Press release from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences:
New York, NY — March 20, 2013: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 34th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards.
More than 170 nominees were announced in 34 categories including Outstanding Live Sports Special, Live Series, Sports Documentary, Studio Show, Promotional Announcements, Play-by-Play Personality and Studio Analyst. The Awards will be given out at the prestigious Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center located in the Time Warner Center on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 in New York City.
“What a world we live in,” said Malachy Wienges, Chair, NATAS. "The Olympics, NASCAR, the Super Bowl, the Final Four, the World Series, The Stanley Cup, The NBA, the US Open, the Masters…it just goes on and on! This is another outstanding year for the sports community and for The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The entries received in this year’s Sports Emmy Awards illustrate the high-water mark of quality each of us gets to enjoy every time we turn on our favorite program. With so much talent vying for the prestigious Emmy Award and with many of the today’s leading sports broadcasters, personalities, and television professionals in attendance, it promises to be an exciting evening.”
The networks of NBC Sports Group (NBC, NBC Sports Network, Golf Channel nbcolympics.com, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, nbcsports.com, & Telemundo) lead the nomination totals with 58, ESPN (ESPN, ESPN2, grantland.com, ABC, ESPN3D, ESPNU & ESPNews), garnered 43, and Turner Sports (TNT, TBS, NBA TV, NCAA.com & truTV) garnered 27.
A complete list of all nominees appears below and is also available at www.emmyonline.tv/sports
The 34th Annual Emmy Awards for Sports
Outstanding LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL
The 96th Indianapolis 500, ABC
The 108th World Series, FOX
The Army Navy Game, CBS
The Masters, CBS
Super Bowl XLVI, NBC
Outstanding LIVE SPORTS SERIES
ESPN Monday Night Football, ESPN
NASCAR on FOX, FOX / SPEED
NBA on TNT, TNT
NFL on FOX, FOX
Sunday Night Football, NBC
Outstanding LIVE EVENT TURNAROUND
Down the Stretch, Golf Channel: The Honda Classic [PGA Tour Entertainment]
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC
Inside the Headsets, SPEED: 28th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All Star Race [NASCAR Media Group]
Monster Energy SuperCross, CBS: Salt Lake City [Feld Motor Sports]
USA Pro Challenge, NBC: The Race of Truth [Blink Productions]
Outstanding PLAYOFF COVERAGE
National League Championship Series, FOX: Cardinals vs. Giants
NBA Playoffs, TNT
NFC Divisional Playoff, FOX: 49ers vs. Saints
NFL Wild Card Saturday, NBC: Bengals vs. Texans; Lions vs. Saints
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, CBS / tbs / TNT / truTV
Outstanding EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL
Michael Waltrip Racing All Access, SPEED: Inside Michael Waltrip Racing: A Championship Quest [NASCAR Media Group]
One Heartbeat, CBS Sports Network [CBS Sports]
Outside the Lines, ESPN: Believe
Still Standing: The Earl Campbell Story, NBC Sports Network [NFL Films]
Tecmo Super Bowl, NFL Network [NFL Films]
Outstanding SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
26 Years: The Dewey Bozella Story, ESPN2
Dream Team, NBA TV [NBA Entertainment]
Klitschko, HBO [Broadview Pictures]
Namath, HBO
The Announcement, ESPN
Outstanding EDITED SPORTS SERIES / Anthology
30 for 30, ESPN
A Football Life, NFL Network [NFL Films]
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins, HBO [NFL Films]
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO
The Franchise: A Season with the Miami Marlins, Showtime [MLB Productions]
Outstanding STUDIO SHOW WEEKLY
College Gameday, ESPN
Football Night in America, NBC
Inside the NBA, TNT
Inside the NFL, Showtime [CBS Sports / NFL Films]
Outstanding STUDIO SHOW DAILY
Inside the NBA, TNT
MLB Tonight, MLB Network
NFL Live, ESPN2
NFL Total Access, NFL Network
Pardon the Interruption, ESPN [Rydholm Projects]
Outstanding SPORTS JOURNALISM
E: 60, ESPN2: Beitar Jerusalem
E: 60, ESPN2: Busted Coverage
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO: Hockey’s Darkest Day
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO: Your Brain on Football
Outstanding SHORT FEATURE
College Gameday, ESPN: Fist Bump: A Brotherly Bond
E: 60, ESPN2: Perfect
Inside the NFL, Showtime: One Last Wish: The Danny Webber Story
MLB on FOX, FOX: Negro Leagues
NFL Films Presents, NFL Network: Slackliner [NFL Films]
NFL GameDay Morning, NFL Network: Immaculate Remembrance
SportsCenter, ESPN: Kick of Hope
SportsCenter, ESPN: Run With Me
Outstanding LONG FEATURE
E: 60, ESPN2: Mike Powell: In Relentless Pursuit
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC: Olga Korbut
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO: Chancellor Lee Adams: The Fighter
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO: Steve Gleason: Tragic Hero
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO: Two of a Kind
Outstanding OPEN / TEASE
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC: Measure & Motion
MLB Network Division Series, MLB Network: The Scrapbook
NBA on TNT, TNT: All Star Game Tease
NBA on TNT, TNT: Brooklyn Nets/New York Knicks Spike Lee Tease
NCAA March Madness, truTV: Brackets Everywhere [CBS Sports/ Turner Sports]
Red Bull Signature Series, NBC: Show Open [Red Bull Media House]
Sunday Night Football, NBC: Opening Tease
Outstanding NEW APPROACHES SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBCOlympics.com: Live from London
March Madness Live, NCAA.com
NFL RedZone, NFL Network
Red Bull Stratos: Space Jump, YouTube [Red Bull Media House]
Super Bowl XLVI Extra, NBCSports.com
Outstanding NEW APPROACHES SPORTS PROGRAMMING
ESPNU Unite, ESPNU
Everything to Prove, NFL.com [NFL Films]
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBCOlympics.com: Countdown to London
Royce White Battles Anxiety on Draft Day, grantland.com
The Arnold Palmer, grantland.com
The NFL Season: A Biography, NFL Media
Outstanding NEW APPROACHES SPORTS PROGRAMMING SHORT FORMAT
ESPNU Unite Social Highlight, ESPNU
Story Time with Jalen Rose, grantland.com: Jalen Rose Steals Patrick Ewing’s TV
Numbers Never Lie Whiteboard, ESPN2
Speaking Out, NFL Media
Sport Science, ESPN [Base Productions]
Outstanding Sports Personality STUDIO HOST
James Brown CBS / Showtime
Bob Costas NBC / NBC Sports Network
Rich Eisen NFL Network
Ernie Johnson TNT / NBA TV
Dan Patrick NBC / NBC Sports Network / DirecTV
Outstanding Sports Personality PLAY BY PLAY
Mike Breen ABC
Mike Emrick NBC / NBC Sports
Network
Al Michaels NBC
Jim Nantz CBS
Outstanding Sports Personality STUDIO ANALYST
Charles Barkley TNT / NBA TV
Tony Dungy NBC
Boomer Esiason CBS
Harold Reynolds MLB Network
Bill Ripken MLB Network
Kurt Warner NFL Network
Outstanding Sports Personality SPORTS EVENT ANALYST
Ato Boldon NBC
Cris Collinsworth NBC
Jon Gruden ESPN
Jim Kaat MLB Network
Mike Mayock NFL Network / NBC
Outstanding Sports Personality SPORTS REPORTER
Andrea Joyce, NBC / NBC Sports Network
Pierre McGuire, NBC / NBC Sports Network
Lisa Salters, ESPN
Michele Tafoya, NBC
Tom Verducci, MLB Network / TBS
Outstanding TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTE
America’s Cup World Series, NBC [America’s Cup Event Authority]
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC
MLB on FOX, FOX
The Masters, ESPN3D/CBS
Winter X Games 2012, ESPN3D
Outstanding TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC / Bravo / MSNBC / NBC Sports Network / Telemundo
MLB Tonight, MLB Network
UEFA Euro 2012, ESPN
Outstanding CAMERA WORK
24/7, HBO: Pacquiao Marquez 4
E: 60, ESPN2: Remember Bluffton
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC: Measure & Motion
Ironman World Championship, NBC [Ironman Productions]
NFL Films Presents, NFL Network [NFL Films]
Outside the Lines, ESPN: Breaking the Silence
Outstanding EDITING
24/7, HBO: Pacquiao Marquez 4
Being: Liverpool, FOX / FOX Soccer Channel
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC: Profiles of the London Games
Grand Slam Tennis, ESPN2: Australian Open, Wimbledon & US Open
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins, HBO [NFL Films]
NBA on TNT, TNT
Outside the Lines, ESPN: Breaking the Silence
The Dick Schaap WRITING AWARD
24/7, HBO: Pacquiao Marquez 4
30 for 30, ESPN: Ghosts of Ole Miss
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC: Measure & Motion
NFL Films Presents, NFL Network: Like a Rose [NFL Films]
Open Championship, ESPN: Old
The Open Championship, ESPN: Essays
Outstanding MUSIC COMPOSITION / DIRECTION / LYRICS
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins, HBO [NFL Films]
Namath, HBO [NFL Films]
Road to the Super Bowl, NFL Network [NFL Films]
Outstanding Live Event AUDIO / SOUND
MLB Network Spring Training Game, MLB Network: Indians vs. Diamondbacks All Audio
MLB on FOX, FOX
NASCAR on FOX, FOX
Outstanding Post Produced AUDIO / SOUND
24/7, HBO: Pacquiao Marquez 4
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC: Measure & Motion
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins, HBO [NFL Films]
NBA on TNT, TNT
Outstanding GRAPHIC DESIGN
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC / NBC Sports Network
MLB Network Division Series, MLB Network: The Scrapbook
Sport Science, ESPN / ESPN2 / ESPNews [Base Productions]
Sunday Night Football, NBC
UEFA Euro 2012, ESPN
Outstanding PRODUCTION DESIGN / ART DIRECTION
MLB Postseason on TBS, TBS: Studio ORAD
NCAA March Madness, truTV: Brackets Everywhere
Outside the Lines, ESPN: Defiance: The Story of FC Start
Sunday Night Football, NBC: Open
The George Wensel TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Games of the XXX Olympiad: The Multi Screen Olympics; NBC / Bravo / CNBC / MSNBC / NBC Sports Network / NBCOlympics.com / Telemundo
Games of the XXX Olympiad / NBC Golf Tour, NBC: 360 Cam
MLB on FOX, FOX: Phantom Camera
NASCAR on FOX, FOX: 3D Cutaway Car
NFL on FOX, FOX: Super Zoom
Outstanding SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT INSTITUTIONAL
It’s Not Crazy, It’s Sports, ESPN: Shake On It, The Name, Born Into It [Wieden & Kennedy]
MLB Postseason on TBS, TBS: Bruce Springsteen Land of Dreams
NBA on TNT: John Turturro ‘Claude X: Street Artist,’ TNT: Intro, Prolific, Struggle
NCAA March Madness, TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV: Brackets Everywhere
Nothing Beats First Place, ESPN: Worse, Painful, Scary [Wieden & Kennedy]
The Voice of Golf, CBS: Confessions, Navigation, Costumes [Concentrate Films]
Outstanding SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT EPISODIC
A Football Life, NFL Network: Life Story [NFL Films]
Feherty Live from Ryder Cup, Golf Channel: Pro America, Pro Europe, Split Decision [NBC Sports Agency]
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC: Britain Just Got Great
The Dream Team, NBA TV: Trailer [NBA Entertainment]
The Triple Crown, NBC: Trailer
34th Annual Sports Emmy Award Nominations by Network Group
Network or Network Group Nominations
NBC Sports Group (NBC, NBC Sports Network, Golf Channel, nbcolympics.com, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, nbcsports.com, Telemundo) 58
ESPN (ESPN, ESPN 2, grantland.com, ABC, ESPN 3D, ESPNU, ESPNews) 43
Turner Sports (TNT, TBS, NBA TV, truTV, NCAA.com) 27
FOX Sports Media Group (FOX, SPEED, FOX Soccer Channel) 17
HBO Sports 17
NFL Network (NFL Network, NFL Media, NFL.com) 16
CBS (CBS, Showtime, CBS Sports Network) 15
MLB Network 9
DIRECTV 1
YouTube 1
34th Annual Sports Emmy Award Nominations by Network
NBC 36
ESPN 23
HBO Sports 17
FOX 13
NFL Network 13
TNT 13
CBS 10
ESPN2 10
MLB Network 9
NBC Sports Network 9
TBS 5
NBA TV 4
Showtime 4
truTV 4
grantland.com 3
NBCOlympics.com 3
Speed 3
ABC 2
Bravo 2
ESPN3D 2
ESPNU 2
Golf Channel 2
MSNBC 2
NFL Media 2
Telemundo 2
CBS Sports Network 1
CNBC 1
DIRECTV 1
ESPNews 1
FOX Soccer Channel 1
nbcsports.com 1
NCAA.com 1
NFL.com 1
YouTube 1
BREAKDOWN OF MULTIPLE PROGRAM / SERIES NOMINATIONS
Games of the XXX Olympiad, NBC / Bravo / CNBC / MSNBC / NBC SportsNetwork / NBCOlympics.com/ Telemundo 14
NBA on TNT, TNT 6
Real Sports with Bryant Gumb
el, HBO 6
E: 60, ESPN2 5
24/7, HBO 4
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins, HBO 4
MLB on FOX, FOX 4
Outside the Lines, ESPN 4
Sunday Night Football, NBC 4
NASCAR on FOX, FOX 3
NFL Films Presents, NFL Network 3
30 for 30, ESPN 2
A Football Life, NFL Network 2
College Gameday, ESPN 2
The Dream Team, NBA TV 2
Inside the NBA, TNT 2
Inside the NFL, Showtime 2
MLB Network Division Series, MLB Network 2
MLB Tonight, MLB Network 2
Namath, HBO 2
NCAA March Madness, TBS 2
NFL on FOX, FOX 2
SportsCenter, ESPN 2
Sport Science, ESPN / ESPN2 / ESPNews 2
UEFA Euro 2012, ESPN 2
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