NEW YORK, NY (SMI-GLOBAL-SPORTS-AWARDS-04.06-05.20, 2025)– The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 46th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday May 20, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 46th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards hosted by award-winning comedian, writer, and producer Roy Wood Jr.

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WHEN: Tuesday, May 20, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City. ​

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Nominations were announced in 46 categories, including Outstanding Live Special and Live Series, four Documentary categories, Journalism, Public Service Content, and Esports Coverage, Outstanding Studio Host, Event Analyst, and Emerging On-Air Talent, among others.

 

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Sports Emmy Awards

 

OUTSTANDING LIVE SPECIAL-Championship Event

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

The Masters

CBS

NCAA Women's Tournament Championship

ABC

The 124th US Open

NBC | USA | Peacock

The 120th World Series

New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

FOX

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OUTSTANDING LIVE SERIES-Non Championship Event

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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

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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

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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

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OUTSTANDING EDITED EVENT COVERAGE

Hey Rookie: Welcome To The NFL

ESPN [NFL Films]

NFL Draft: The Pick is In

The Roku Channel [NFL Films, Skydance Sports]

NFL Game Day All-Access

Super Bowl LIX

NFL [NFL Films]

NFL Turning Point

ESPN+ [NFL Films]

Scottie 24

PGA Tour YouTube [PGA TOUR Originals]

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OUTSTANDING EDITED SPECIAL

 

E60

No Easy Victories: The 1994 New York Rangers

ESPN | ESPN+ [NHL]

Lap of Legends

AMC Network | Roku | BBC America [FCB New York, The Mill]

The 2019 Masters: A Sunday Unlike Any Other

CBS

SportsCenter

SC Special: The Harbaugh Brothers

ESPN

UFC Year of the Fighter

Georges St-Pierre

UFC Fight Pass [UFC]​​​

 

OUTSTANDING HOSTED EDITED SERIES

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Club Shay Shay

Shay Shay Media | The Volume

E60

ESPN

NFL Films Presents

FS1 [NFL Films]

Olympic Highlights with Hart & Kenan Thompson

NBC | Peacock [HARTBEAT]

The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED

The Shop

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OUTSTANDING ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE

2024 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend

OpTic Texas vs New York Subliners

Call of Duty League [ESL FACEIT Group, Activision Blizzard]

DOTA 2 Championships

The International 2024

DOTA 2 [Valve Corporation, PGL ESPORTS]

IEM Cologne 2024

Team Vitality vs NaVi

ESL Counter-Strike [ESL FACEIT Group]

League of Legends Worlds 2024 Final

T1 Esports vs BiliBili Gaming

LoL Esports [Riot Games]

VALORANT Champions 2024 Grand Final

Edward Gaming vs Team Heretics

Valorant Esports [Riot Games]

 

​OUTSTANDING SHORT DOCUMENTARY

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9066: Fear, Football and the Theft of Freedom

NFL Network

Comeback: A March Madness Story

truTV [Brand New World Studios]

In the Company of Heroes

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

Through The Storm

NFL Network

The Turnaround

Netflix [Major League Baseball, Netflix, A Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios

Production, Higher Ground, Breakwater Studios]​

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OUTSTANDING LONG DOCUMENTARY

Las Amazonas de Yaxunah

ESPN Deportes

ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chief's Clothing

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, DreamCrew Entertainment, North of

Now, Fifth All in the Fifth Entertainment]

Giannis: The Marvelous Journey

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, Improbable Media, Words + Pictures,

NBA Entertainment]

The Lionheart

HBO | Max [Time Studios, Words + Pictures, Stardust Frames, XTR]

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

Netflix [SK Global Entertainment, OBB Productions, MakeMake

Entertainment, Avocados and Coconuts]​​

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OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

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Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose

HBO | Max [Bad Robot, Zipper Bros Films, Greg & Jeff Productions, Diamond

Docs, Sutter Road Picture Company]

The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox

Netflix [Netflix, Meadowlark Media, MLB Studios]

Game 7

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, Game 7 Films, Jersey Films 2nd Avenue,

Words + Pictures]

In the Arena: Serena Williams

ESPN+ [ESPN, Religion of Sports, Nine Two Six Productions, 199 Productions]

UNTOLD

Netflix [UNINTERRUPTED, The Players’ Tribune, MakeMake, Propagate and

Stardust Frames]

 

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES - SERIALIZED

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

Netflix [Box to Box Films]

Full Court Press

ABC | ESPN+ [Omaha Productions, ESPN, Words + Pictures]

Hard Knocks

Offseason with the New York Giants

HBO | Max [Skydance Sports, NFL Films]

Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend

Apple TV+ [SMUGGLER Entertainment, Pegsa Group, Apple]

The Money Game

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, Campfire Studios, Axios Entertainment,

Jersey Legends Production​

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OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - WEEKLY

 

College GameDay

ESPN

FOX MLB

FOX | FS1

FOX NFL Sunday

FOX

Inside the NBA on TNT

TNT

Thursday Night Football

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]​

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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 Playoff

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

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​​​​​OUTSTANDING JOURNALISM

Fighting for Olympic Gold: Ukraine’s Athletes at War

Richard Engel Reports

NBC

The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses

FX | Hulu [Left/Right, The New York Times]

Pat Tillman: Life. Death. Legacy.

E60

ESPN

Scam Dunk

Uninterrupted's Real Stories of Basketball

VICE TV [UNINTERRUPTED, My Entertainment]

Second Wind: The Boomer and Gunnar Esiason Story

E60

ESPN

      HBO | Max

OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE

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Caeleb & The Critic

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

Father and Sons - The Freddie Freeman Story

FOX MLB: World Series

FOX

For Trazzy

Golf Central Live From The PGA Championship

Golf Channel

Uncle Joe

College GameDay

ESPN

What If

Thursday Night Football

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]

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OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE

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A Bond Beyond Baseball

MLB Tonight

MLB Network

#FREETEZ

NFL 360

NFL Network

SC Featured: Pete's Legacy

SportsCenter

ESPN

SC Featured: The 6-Year Plan

SportsCenter

ESPN

Tennis can be my medicine.

Tennis Channel Live

Tennis Channel [TC Studios]​​​​​​

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OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE

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Beyoncé: Meet Team USA

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

Fatherhood

The 124th US Open

NBC | Peacock

Gloves - The Story of Phil Pritchard and the Stanley Cup

NHL on ESPN

ESPN

Land of Stories

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

UEFA Champions League: A New Era

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OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE - 

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

Invisible Disabilities

ESPN.com

LIV Golf 2024 Season

Any Shot Any Time

LIV GOLF X

Pat Tillman - The Battle Within

ESPN.com

Thursday Night Football

Black Friday Football

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]

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OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION

FOX Sports | COSM

COSM

FOX | FOX Sports Digital

Lap of Legends

AMC Network | Roku | BBC America [FCB New York, The Mill]

NFL on NBC

Madden NFL Cast

NBC | Peacock

NHL on ESPN

NHL in ASL

ESPN+

Noche UFC

Immersive 360 Experience

ESPN+ [UFC, Antigravity Academy, Silent House Group, Nexus Studios, BLINK

Studios]

Thursday Night Football

TNF Prime Vision: Sky Cam Overlays

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]

 

 

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/STUDIO HOST

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Scott Hanson

NFL Network | Peacock

Ernie Johnson

TNT | tbs

Kate Scott

CBS | CBSSN | Paramount+ | Golazo Network

Mike Tirico

NBC | Peacock

Scott Van Pelt

ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/PLAY-BY-PLAY

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Mike Breen

ABC

Joe Davis

FOX | FS1

Ian Eagle

CBS | TNT | Netflix

Noah Eagle

NBC | Peacock

Mike Tirico

NBC | Peacock

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/STUDIO ANALYST

 

Charles Barkley
       TNT

· Nate Burleson
       CBS

· Ryan Clark
       ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN+ | ABC

· Kirk Herbstreit
       ESPN

·Daniel Orlovsky

ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/ EVENT ANALYST

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Troy Aikman
       ESPN | ABC

Peyton Manning

ESPN2

Greg Olsen

FOX

Bill Raftery

CBS | TNT | FOX

John Smoltz

FOX | FS1

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/REPORTER

Jenny Dell

CBS

Kaylee Hartung

Prime Video | NBC

Tom Rinaldi

FOX | FS1

Holly Rowe

ESPN | ESPN+ | ABC

Lisa Salters

ESPN | ABC

Tracy Wolfson

CBS | TNT

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OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/EMERGING ON-AIR TALENT

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Prime Video

Jason Kelce

ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC

Nick Saban

ESPN

Richard Sherman

Prime Video

Jay Wright

CBS | TNT

 

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM EVENT

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

The Masters

CBS

Noche UFC

UFC 360 at Noche UFC

ESPN+ | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fight Pass [UFC, Silent House Group]

Super Bowl LIX

FOX

2024 US Open

ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN+ | ABC

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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]

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OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK - SHORT FORM

Caeleb & The Critic

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

Divisional Round: In the Air Tonight

NFL on ESPN

ESPN | ABC

The 150th Kentucky Derby

NBC | Peacock

Shots of the Year

NFL Films Presents

FS1 [NFL Films]

The Silent Super Bowl

NFL Films Presents

FS1 [NFL Films]

UEFA Champions League: A New Era

CBS | UEFA

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OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK - LONG FORM

Anytime

Red Bull TV [Red Bull Media House, Anthill Films]

Giannis: The Marvelous Journey

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, Improbable Media, Words + Pictures,

NBA Entertainment]

The Lionheart

HBO | Max [Time Studios, Words + Pictures, Stardust Frames, XTR]

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

Netflix [OBB Pictures, MakeMake, SK Global Entertainment, Avocados and

Coconuts]

The Turnaround

Netflix [Major League Baseball, Netflix, A Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios

Production, Higher Ground, Breakwater Studios]

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OUTSTANDING EDITING - SHORT FORM

Black Friday Open: The Goat

Thursday Night Football

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]

Gloves - The Story of Phil Pritchard and the Stanley Cup

NHL on ESPN

ESPN

Land of Stories

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

Sunday Night Football

NBC | Peacock

Walk with the Greats: The Heroes of Daytona

FOX NASCAR: RACEDAY

NASCAR on FOX YouTube [NASCAR Studios]

What If

Thursday Night Football

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]

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OUTSTANDING EDITING - LONG FORM

FLY

National Geographic [Reel Peak Films, Impact Partners, National

Geographic Documentary Films, Chicago Media Project, Shark Island

Productions, Candescent Films]

#FREETEZ

NFL 360

NFL Network

Giannis: The Marvelous Journey

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, Improbable Media, Words + Pictures,

NBA Entertainment]

The Lionheart

HBO | Max [Time Studios, Stardust Frames, XTR, Words + Pictures]

Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience

ESPN | ESPN+ [ESPN Films, Bluefoot Entertainment, Fresh Features]

THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD - SHORT FORM

Closing Essay

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

Fatherhood

The 124th US Open

NBC | Peacock

Kyle Brandt Series

CBS

Land of Stories

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

Sunday Night Football

NBC | Peacock

Up is Where Dreaming Begins

NBA Playoffs on TNT

TNT

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OUTSTANDING WRITING - LONG FORM

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Evolution of the Black Quarterback

Prime Video [NFL Films, SMAC Productions, V Seven Productions]

Giannis: The Marvelous Journey

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, Improbable Media, Words + Pictures,

NBA Entertainment]

In Season with the AFC North

Hard Knocks

HBO | Max [NFL Films]

In the Company of Heroes

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

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OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION

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Evolution of the Black Quarterback

Prime Video [NFL Films, SMAC Productions, V Seven Productions]

The Lionheart

HBO | Max [Time Studios, Words + Pictures, Stardust Frames, XTR]

Noche UFC: For Mexico, For All Time

ESPN+ [UFC, Antigravity Academy, Silent House Group, Q Department]

Super Bowl LIX

Hold My Hand

FOX

The Turnaround

Netflix [Major League Baseball, Netflix, A Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios

Production, Higher Ground, Breakwater Studios]

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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 AUDIO/SOUND - POST-PRODUCED

If You Had The Keys To A Formula 1 Car For A Day...

Red Bull TV [Red Bull Media House, Red Bull Media House North America,

Creative Embassy, Markus Krug]

In the Arena: Serena Williams

ESPN | ESPN+ [Religion of Sports, Nine Two Six Productions, 199 Productions]

The Lionheart

HBO | Max [Time Studios, Stardust Frames, XTR, Words + Pictures]

The QB Whisperer and

You Bloom Where You're Planted

FOX NFL Sunday

FOX

Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience

ESPN | ESPN+ [ESPN Films, Bluefoot Entertainment, Fresh Features]

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OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN - EVENT/SHOW

College Football Playoff

ESPN [Two Fresh Creative, Tendril]

FOX SOCCER

Palace

FOX | FS1

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC |Peacock | USA | CNBC | E! | NBCOlympics.com | Telemundo | Universo |

Golf Channel

Noche UFC

UFC 360 at Noche UFC

ESPN+ | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fight Pass [UFC, Silent House Group, Silent Partners

Studio]

Thursday Night Football

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]

 

OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN - SPECIALTY

 

Borg-Warner Talking Heads

NBA All-Star on TNT

TNT

Coach Jimmy Johnson

Super Bowl LIX

FOX [VFX, Engine Room Hollywood, Hyperreal]

For Mexico, For All Time

Noche UFC

ESPN+ | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fight Pass [UFC, Antigravity Academy, Nexus

Studios, Silent House Group]

In the Arena: Serena Williams

DISNEY+ | ESPN+ [Religion of Sports, Nine Two Six Productions, 199

Productions]

2024 NFL DRAFT OPEN

2024 NFL Draft

NFL Network

Unforgettable

NBA on TNT

TNT​​​

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OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION

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FOX SOCCER

Palace

FOX | FS1

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

NBC | Peacock

2024 NHL Draft

ESPN [NHL, Nobius, Gravity, Sphere]

Noche UFC

UFC 360 at Noche UFC

ESPN+ | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fight Pass [UFC, Antigravity Academy, Silent House

Group, Nexus Studios, BLINK Studios]

Super Bowl LIX

The Huddle

FOX

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THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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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

OptiMotion

CBS

2024 PGA Tour

Drone AR

CBS | NBC [PGA TOUR]

Thursday Night Football

AI Feature Latency

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios]

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OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Full Court Press - Presented by State Farm: Inner Baller

Full Court Press

ESPN [FINN STUDIOS]

The Heist II

2024 Emirates NBA Cup

NBA Social [Translation]

Jingle Hoops: Regifted

NBA on Christmas Day 2024

NBA Social [Translation]

The Toast

2024 NBA Finals presented by YouTube

NBA Social [Translation]

Usyk Vs Fury Reignited

TNT

DAZN [Riff Raff Films, BigTime Creative Shop]​​

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OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE CONTENT

Flag 50

Super Bowl LIX

FOX [72andSunny, NFL, Eagle Eleven Productions, Inc]

"Let's Play"

Youth Flag Football

NFL Network | NFL Media

Letter to My Father: Zeke Thomas

CBS

Somebody

NFC Championship

FOX [72andSunny, Park Pictures, NFL]

What Would You Fight For?

Notre Dame Football

NFL

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OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH

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Fuera de Juego

ESPN+

Fútbol Central

Univision | TUDN

Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024

Telemundo | Universo

Sunday Night Football

Telemundo | Universo | Peacock

Zona Mixta

Telemundo

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OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN SPANISH

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Bayron Matos: Orgullo de Los Mina

Mundo NFL Originals

Mundo NFL [Cinema Giants, Remezcla]

Hermanos Limardo: Lazos de Acero

Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024

Telemundo | Universo | Peacock

Momentos Que Marcan

Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024

Telemundo | Universo | Peacock

“El Niño”

Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024

Telemundo | Universo | Peacock

San Francisco

Greenland

ESPN Deportes | ESPN+

SC Reportajes: MI NOMBRE ES DANY GARCIA

SportsCenter

ESPN Deportes | ESPN+

OUTSTANDING ON-AIR PERSONALITY IN SPANISH

 

Andrés Cantor

Telemundo

Rolando Cantú

Telemundo | Universo | Peacock

Miguel Gurwitz

Telemundo | Universo | Peacock

Mauricio Pedroza

ESPN Deportes | ESPN+

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Pilar Pérez

ESPN2 | ESPN Deportes

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