THE NATIONAL ACADEMY
OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR THE
39th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS
Barry Frank to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominees to be Honored During the May 8th Ceremony
At Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall
New York, NY – March 28, 2018 - The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 39th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards.
“The world of sports television grows larger with each passing year and this year was no exception,” said Chuck Dages, Chairman, NATAS. “The 39th Sports Emmy Awards encompassed a record-setting number of entries across multiple categories and the level of quality continues to show the growth and seemingly, unlimited potential of what is available for the sports viewing audience.”
“This looks to be a wide-open competition this year,” said Steve Ulrich, Senior Vice President, Sports Emmy Awards. “There are newcomers in many categories, and coupled with content creator extraordinaire Barry Frank receiving the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, it should be an exciting evening.”
Nominations were announced in 40 categories including Outstanding Live Sports Special, Live Sports Series and Playoff Coverage, three Documentary categories, Outstanding New Media, Outstanding Play-by-Play Announcer and Studio Host, among others.
Yangaroo, Inc. is the official provider of the Digital Media Distribution System Awards Management Solution (“DMDS”) for the submission, judging and voting of all categories for the 39th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. Accounting services for the competition are provided by the firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP. United Airlines is the official airline of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional, non-profit 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 Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime, Daytime Creative Arts, Public & Community Service, and Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of over 16,000 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 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
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Network or Network Group |
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Nominations |
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ESPN |
(ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Goal Line, SEC Network, WatchESPN) |
54 |
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CBS |
(CBS, CBS Sports Network) |
31 |
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FOX |
(FOX, FS1, FS2, FOXsports.com, Big10 Network, Nat Geo) |
31 |
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NBC Sports Group |
(NBC, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Telemundo, USA) |
28 |
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Turner Sports |
(tbs, TNT, truTV, NCAA.com, Bleacher Report) |
19 |
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NFL Network |
13 |
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MLB Network |
12 |
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HBO Sports |
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7 |
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Showtime Sports |
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6 |
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Verizon |
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4 |
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Netflix |
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3 |
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SI.com |
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2 |
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Univision |
(Univision, Univision Deportes) |
2 |
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Apple iTunes |
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1 |
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Audience |
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1 |
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Comcast Watchable |
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1 |
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DIRECTV |
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1 |
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Gear VR |
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1 |
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Oculus VR |
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1 |
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Outside Television |
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1 |
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Snapchat |
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1 |
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Twitch |
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1 |
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Vice |
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1 |
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YouTube |
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Editors 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 and 1 nomination for TNT). 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).
Nominations by Program
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Program |
Nominations |
Network |
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The 118th Army-Navy Game |
8 |
CBS |
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E: 60 |
8 |
ESPN2 |
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SC Featured |
8 |
ESPN/ESPNews |
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AFC Championship |
6 |
CBS |
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2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament |
5 |
tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV/NCAA.com |
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College GameDay |
4 |
ESPN/Watch ESPN |
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MLB Tonight |
4 |
MLB Network |
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NASCAR on FOX |
4 |
FOX/FS1 |
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2017 ELEAGUE on tbs |
3 |
tbs/Twitch TV |
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2018 College Football Playoff National Championship |
3 |
ESPN |
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Dear Basketball |
3 |
Verizon |
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Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
3 |
HBO |
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The 35th America's Cup |
3 |
NBC/NBCSN |
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The 143rd Kentucky Derby |
3 |
NBC |
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Thursday Night Football Presents… |
3 |
CBS/NFL Network |
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30 for 30 |
2 |
ESPN |
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Disgraced |
2 |
Showtime |
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Golf Central |
2 |
Golf Channel |
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FOX College Football |
2 |
FOX/FS1/FOXSports.com |
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Inside the NBA on TNT |
2 |
TNT |
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MLB on FOX |
2 |
FOX/FS1/MLB Network |
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NBA on TNT |
2 |
TNT |
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NFL 360 |
2 |
NFL Network |
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NHL Live |
2 |
NBC/NBCSN/USA Network |
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Monday Night Football |
2 |
ESPN |
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A Season With Navy Football |
2 |
Showtime |
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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel |
2 |
HBO |
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Sunday Night Football |
2 |
NBC |
Nominations By Network
Network Nominations
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CBS 31 |
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ESPN 29 |
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FOX 21 |
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NBC 18 |
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FS1 16 |
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ESPN2 13 |
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NFL Network 13 |
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TNT 13 |
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MLB Network 12 |
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NBCSN 10 |
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tbs 10 |
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ESPN Deportes 8 |
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HBO 7 |
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truTV 7 |
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Showtime 6 |
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ABC 5 |
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ESPNews 5 |
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Telemundo 5 |
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Golf Channel 4 |
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Verizon 4 |
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Netflix 3 |
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NCAA.com 2 |
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SI.com 2 |
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Univision Deportes 2 |
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Univision 2 |
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USA Network 2 |
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FOXSports.com 1 |
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Audience 1 |
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Big10 Network 1 |
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Bleacher Report 1 |
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Comcast Watchable 1 |
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DIRECTV 1 |
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ESPN3 1 |
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ESPNU 1 |
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ESPN Classic 1 |
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ESPN Goal Line 1 |
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FOX Deportes 1 |
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FS2 1 |
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Gear VR 1 |
Nominations By Network
(Continued)
Network Nominations
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iTunes 1 |
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Nat Geo 1 |
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Oculus VR 1 |
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Outside Television 1 |
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SEC Network 1 |
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Snapchat 1 |
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Twitch TV 1 |
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Viceland 1 |
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WatchESPN 1 |
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YouTube 1 |
Sports Emmy Awards
OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship ESPN
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs
The 113th World Series FOX
Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS
The 146th Open NBC/Golf Channel
Royal Birkdale
The Masters CBS
OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES
NASCAR on FOX FOX/ FS1
NBA on TNT TNT
NFL on FOX FOX
Sunday Night Football NBC
Thursday Night Football NBC
OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE
2017 NBA Playoffs on TNT TNT
2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
2018 Rose Bowl (College Football Championship Semi-Final) ESPN
Oklahoma vs. Georgia
AFC Championship CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New England Patriots
NFC Divisional Playoff FOX
New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings
OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE
2017 World Series Film FS1/MLB Network
Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
All Access Epilogue: Showtime
Mayweather vs. McGregor [Showtime Sports]
Ironman World Championship NBC
[Texas Crew Productions]
Sound FX: NFL Network
Super Bowl 51 [NFL Films]
UFC Fight Flashback FS1
Cruz vs. Garbrandt [UFC]
OUTSTANDING SHORT SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Resurface Netflix
SC Featured ESPNews
A Mountain to Climb
SC Featured ESPN
Arthur
SC Featured ESPNews
Restart
The Reason I Play Big Ten Network
OUTSTANDING LONG SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
30 for 30 ESPN
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies [ESPN Films/Hock Films]
89 Blocks FOX/FS1
Counterpunch Netflix
Disgraced Showtime
[Bat Bridge Entertainment]
VICE World of Sports Viceland
Rivals: Boom Squad [Vice Media]
OUTSTANDING SERIALIZED SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
A Season With Navy Football Showtime
[Ross Greenburg Productions/
Stone & Company Entertainment/
IMG Productions/Crazy Legs]
Hard Knocks HBO
Training Camp With The Tampa Bay Buccaneers [NFL Films]
Last Chance U Netflix
Us Against the World Comcast Watchable
[Uproxx Studios]
Why We Fight Verizon
[Dirty Robber/The Religion of Sports/
Complex Networks]
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - WEEKLY
College GameDay ESPN
FOX NFL Sunday FOX
Inside the NBA on TNT TNT
Monday Night Countdown ESPN
The NFL Today CBS
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - DAILY
MLB Tonight MLB Network
NHL Live NBC/NBCSN
Pardon The Interruption ESPN
[Rydholm Projects]
The Dan Patrick Show Audience
[AT&T]
The Herd with Colin Cowherd FS1
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - LIMITED RUN
Gruden's QB Camp ESPN/ESPN2
Inside the NBA on TNT TNT
2017 NBA Playoffs
MLB on FOX: The Postseason FOX/ FS1
NHL Live: Stanley Cup Playoffs NBC/NBCSN/USA Network
Road to the Final Four tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
OUTSTANDING SPORTS NEWS ANTHOLOGY
E: 60 ESPN2
NFL 360 NFL Network
NFL Films Presents FS1
[NFL Films]
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
SC Featured ESPN
OUTSTANDING SPORTS JOURNALISM
Disgraced Showtime
[Bat Bridge Entertainment]
E: 60 ESPN2
Respectfully Submitted, Ricky Dixon
E: 60 ESPN2
Setenta e Sete
E: 60 ESPN2
The Dictator's Team
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
The Strongman: Ramzan Kadyrov
OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE
College GameDay ESPN
A Different Wave
College GameDay WatchESPN
Melvin Keihn
Golf Central Golf Channel
Limitless: The Jim Hunt Story
SC Featured ESPN
Thank You Pittsburgh
Thursday Night Kickoff CBS/NFL Network
Kate Foster: A Letter to My Younger
OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE
E: 60 ESPN2
Fight On
E: 60 ESPN2
Lionheart
E: 60 ESPN2
Searching for Schuye
E: 60 ESPN2
Underdog
SC Featured ESPN
For Those Who Can't
OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE
2017 NBA on TNT TNT
The Response
2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
The Stage
AFC Championship CBS
Teasing John Malkovich
NFL Draft ESPN
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS
The More Things Change
OUTSTANDING TRANS-MEDIA SPORTS COVERAGE
2017 ELEAGUE on tbs and twitch.tv tbs/twitch.tv
2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament NCAA.com
NCAA March Madness Live
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship ESPN/ESPN2/
MegaCast ESPNU/ESPNEWS/
ESPN Deportes/ESPN Goal Line/
ESPN Classic/ESPN SEC Network/ESPN3
Hard Knocks HBO
Training Camp With The Tampa Bay Buccaneers [NFL Films]
HBO Boxing HBO
Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin
OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION
2017 Game of Zones Bleacher Report
Father of Balls
2017 NBA Finals Oculus Rift/Gear VR
Strength in Numbers [m ss ng p eces]
2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament NCAA.com
NCAA March Madness Virtual Reality
Capturing Everest SI.com
360-degree VR [Endemol Shine Beyond]
Take Every Wave SI.com
360 VR camera technologies capture [Ryot]
riding the longest wave in the world
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL TV EXPERIENCE
100,000 Cameras FOX
Ohio State vs. Michigan [NASCAR Productions]
MLB Tonight MLB Network
The Fans Make The Show: MLB Tonight Social Takeover
NASCAR Throwback NBCSN
SportsCenter on Snapchat ESPN/Snapchat
The 143rd Kentucky Derby NBC
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - STUDIO HOST
Rece Davis ESPN
Ernie Johnson tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
Bob Ley ESPN
Curt Menefee FOX
Dan Patrick NBC
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - PLAY-BY-PLAY
Mike Breen ABC
Joe Buck FOX/FS1
Mike 'Doc" Emrick NBC/NBCSN
Jim Nantz tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV/NFL Network
Brad Nessler CBS
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - STUDIO ANALYST
Alexi Lalas FS1/FS2
Al Leiter MLB Network
Harold Reynolds MLB Network
Michael Strahan FOX
Tom Verducci MLB Network/FOX
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - SPORTS EVENT
ANALYST
Gary Danielson CBS
Jon Gruden ESPN
Kirk Herbstreit ESPN/ABC
Tony Romo CBS/NFL Network
John Smoltz FOX/FS1/MLB Network
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - SPORTS REPORTER
Allie LaForce tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
Ken Rosenthal FOX/FS1/MLB Network
Lisa Salters ESPN/ABC
Michele Tafoya NBC
Tom Verducci MLB Network/FOX
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTE
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship ESPN
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs
Monday Night Football ESPN
NASCAR on FOX FOX/FS1
The 35th America's Cup NBCSN
US Open ESPN
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO
2017 NFL Draft NFL Network
College GameDay ESPN
MLB Tonight MLB Network
Premier League NBC/NBCSN
Super Bowl LII NFL Network
OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK
A Season With Navy Football Showtime
[Ross Greenburg Productions/
Stone & Company/IMG Productions/
Crazy Legs Productions/Vidiots]
Over the Horizon Outside TV
[Echo Bay Media]
SC Featured ESPNews
A Mountain to Climb
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS
The More Things Change
The 143rd Kentucky Derby NBC
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM EDITING
AFC Championship CBS
Teasing John Malkovich
Dear Basketball Verizon
[Glen Keane Productions/Granity Studios/
Believe Entertainment Group]
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS
The More Things Change
The 143rd Kentucky Derby NBC
Thursday Night Football Presents… CBS/NFL Network
OUTSTANDING LONG FORM EDITING
Breaking2 NAT GEO
[Nat Geo Studios/Dirty Robber]
Golf Central Golf Channel
Feeling and Reality: The Billy Hurley Story [May Fifth Productions]
NFL 360 NFL Network
Konrad Reuland: On a Mission
SC Featured ESPNews
The Rob Young Story
UCONN: The March to Madness HBO
[IMG Productions]
THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD
AFC Championship CBS
Teasing John Malkovich
MLB Tonight MLB Network
Opening Day Essay
Special Olympics World Games ESPN2
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS
The More Things Change
Thursday Night Football Presents… CBS/NFL Network
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
30 for 30 ESPN
Nature Boy [ESPN Films]
AFC Championship CBS
Teasing John Malkovich, "They Are Two Goliaths"
Dear Basketball Verizon
[Glen Keane Productions/Granity Studios/
Believe Entertainment Group]
Road To The Super Bowl FOX
[NFL Films]
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS
The More Things Change, ”The Letter"
OUTSTANDING LIVE EVENT AUDIO/SOUND
The 35th America's Cup NBC/NBCSN
Indianapolis 500 ABC
MLB on FOX FOX/FS1/MLB Network
NASCAR on FOX FOX/FS1
NASCAR on NBC NBC/NBCSN
OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUND
Blood Road iTunes
[Red Bull Media House]
Hard Knocks HBO
Training Camp With The Tampa Bay Buccaneers [NFL Films]
Inside the NFL Showtime
Super Bowl LII [CBS Sports/NFL Films]
Radioactive - The Championship Race FS1
[NASCAR Productions]
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS
The More Things Change
OUTSTANDING LIVE GRAPHIC DESIGN
2017 ELEAGUE on tbs tbs
2017 NBA All-Star Weekend on TNT TNT
2017 NBA Finals ABC
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors
College Basketball ESPN/ESPN2
League of Legends YouTube
[Riot Games]
OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED GRAPHIC DESIGN
CBS Thursday Night Football/NFL Today CBS/NFL Network
NFL Quick Facts
Dear Basketball Verizon
[Glen Keane Productions/Granity Studios/
Believe Entertainment Group]
Fantasy Football Marathon ESPN2
Monday Night Football ESPN
NFL on NBC NBC
OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART
DIRECTION
AFC Championship CBS
Teasing John Malkovich
El Clasico Coming to America ESPN
[DLP Media Group]
Sunday Night Football NBC
Oh Sunday Night
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS
The More Things Change
Thursday Night Football Presents... CBS/NFL Network
Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2017 ELEAGUE on tbs tbs
ELEAGUE Augmented Reality
FOX College Football FOXSports.com
C360
NHL on DIRECTV: Penguins at Golden Knights DIRECTV
First Live 4K HDR Linear Broadcast
Sunday Night Baseball ESPN
Front Row Cam
The 35th America's Cup NBCSN
Flytime
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
The Arrival
A Football Life NFL Network
Circle of Life [NFL Films]
FOX College Football FOX/FS1
Every Game is Everything
NASCAR on FOX FOX
Daytona 500 - Daytona Day
The XXIII Olympic Winter Games The Networks of NBC Universal
The Winter Olympics Campaign 2017
OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE IN SPANISH
FIFA World Cup Qualifier Univision/Univision Deportes
Mexico vs. USA
Final de la Copa FIFA Confederaciones Telemundo
Chile vs. Alemania
La Finales de la NBA ESPN Deportes
Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
La Previa UEFA Champions League Final FOX Deportes
Rumbo Al Mundial Telemundo
Fecha Final
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH
Béisbol Esta Noche ESPN Deportes
Futbol Central Univision/Univision Deportes
Futbol Picante ESPN Deportes
La Liga Premier: Tercer Tiempo Telemundo
SportsCenter Deportes ESPN Deportes
OUTSTANDING ON-AIR SPORTS PERSONALITY IN SPANISH
Andrés Cantor Telemundo
José Ramón Fernández ESPN Deportes
Ernesto Jerez ESPN Deportes
Jorge Ramos ESPN Deportes
Sammy Sadovnik Telemundo