45th Sports Emmy Awards

{{Emmys short description|2023}}

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| name = 45th Sports Emmy Awards

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| date = May 21, 2024

| location = Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York City

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| most_awards = Super Bowl LVIII
Toy Story Funday Football (3)

| most_nominations = NFL 360 (11)

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| next = 46th

| main = {{nowrap|Sports Emmy Awards}}

| previous = 44th

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The 45th Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2023. The ceremony took place in-person at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

The nominations were announced on April 9, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-09 |title=The 45th Sports Emmy Awards Nominations - The Emmys |url=https://theemmys.tv/sports-45th-nominations/,%20https://theemmys.tv/sports-45th-nominations/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=theemmys.tv |language=en-US}} ESPN received the most nominations with 49, while NFL 360 was the most nominated program, with 11 nominations.{{cite web |date=April 9, 2024 |title=THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR 45th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS ON MAY 21ST |url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/45th-Sports-Emmys-Release-5.16.pdf |accessdate=May 23, 2024 |website=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences}} American journalist and sportcaster James Brown was honored with the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award.

The coverage for Super Bowl LVIII and Toy Story Funday Football were the most awarded programs with three wins.{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=2024-05-22 |title=Sports Emmys: Super Bowl & 'Toy Story Funday Football' Lead The League |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/sports-emmys-2024-winners-list-1235926669/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2024 |title=THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 45TH ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS ON TUESDAY, MAY 21 |url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sports-45th-winners-2024-05-22-1330.pdf |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences}} The ESPN and CBS Networks tied with the most awards with 7 wins each.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on April 9, 2024. Winners were announced on May 21, 2024 and are listed in bold.

= Lifetime Achievement Award =

= Programming =

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! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Live Sports Special

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Live Sports Series

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Playoff Coverage

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Edited Event Coverage

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Edited Special

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Hosted Edited Series

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  • "You Are Looking Live!" (CBS / Paramount+)
  • Chasing Greatness: Coach K x LeBron (TNT)
  • Crown (CBS Sports Network)
  • E:60: "The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports" (ESPN)
  • GR8TNESS (ESPN)

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Short Documentary

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Long Documentary

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Documentary Series

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  • Super League: The War for Football (Apple TV+)
  • Catching Lightning (Showtime)
  • Goliath (Showtime)
  • Untold (Netfilx)
style="width:50%" |Outstanding Documentary Series - Serialized

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio Show - Daily

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio Show - Limited Run

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Journalism

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Short Feature

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  • NFL 360: "Heroes" (NFL Network)
  • College GameDay: "The Legacy of Tyler Trent" (ESPN)
  • NFL 360: "The Chief Who Walked The Sea" (NFL Network)
  • NFL 360: "Miracles" (NFL Network)
  • The NFL Today: Super Bowl LVIII: "Just Win Baby!" (CBS)
  • Sunday Night Football: "Madden & Stingley" (NBC / Peacock)
  • Thursday Night Football: "Marshawn Lynch ‘N Yo City: Intercourse, PA (Yes, this is a real place)" (Prime Video)
style="width:50%" |Outstanding Long Feature

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Open/Tease

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Interactive Experience

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Digital Innovation

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  • Dreamcaster (MSG Network)
  • Big City Greens Classic: "Fully Animated Live Sporting Event With Integrated Real-Time Animated Talent" (ESPN+ / Disney Channel / Disney XD / Disney+)
  • MLB Next: "AR App" (MLB)
  • Red Bull Erzbergrodeo: "Cross-Platform Storytelling with Broadcast, Web Widgets and AR App" (Red Bull TV)
  • Thursday Night Football: "Machine Learning on Prime Vision" (Prime Video)
style="width:50%" |Outstanding Promotional Announcement

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Public Service Content

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish

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  • Mundo NFL Originals: "El Sueño de Cieneguitas" (Mundo / NFL Social)
  • Balon de Oro de la Liga MX: "Tigres - Powerchair" (Univision / TUDN)
  • E:60: "Mayra" (ESPN / ESPN+)
  • SportsCenter: "In Her Shoes: Wang Shuang" (ESPN Deportes)
  • SportsCenter: "SC Reportajes: Do Bronx - Charles Oliveira" (ESPN Deportes)

= Personality =

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! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Personality/Studio Host

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Personality/Event Analyst

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding Personality/Sideline Reporter

! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent

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style="width:50%" |Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish
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  • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
  • Alejandro Berry (Univision / TUDN)
  • Carolina Guillén (ESPN Deportes)
  • Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo)
  • Rebeca Landa (ESPN Deportes)
  • Valeria Marin (Univision / TUDN)
  • = Technical =

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    ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Technical Team Event

    ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Technical Team Studio

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    style="width:50%" |Outstanding Camera Work - Short Form

    ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form

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    • Descendance - Michael Haunschmidt, Matthias Kögel (YouTube - Legs of Steel)
    • E:60: "Sacred Dog" (ESPN)
    • Hard Knocks: "Training Camp With The New York Jets" (HBO / Max)
    • Unredeemable (Golf Channel)
    • Vamos Vegas (Red Bull TV)
    style="width:50%" |Outstanding Editing - Short Forn

    ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Editing - Long Form

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    • Unredeemable - Matthew Durham, Todd Kapostasy, Michael Sanabria (Golf Channel)
    • Descendance (YouTube - Legs of Steel)
    • Hard Knocks: "Training Camp With The New York Jets" (HBO / Max)
    • Kelce (Prime Video)
    • Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team (Netfilx)
    style="width:50%" |The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award - Short Form

    ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Writing - Long Form

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    • The World According to Football - Joe Opio (Showtime)
    • All Access (Showtime)
    • Chasing Gold: "Farebersviller" (NBC)
    • E:60: "The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports" (ESPN)
    • Hard Knocks: "Training Camp With The New York Jets" (HBO / Max)
    style="width:50%" |Outstanding Music Direction

    ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Audio/Sound - Live Event

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    • NBA on TNT: "50 Years of Hip Hop" - Brittany Hardy, Craig Murray, Drew Watkins, Jeffrey Townes (TNT)
    • E:60: "The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports" (ESPN)
    • E:60: "Sacred Dog" (ESPN)
    • The Golden Boy (HBO / Max)
    • Super Bowl LVIII: "My Way" (CBS)

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    style="width:50%" |Outstanding Audio/Sound - Post-Produced

    ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Graphic Design - Event/Show

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    style="width:50%" |Outstanding Graphic Design - Specialty

    ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction

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    • Super League: The War for Football - Graphics Team (Apple TV+)
    • MLB Network Showcase: "This Is What I Live For" (MLB Network)
    • NFL 360: "The Chief Who Walked The Sea" (NFL Network)
    • Thursday Night Football: "TNF Show Open / Black Friday Football: Robert Randolph" (Prime Video)
    • Toy Story Funday Football: "Duke Caboom Daredevil Spectacular" (Disney+ / ESPN+)

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    colspan="2" style="width:50%" |The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
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  • Toy Story Funday Football: "DragonFly Tech" - Innovation Team (Disney+ / ESPN+)
  • 2023 MLB Home Run Derby: "StatCast Edition: Live Virtual 3D Event Coverage" (ESPN2)
  • The Masters: "TFC Compound Connect" (CBS)
  • Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli: "Peyton Manning's AR Table" (ESPN2)
  • Thursday Night Football: "TNF Table Talk" (Prime Video)
  • Multiple wins

    Shows and Events receiving multiple wins

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    !Wins

    !Show / Event

    !Network

    rowspan="2" |3

    |Super Bowl LVIII

    |CBS

    Toy Story Funday Football

    |Disney+ / ESPN+

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    |Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

    |HBO / Max

    Super League: The War for Football

    |Apple TV+

    NFL 360

    |NFL Network

    Unredeemable

    |Golf Channel

    Network Groups receiving multiple wins

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    !Wins

    !Network Group

    !Parent Company

    !Network Group includes:

    rowspan="2" |7

    |ESPN

    |The Walt Disney Company

    |ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+

    CBS

    |Paramount Global

    |CBS, CBS Sports Network, CBS Golazo Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Showtime

    4

    |NBC

    |NBCUniversal

    |NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock, Telemundo

    rowspan="2" |3

    |NFL Network

    |National Football League

    |NFL Network, Mundo, NFL Social

    TNT

    |Warner Bros. Discovery

    |TNT, tbs, TruTV, Bleacher Report, NBA TV, CNN

    rowspan="4" |2

    |Apple TV+

    |Apple Inc.

    |Apple TV+

    FOX

    |Fox Corporation

    |FOX, FS1, Fox Deportes, FOX Digital

    HBO

    |Warner Bros. Discovery

    |HBO, Max

    YouTube

    |Google

    |YouTube

    Multiple nominations

    Shows and Events receiving multiple nominations

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    !Nominations

    !Show / Event

    !Network

    11

    |NFL 360

    |NFL Network

    10

    |Super Bowl LVIII

    |CBS / Nickelodeon

    rowspan="2" |9

    |E:60

    |ESPN

    Thursday Night Football

    |Prime Video

    rowspan="2" |5

    |Sunday Night Football

    |NBC / Peacock

    SportsCenter

    |ESPN

    rowspan="4" |4

    |NFL on FOX

    |FOX / FS1

    Hard Knocks

    |HBO / Max

    Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

    |HBO / Max

    Toy Story Funday Football

    |Disney+ / ESPN+

    rowspan="6" |3

    |College GameDay

    |ESPN

    FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

    |FOX / FS1

    Monday Night Football

    |ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN+

    The Masters

    |CBS

    The NFL Today

    |CBS

    Unredeemable

    |Golf Channel

    rowspan="16" |2

    |All Access

    |Showtime

    Dreamcaster

    |MSG Network

    Formula 1: Drive to Survive

    |Netflix

    FOX CFB: Big Noon Kickoff

    |FOX / FS1

    Freeride Skiing

    |YouTube

    Kelce

    |Prime Video

    Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli

    |ESPN2

    NASCAR on NBC

    |NBC / USA

    NFL Films Presents

    |FS1

    Quarterback

    |Netflix

    Super League: The War for Football

    |Apple TV+

    The 149th Kentucky Derby

    |NBC / Peacock

    The 155th Belmont Stakes

    |FOX

    The Golden Boy

    |HBO / Max

    The NFL Today: Super Bowl LVIII

    |CBS

    Vamos Vegas

    |Red Bull TV

    Network Groups receiving multiple nominations

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    !Nominations

    !Network Group

    !Parent Company

    !Network Group includes:

    49

    |ESPN

    |The Walt Disney Company

    |ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+

    39

    |CBS

    |Paramount Global

    |CBS, CBS Sports Network, CBS Golazo Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Showtime

    31

    |FOX

    |Fox Corporation

    |FOX, FS1, Fox Deportes, FOX Digital

    25

    |NBC

    |NBCUniversal

    |NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock, Telemundo, Olympic Channel

    rowspan="2" |19

    |TNT

    |Warner Bros. Discovery

    |TNT, tbs, TruTV, Bleacher Report, NBA TV, CNN

    Prime Video

    |Amazon

    |Prime Video, Twitch

    13

    |NFL Network

    |National Football League

    |NFL Network, Mundo, NFL Social

    10

    |HBO

    |Warner Bros. Discovery

    |HBO, Max

    9

    |YouTube

    |Google

    |YouTube

    6

    |Netflix

    |Netflix Inc.

    |Netflix

    5

    |Univision

    |TelevisaUnivision

    |Univision, TUDN

    rowspan="3" |3

    |MLB Network

    |Major League Baseball

    |MLB Network

    Apple TV+

    |Apple Inc.

    |Apple TV+

    Red Bull TV

    |Red Bull

    |Red Bull TV

    2

    |MSG Network

    |MSG Entertainment

    |MSG Network

    References