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42nd Annual Sports Emmy Award Winners Announced

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 42nd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards on Tuesday, June 8. which were live-streamed online.

The live-virtual presentation was filled with a star-studded group of sports television personalities as presenters such as Emmanuel Acho, Studio Host (FOX), Nate Burleson, Studio Analyst (CBS Sports), Fran Charles, Studio Host (MLB Network), Jim Gray, Sportscaster (Showtime), Andrew Hawkins Studio Analyst (NFL Network), Andrea Kremer, Correspondent (HBO), Laura Rutledge, Studio Host (ESPN), Mike Tirico, Studio Host (NBC Sports) and Matt Winer, Studio Host (Turner).

TNT was the single network to win the most Emmys with seven, led by their basketball studio show “Inside the NBA” along with its award-wining host Ernie Johnson.

ESPN Sports was Emmy’s top sports group of networks, receiving a combined nine honors. The English and Spanish language versions of nightly program “SportsCenter” each took home Emmys.

Nickelodeon won two Emmys for its well-received simulcast of CBS Sports’ NFC Wild Card playoff game between the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints. It won for Outstanding Playoff Coverage and Outstanding Live Graphic Design. One of the game’s announcers for Nickelodeon, Nate Burleson won an Emmy himself for Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Analyst for his work on CBS’ “The NFL Today” and NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.”

Here are the full list of winners of the 42nd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards:

OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL
2020 NBA All-Star Game (TNT)

OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES
Sunday Night Football (NBC)

OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE
NFC Wild Card Game: Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints (Nickelodeon/CBS Sports)

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE
NFL Game Day All-Access: Super Bowl LV (YouTube/NFL Films)

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL
“SC Presents: 2020 – Heroes, History and Hope” (ESPN)

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SERIES
The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ESPORTS COVERAGE
League of Legends World Final: DAMWON vs. Suning (YouTube/Riot Games)

OUTSTANDING SHORT SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible (ESPN+/ESPN) [ESPN Films]

OUTSTANDING LONG SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Rising Phoenix (Netflix) [HTYT Films/Passion Pictures/ Misfits Entertainment/Ventureland]

OUTSTANDING SERIALIZED SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Outcry (Showtime) [Bat Bridge Entertainment]

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – WEEKLY
Inside the NBA (TNT)

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – DAILY
SportsCenter (ESPN)

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – LIMITED RUN
Inside the NBA: 2020 NBA Playoffs (TNT)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS NEWS/FEATURE ANTHOLOGY
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS JOURNALISM
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE
Sunday NFL Countdown (ESPN)

OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE
NFL 360: The Gift of Gaba (NFL Network) [Ravens Productions]

OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE
Super Bowl LV (CBS)

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE – EVENT COVERAGE
NBA App: Season Restart (NBA Digital)

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE – ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING
NBA on Tuesday

OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION
NBA on TNT: AT&T 5G Holovision (TNT)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/STUDIO HOST
Ernie Johnson (TNT)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/PLAY-BY-PLAY
Joe Buck (FOX/FS1/NFL Network)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/STUDIO ANALYST
Nate Burleson (CBS/CBS Sports Network/NFL Network )

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/SPORTS EVENT ANALYST
John Smoltz (FOX/FS1/MLB Network)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/SPORTS REPORTER
Michele Tafoya (NBC)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY/EMERGING ON-AIR TALENT
Emmanuel Acho (FOX/FS1)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM EVENT
Super Bowl LV: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (CBS)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO
College GameDay (ESPN)

OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK – SHORT FORM
One Shot (Red Bull TV) [Red Bull Media House]

OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK – LONG FORM
The Old World – A Mindtrip Through Europe (Red Bull TV) [Red Bull Media House/ Tillmann Brothers Entertainment]

OUTSTANDING EDITING – SHORT FORM
NBA on TNT “Mamba” (TNT)

OUTSTANDING EDITING – LONG FORM
NFL 360 “The Gift of Gaba” (NFL Network) [Ravens Productions]

THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD – SHORT FORM
National League Division Series “Cutouts” (MLB Network)

OUTSTANDING WRITING – LONG FORM
NFL Films Presents “The Lumberman Quarterback” (FS1) [NFL Films]

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
Rising Phoenix (Netflix) [HTYT Films/Passion Pictures/ Misfits Entertainment/Ventureland]

OUTSTANDING LIVE EVENT AUDIO/SOUND
Sunday Night Football (NBC)

OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUND
NASCAR 2020: Under Pressure (MotorTrend) [NASCAR Productions]

OUTSTANDING LIVE GRAPHIC DESIGN
NFC Wild Card Game: Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints (Nickelodeon) [CBS Sports]

OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED GRAPHIC DESIGN
Greatness Code (Apple TV+) [Religion of Sports/UNINTERRUPTED]

OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ ART DIRECTION
NASCAR Race Hub (FS1)

THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MLB Network Showcase “Statcast 3D” (MLB Network)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The Last Dance “Predictions” (ESPN) [ESPN CreativeWorks/Translation]

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH
SportsCenter Deportes (ESPN Deportes)

OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN SPANISH
Greenland “Colombia” (ESPN Deportes)

OUTSTANDING ON-AIR PERSONALITY IN SPANISH
Pilar Pérez (ESPN Deportes)