47th Sports Emmy Awards

47th Sports Emmy Awards
47th Sports Emmy Awards
Date	May 26, 2026
Location	Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York City
Hosted by	Roy Wood Jr.
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The 47th Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2025. The ceremony took place in-person at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on May 26, 2026.^[1] As he did the previous year, comedian, writer, and producer Roy Wood Jr. hosted the ceremony.^[1]

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on March 25, 2026.^[2]^[3] The eligibility window for the nominations was the 2025 calendar year.^[4] Across the 47 categories, ESPN had the most nominations, with 63.^[3]^[5] Winners were announced on May 26, and are listed in bold.^[6]^[7]

Lifetime Achievement Award

On April 21, 2026, Steve Bornstein, former president and CEO of NFL Network, was announced as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.^[1]

Programming

Outstanding Live Sports Special: Championship Event	Outstanding Live Sports Special: Non-Championship Event
Fox MLB: World Series – Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers (Fox) College Football Playoff: National Championship (ESPN − Two Circles) The Masters (CBS) NBA Finals (ESPN) Super Bowl LX (NBC / Peacock)	Fox MLB: The 95th All-Star Game (Fox) 151st Kentucky Derby (NBC / Peacock) Monsters Funday Football (ESPN − Beyond Sports / Pixar / NFL) NHL in ASL: 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series (NHL Productions) NHL on ESPN: 4 Nations Face-Off (ESPN)
Outstanding Live Sports Series	Outstanding Sports Playoff Coverage
Sunday Night Football (NBC / Peacock) Fox NFL (Fox) Monday Night Football (ESPN / ABC) Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli (ESPN − Omaha Productions) Thursday Night Football (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios)	Fox MLB: The American League Playoffs (Fox / FS1) College Football Playoff (ESPN) Fox NFL: The NFC Playoffs (Fox) NBC NFL Playoffs (NBC / Peacock) NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (CBS / TNT)
Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage	Outstanding Edited Sports Special
4 Nations Face-Off: Unveiled (NHL Productions − NHL Productions / Radan Films / NHLPA) NFL Game Day All Access: Super Bowl LX (YouTube − NFL Films) Official Film of the 2025 Masters (CBS) Road To The Super Bowl (NBC − NFL Films) UFC The Walk: Topuria vs Oliveria (UFC)	Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (ESPN) E60: Paid to Play – Understanding College Sports in 2025 (ESPN) The Hall of Fame Knocks Class of 2026 (NFL Network) The Madhouse – NASCAR's Return Into Bowman Gray Stadium (FS1 − Fox Sports Films / NASCAR Studios) Welcome to the NHL: Meet The Prospects (NHL Productions)
Outstanding Edited Sports Series: Hosted	Outstanding ESports Championship Coverage
E60 (ESPN) Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers – Baker Mayfield / Justin Jefferson / Micah Parsons (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios / Range Media / Ten Till) NFL Films Presents (FS1 − NFL Films) Pablo Torre Finds Out (Meadowlark Media) TNT Sports Conversations (TruTV)	2025 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend – OpTic Texas vs Vancouver Surge (ESL FACEIT Group) 2025 Apex Legends Global Series Championship (ESL FACEIT Group) League of Legends Worlds 2025 Final – T1 Esports vs KT Rolster (LoL Esports − Riot Games) VALORANT Champions 2025 Grand Final – NRG vs Fnatic (Valorant Esports − Riot Games)
Outstanding Sports Documentary: Short	Outstanding Sports Documentary: Long
Final Finishers (East 89th St Productions − Tribeca Studios / Bluff Road Films) Home Turn (NASCAR Productions − Bluefoot Entertainment) NFL Explained: Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show (NFL Media Group) NFL Films Presents: The Arctic Challenge (FS1 − NFL Films) The Shuffle (HBO Max − NFL Films)	Champions of the Golden Valley (Olympics.com − XTR Studios / Sturgefilm / Tideshift / Optimist / Taleem) Butterfly in a Blizzard (Bracing For Impact, LLC − Flagship Independent / Big Lift Media) Clemente (The History Channel − Vinegar Hill / Uninterrupted / Vantage Pictures / Cookie Jar & a Dream Studios / APX Content Ventures / The History Channel) E60: Southpaw – The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott (ESPN) Elway (Netflix − Skydance Sports / NFL Films / Omaha Productions / MakeMake Productions) Surviving Ohio State (HBO Max − Sports Illustrated Studios / 101 Studios / Smokehouse Pictures)
Outstanding Sports Documentary Series	Outstanding Sports Documentary Series: Serialized
Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios / Unrealistic Ideas) Alex vs ARod (HBO Max − Religion of Sports) Allen Iv3rson (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios / Unanimous Media / NBA Entertainment / Jersey Legends [a division of Authentic Studios]) America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Netflix − Skydance Sports / NFL Films / Stardust Frames Productions / Netflix) Believers: Boston Red Sox (ESPN − Religion of Sports / Artists Equity)	Quarterback (Netflix − NFL Films / Omaha Productions / 2PM Productions) Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues (Whisper TV − Religion of Sports) The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox (Netflix − One Potato Productions / Boardwalk Pictures) Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix − Box to Box) Full Court Press (ESPN − ESPN / Omaha Productions / Words + Pictures) WWE: Unreal (Netflix − Omaha Productions / NFL Films / Skydance Sports / WWE)
Outstanding Sports Studio Show: Daily	Outstanding Sports Studio Show: Weekly
NFL Live (ESPN) First Things First (FS1) NBA Today (ESPN) The Pat McAfee Show (ESPN) SportsCenter (ESPN)	College GameDay (ESPN) Inside the NBA on TNT (TNT) Monday Night Countdown (ESPN) The NFL Today (CBS) Thursday Night Football (Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios])
Outstanding Sports Studio Show: Limited Run	Outstanding Sports Journalism
Road to the Final Four (CBS / TNT) College GameDay – College Football Playoff (ESPN) Football Night in America: NFL Postseason (NBC / Peacock) Fox MLB: The Postseason (Fox / FS1) Inside the NBA Playoffs on TNT (TNT)	Save: The Katie Meyer Story (E60 − ESPN) "Aspiration": Pablo Torre Finds Out (Meadowlark Media) Kobe: The Making of a Legend (CNN Originals) "What Is Riley Gaines Hiding?": Pablo Torre Finds Out (Meadowlark Media)
Outstanding Sports Feature: Short Form	Outstanding Sports Feature: Long Form
**Behan Strong — NCAA March Madness** (CBS) All Heart — Fox CFB: Big Noon Kickoff (Fox) Faces Forever Young — World Figure Skating Championships (NBC / Peacock) Just Getting Started — Fox CFB: Big Noon Kickoff (Fox) Luckie — College GameDay (ESPN) RJ — Fox MLB: The Postseason (Fox) A World Away — College GameDay (ESPN)	Tim Green – A Voice Reclaimed (NFL Films Presents − FS1) Chuskit & Saldon: Frozen Dreams of Ladakh (Olympics.com − XTR Studios) Girl Climber (Red Bull Studios − Louder than Eleven) Imillaskate: The Cholita Skaters of Bolivia (Optimist − Pachamama Sabia) Ride With Me (Golf Central Live from The Open − Golf Channel) SC Featured: Love, Abby (SportsCenter − ESPN)
Outstanding Sports Open/Tease	Outstanding Interactive Experience: Sports
America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Netflix − Skydance Sports / NFL Films / Stardust Frames Productions / Netflix) America's Game — Super Bowl LX (NBC / Peacock) Brick by Brick — Fox IndyCar: The 109th Indianapolis 500 (Fox) Celtics City (HBO Max − Ringer Films / Words + Pictures / Left/Right / NBA Entertainment) The Harder Choice — The 126th Army-Navy Game (CBS) Nerves at Augusta National — The Masters (CBS)	Fan Optionality on Prime Video (Prime Video Sports − Prime Video / Amazon MGM Studios) NASCAR Driver Cam on HBO Max (HBO Max) The NBA Experience on Peacock (Peacock) NHL in ASL (NHL Productions) SportsCenter For You (ESPN − WSC Sports / Google)
Outstanding Digital Innovation: Sports	Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Sports
World of Red Bull in Apple Immersive (Red Bull Media House, NA − Apple) MLB App in XR (MLB) NFL on NBC Madden NFL Cast (Peacock) Prime Insights (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios) VIP — Yankee Stadium (Apple TV − SoHi Media)	**Unforgettable Awaits – 2025 NBA Finals** (Warner Brothers Discovery) City of Fury – Fatal Fury in Times Square (BigTime Creative Shop − Truffle) ESPN Sports Forever (ESPN / ESPN+ − Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners / ESPN Creative Studio / Division7 / The Herd) Fastest Racing on Earth — Fox IndyCar (Fox / FS1 / FS2 / Fox News / Fox Business / BTN / Deportes − Special Group / Biscuit Filmworks / Cabin Edit / Eleven Sound / Ethos / Pariah / New Math) Milan-Cortina Olympics on NBC & Peacock (NBC / Peacock) NBA on NBC & Peacock (NBC / Peacock)
Outstanding Public Service Content: Sports	Outstanding Sports Studio Show in Spanish
Champion – Super Bowl LX (National Football League − 72andSunny / Morton Jankel Zander, Inc.) ESPN Take Back Sports Movement (ESPN) Line 'Em Up (JOAN Creative − JOAN Studios) Notre Dame: What Would You Fight For? (NBC / Peacock)	ESPN FC (ESPN) Ahora o Nunca (ESPN) Fútbol Picante (ESPN) Linea de 4 (Univision / TUDN) Premier League Extra (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Rumbo Al Mundial (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock)
Outstanding Sports Feature Story in Spanish
**Los Colores del Istmo — Mundo Originals** (Mundo NFL − SWAY / Cobra Films) Atxa Delgado — Mundo Originals (Mundo NFL − SWAY / Cobra Films) Greenland: Venezia (ESPN) María Llena Eres de Fuerza (ESPN) SC Reportajes: Rafael Campos — SportsCenter (ESPN)

Personality

Outstanding Sports Personality: Studio Host	Outstanding Sports Personality: Studio Analyst
Ernie Johnson (TNT / CBS) Rece Davis (ESPN) Rich Eisen (NFL Network) Laura Rutledge (ESPN) Kate Scott (CBS / Paramount+) Scott Van Pelt (ESPN)	Alex Rodriguez (Fox / FS1) Charles Barkley (TNT) Clark Kellogg (CBS / TNT) Mina Kimes (ESPN) Pedro Martinez (TNT) Candace Parker (TNT / TBS)
Outstanding Sports Personality: Play-By-Play	Outstanding Sports Personality: Event Analyst
Mike Tirico (NBC / Peacock) Joe Buck (ESPN) Joe Davis (Fox / FS1 / NFL Network) Ian Eagle (CBS / TNT / Netflix / Amazon) Jim Nantz (CBS)	Greg Olsen (Fox / NFL Network) Troy Aikman (ESPN) Tom Brady (Fox) Cris Collinsworth (NBC / Peacock) Bill Raftery (CBS / TNT / Fox)
Outstanding Sports Personality: Sideline Reporter	Outstanding Sports Personality: Emerging On-Air Talent
Tracy Wolfson (CBS / TNT) Tom Rinaldi (Fox \| FS1) Holly Rowe (ESPN) Laura Rutledge (ESPN) Lisa Salters (ESPN)	Katie George (ESPN) Andraya Carter (ESPN) Jason Kelce (ESPN) Matt Ryan (CBS / Paramount+ / Netflix) Richard Sherman (Prime Video) J.J. Watt (CBS)
Outstanding Sports On-Air Personality In Spanish
Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Andrés Cantor (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Carolina Guillén (ESPN) Fernando Palomo (ESPN) Sammy Sadovnik (MLS Productions)

Technical

Outstanding Technical Team: Sports Event	Outstanding Technical Team: Sports Studio
Fox MLB: World Series – Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers (Fox / FS1) College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN) Fox IndyCar: The 109th Indianapolis 500 (Fox / FS1) The Masters (CBS) Super Bowl LX (NBC / Peacock)	NBA on Prime Video (Amazon MGM Studios) College GameDay – College Football (ESPN) Fox NFL (Fox) NFL Draft (ESPN)
Outstanding Sports Camera Work: Short Form	Outstanding Sports Camera Work: Long Form
**The Harder Choice − The 126th Army-Navy Game** (CBS) Brick by Brick — Fox IndyCar: The 109th Indianapolis 500 (Fox) 151st Kentucky Derby (NBC / Peacock) A Parisian Rhythm with Omar Sy — Roland-Garros on TNT Sports (TNT / TruTV) Silent Super Bowl — NFL Films Presents (FS1 − NFL Films)	I Skied Down Mount Everest (Red Bull Media House GmbH − East Studio) America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Netflix − Skydance Sports / NFL Films / Stardust Frames Productions / Netflix) Celtics City (HBO Max − Ringer Films / Words + Pictures / Left/Right / NBA Entertainment) Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel (Unrealistic Ideas − Amazon MGM Studios / Unrealistic Ideas) Raise The Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football (Heroes & Fables − NFL Films / Skydance Sports / Prime Video Sports / Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills — Hard Knocks (HBO Max − NFL Films)
Outstanding Sports Editing: Short Form	Outstanding Sports Editing: Long Form
**4 Nations Face-Off: For Crest and Country — NHL on ESPN** (ESPN) The Bay — NBA All-Star on TNT (TNT) Brick by Brick — IndyCar: The 109th Indianapolis 500 (Fox) It's Time — NHL Stanley Cup Final on TNT (TNT) A Parisian Rhythm with Omar Sy — Roland-Garros on TNT Sports (TNT / truTV) Stanley Cup Playoffs Opening Round: Devils vs Hurricanes – Snap Shot − NHL on ESPN (ESPN)	Celtics City (HBO Max − Ringer Films / Words + Pictures / Left/Right / NBA Entertainment) American Thunder: NASCAR at Le Mans (NASCAR Studios − Amazon MGM Studios / NASCAR Studios) America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Netflix − Skydance Sports / NFL Films / Stardust Frames Productions / Netflix) Butterfly in a Blizzard (Bracing For Impact, LLC − Flagship Independent / Big Lift Media) Saquon (NFL Films − Amazon MGM Studios / NFL Films / Skydance Sports / Expanded Media / LBI Entertainment / Vision26 Studios) We Beat the Dream Team (TNT /HBO Max − USA Basketball / NBA Entertainment / Blue Ox Films) WWE: Unreal (Netflix − Omaha Productions / NFL Films / Skydance Sports / WWE / Netflix)
The Dick Schaap Outstanding Sports Writing Award: Short Form	Outstanding Sports Writing: Long Form
Wimbledon (ESPN) Brick by Brick — IndyCar: The 109th Indianapolis 500 (Fox) Choices – Lee Corso's Final Headgear Pick — College GameDay (ESPN) It's Time — NHL Stanley Cup Final on TNT (TNT) 151st Kentucky Derby (NBC / Peacock) In Motion and Memory — IndyCar: The 109th Indianapolis 500 (Fox)	In Season with the NFC East — Hard Knocks (HBO Max − NFL Films) Above the Tide: 20 Years After Katrina — E60 (ESPN) Celtics City (HBO Max − Ringer Films / Words + Pictures / Left/Right / NBA Entertainment) Going Inside (TNT) The Superdome At 50 — NFL Films Presents (FS1 − NFL Films)
Outstanding Music Direction: Sports	Outstanding Sports Audio/Sound: Live Event
Home Turn: Daytona Beach, FL (NASCAR Studios − Bluefoot Entertainment) Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East (HBO Max − NFL Films) Memphis to the Mountain: "Acclimatization" / "Elevation" (Andscape − Sender Films) NCAA Final Four: San Antonio – Unwritten Reimagined (CBS − Sony Music) NHL Stanley Cup Final on TNT: It's Time (TNT) Surviving Ohio State (HBO Max − Sports Illustrated Studios / 101 Studios / Smokehouse Pictures) Thursday Night Football (Amazon MGM Studios − Amazon MGM Studios)	Fox MLB (Fox / FS1) Apple TV: Friday Night Baseball (Apple TV − MLB Network) Fox NASCAR (Fox / FS1) Fox NFL (Fox) Sunday Night Football (NBC / Peacock)
Outstanding Sports Audio/Sound: Post-Produced	Outstanding Sports Graphic Design: Event/Show
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills (HBO Max − NFL Films) Believers: Boston Red Sox (ESPN − ESPN / Religion of Sports / Artists Equity) Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel (Unrealistic Ideas − Amazon MGM Studios / Unrealistic Ideas) E60: Above the Tide – 20 Years After Katrina (ESPN) Earnhardt: Dale (Imagine Documentaries − Amazon MGM Studios / Imagine Documentaries / Everyone Else / NASCAR Studios / Dirty Mo Media) NHL Stanley Cup Final on TNT: It's Time (TNT)	NBA on NBC & Peacock (NBC / Peacock) Fox NFL (Fox) Monsters Funday Football (ESPN − Beyond Sports / Big Studios / Pixar) NBA on Prime Video (Amazon MGM Studios − Amazon MGM Studios) Thursday Night Football (Amazon MGM Studios − Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Sports Graphic Design: Specialty	Outstanding Studio Or Production Design/Art Direction: Sports
Believers: Boston Red Sox (ESPN − ESPN / Religion of Sports / Artists Equity) MLB Now Open (MLB Network) NFL on CBS: The Evolution of the Big Head – Merging Human Artistry with AI Innovation (CBS) NFL Slimetime (Nickelodeon) WWE: Unreal (Netflix − Omaha Productions / NFL Films / Skydance Sports / WWE / Netflix)	The NFL Today: The Virtual Time Machine – Rebuilding the Legacy of The NFL Today (CBS) Celtics City (HBO Max − Ringer Films / Words + Pictures / Left/Right / NBA Entertainment) Fox NFL Sunday: "Case of the Missing Best Team" / "The Dynasty Blueprint" / "The Waiting Room" (Fox) Monsters Funday Football (ESPN − Beyond Sports / Big Studios / Pixar) NBA on Prime Video (Amazon MGM Studios − Amazon MGM Studios) NFL Slimetime (Nickelodeon)
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
Fox MLB: The Postseason – UmpCam AR Strike Zone System (MLB / Major League Baseball − Fox Sports / Bolt6 / Virtual Eye) College Football – POVORA Wireless Tilt Control CapCam: Stabilized CapCam with Remote Tilt Control (ESPN − Povora) Fox IndyCar: Augmented Reality (Fox / FS1) The Last Crescendo – The 4th Judge: First-Ever AI Power Boxing Judge (DAZN) TGL Presented by SoFi: SmartPin Cam (ABC / ESPN / ESPN2 / ESPN+) 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo – AIQ: Where Data Meets Dirt (Teton Ridge)

References

1 2 3 Schneider, Michael (April 21, 2026). "CNN's Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black to Split Up Sports, News and Documentary Emmys Hosting Duties (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
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1 2 Pedersen, Erik (March 25, 2026). "Sports Emmys Nominations: Keeping Score On 2025's Best TV Coverage". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
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↑ Dwornik, Ardi (March 25, 2026). "ESPN earns industry-leading 63 Sports Emmy nominations" (Press release). ESPN. ESPN Press Room. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
↑ Tinoco, Armando (May 26, 2026). "Sports Emmys 2026 Winners List: NBC's Sunday Night Football, Mike Tirico, Ernie Johnson & Katie George Among Honored". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
↑ Schneider, Michael (May 27, 2026). "Sports Emmys: ESPN, Fox Sports, Dodgers' World Series Victory Among This Year's Top Winners". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2026.

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