANDING LONG DOCUMENTARY

Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair

After Jackie

Citizen Ashe
NYC Point Gods The Redeem Team

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OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

'72 - A Gathering Of Champions Olympics.com

Good Rivals

Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers Hulu

Meddling

SHAQ

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OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES - SERIALIZED

Coach Prime

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

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Hard Knocks

Training Camp with the Detroit Lions

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Last Chance U

Basketball

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Race: Bubba Wallace

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OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - WEEKLY

College GameDay ESPN

FOX NFL Sunday FOX

Inside the NBA TNT

Monday Night Countdown ESPN

NFL Slimetime Nickelodeon

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OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - DAILY

MLB Tonight

NFL Live

Pardon The Interruption

The Rich Eisen Show

SportsCenter

 

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - LIMITED RUN

FOX MLB: The Postseason

Inside the NBA: Playoffs

Postseason NFL Countdown

Road to the Final Four

World Cup Today

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OUTSTANDING JOURNALISM

Qatar's World Cup
Remember the Blue and Yellow

The Survivor: The Remarkable Life of Shaul Ladany

NFL 360

Who If Not Us

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

E60 E60 E60

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OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE

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Big Noon Kickoff

A Mother's Love

College GameDay

Jump Around

IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

Kyle Brown

Sunday NFL Countdown

Voodoo Doll-phins

Super Bowl LVII

My Little Brother

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OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE

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Betsy & Irv
Big Noon Kickoff

Meechie

NFL 360

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

SportsCenter SC Featured: Seams to Heal

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OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE

The 123rd Army-Navy Game

It’s A Family

2022 College Football Playoff National Championship

Of Grit and Glory

2022 NCAA March Madness

NOLA Vibes featuring Jon Batiste

US Open

I Was Here

XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Ride of Their Lives

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OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE - EVENT COVERAGE

CFP National Championship MegaCast ESPN 

Fan Controlled Football

2022 FIFA World Cup

XXIV Olympic Winter Games

Thursday Night Football TNF Optionality

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OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE - ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING

House of Highlights

Showdown: The Return of Dodgeball

The Men In Blazers Show NFL 360

Who If Not Us

NHL on ESPN

Ovechkin 800

World Cup Now

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OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION

Fan Controlled Football 2.0

McEnroe vs McEnroe

NBA App

Reimagined

XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The World’s First Immersive 8K Livestream

Thursday Night Football

Prime Vision

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/STUDIO HOST

James Brown

Rece Davis

Rich Eisen

Mike Tirico

Scott Van Pelt

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/PLAY-BY-PLAY

Kenny Albert

Mike Breen

Joe Buck

Ian Eagle

Chris Fowler

Al Michaels

Mike Tirico

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/STUDIO ANALYST

Charles Barkley

Jay Bilas
Nate Burleson

Ryan Clark

Shaquille O'Neal

Kenny Smith

Tom Verducci

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/ EVENT ANALYST

Cris Collinsworth

Gary Danielson

Peyton Manning

Bill Raftery

John Smoltz

 

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/REPORTER

Molly McGrath

Tom Rinaldi

Holly Rowe

Lisa Salters

Melissa Stark

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/EMERGING ON-AIR TALENT

Andraya Carter

Robert Griffin III

Eli Manning

Greg Olsen
JJ Redick

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OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM EVENT

2022 FIFA World Cup
The Masters
Monday Night Football
XXIV Olympic Winter Games

Super Bowl LVII

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OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO

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College Game Day

2022 FIFA World Cup 

FOX NFL Sunday
NFL Draft

XXIV Olympic Winter Games

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OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK - SHORT FORM

The Dragon

The 148th Kentucky Derby

NFL 360

See It Through

The Nonstop NBA

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Super Bowl LVII

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OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK - LONG FORM

Edge of the Earth

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Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive

Meddling

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NFL 360

Kahuku Mana

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NFL 360

NFL Africa: The Journey

Race to Miami

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OUTSTANDING EDITING - SHORT FORM

The 123rd Army-Navy Game

It’s A Family

Monday Night Football

Teases

2022 NCAA March Madness

NOLA Vibes featuring Jon Batiste

XXIV Olympic Winter Games

Titans

Outside The Lines

Without You

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OUTSTANDING EDITING - LONG FORM

38 at the Garden

McEnroe

2022 NCAA March Madness

Coach K Final Four Tribute

The Redeem Team

SHAQ

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THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD - SHORT FORM

2022 FIFA World Cup

Chaos and Order | Colors | Messi/Mbappe

2022 NCAA March Madness

The Commencement

The NFL Today

Kyle Brandt Series

The 150th Open

Teases

Outside The Lines

Without You

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OUTSTANDING WRITING - LONG FORM

All Access Spence vs Ugas
E60: The Survivor: The Remarkable Life of Shaul Ladany

NFL Films Presents

Joe and the Magic Bean 2.0

RIVALS: Ohio State vs Michigan

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Yankees-Dodgers: An Uncivil War

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OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION

2022 College Football Playoff National Championship ESPN

Of Grit and Glory

McEnroe
2022 NCAA March Madness

NOLA Vibes featuring Jon Batiste

NFL 360

Who If Not Us

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

 

Super Bowl LVII Ragged Old Flag: An American Chorus

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OUTSTANDING AUDIO/SOUND - LIVE EVENT

FOX NFL

Friday Night Baseball

NASCAR on NBC

XXIV Olympic Winter Games

US Open

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OUTSTANDING AUDIO/SOUND - POST-PRODUCED

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

La Liste - Everything or Nothing

2022 NCAA March Madness

NOLA Vibes featuring Jon Batiste

Race to Miami
Road To The Super Bowl

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OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN - EVENT/SHOW

2022 FIFA World Cup

NBA on ESPN

NFL Exclusive Games

Nickelodeon NFL “Nickmas” Game

Denver Broncos vs LA Rams

XXIV Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
 

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OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN - SPECIALTY

38 at the Garden

Greatness Code

McEnroe

The Portal

Thursday Night Football

Opening Titles

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OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION

2022 FIFA World Cup

Doha Set

2022 NCAA March Madness

Coach K Final Four Tribute

2022 NCAA March Madness

NOLA Vibes featuring Jon Batiste

NFL Slimetime

The Nonstop NBA

Playoffs on NBA Lane

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THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

FOX NFL Sunday

FOX Sports Live MULTICAM XR Set

The International 11 - Dota2 Championship

Multicam XR Premium

NHL Broadcasts 

Digitally Enhanced Dasher Boards

Nickelodeon NFL “Nickmas” Game 

An Unreal Nickmas

XXIV Olympic Winter Games

Rewiring the Olympics

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OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

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Edge of the Earth

Trailer

2022 FIFA World Cup

Tis The FIFA World Cup Campaign

NBA TV

75 Years of Unpredictable | Rivalry | Wow

XXIV Olympic Winter Games

Jurassic

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Trailer

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OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE CONTENT

An Unbreakable Spirit

CBS Black History Month Campaign

Mental Health Is Health

Aaron Taylor

Mindset Series

Solomon Thomas | Megan Rapinoe | Courtney Williams

#See Us

CBS Sports LGBTQ Campaign

Super Bowl LVII

Run With It

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OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH

Copa Mundial de la FIFA Qatar 2022

Debate Mundial
Hoy en La Copa
SportsCenter

Sunday Night Football en Universo

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OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN SPANISH

Diana Flores: La Campeona de Nextitla

Diana Flores Super Bowl Commercial Surprise

Hoy en la Copa

Raúl Jiménez - El Milagro

SportsCenter

SC Reportajes: Arraigado

SportsCenter

SC Reportajes: The Real Deal

Un Tren A Qatar

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OUTSTANDING ON-AIR PERSONALITY IN SPANISH

Andrés Cantor

Rolando Cantú

Lindsay Casinelli

Carolina Guillén

Miguel Gurwitz

Pilar Pérez

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