Sports Emmys Winners: NBC/Peacock’s Olympics Coverage Dominates, While Steven Spielberg Earns Two Awards (FULL LIST)

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Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event Outstanding Live Special – Non-Championship Event Outstanding Live Series Outstanding Playoff Coverage Outstanding Edited Event Coverage Outstanding Edited Special Outstanding Hosted Edited Series Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage Outstanding Short Documentary Outstanding Long Documentary Outstanding Documentary Series Outstanding Documentary Series – Serialized Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly Outstanding Studio Show – Daily Outstanding Studio Show – Limited Run Outstanding Journalism Outstanding Short Feature Outstanding Long Feature Outstanding Open/Tease Outstanding Interactive Experience Outstanding Digital Innovation Outstanding Personality/Studio Host Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst Outstanding Personality/Event Analyst Outstanding Personality/Sideline Reporter Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent Outstanding Technical Team Event Outstanding Technical Team Studio Outstanding Camera Work – Short Form Outstanding Camera Work – Long Form Outstanding Editing – Short Form Outstanding Editing – Long Form The Dick Schaap Writing Award – Short Form Outstanding Writing – Long Form Outstanding Music Direction Outstanding Audio/Sound – Live Event Outstanding Audio/Sound – Post-Produced Outstanding Graphic Design – Event/Show Outstanding Graphic Design – Specialty Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award Outstanding Promotional Announcement Outstanding Public Service Content Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish 

Lady Gaga perhaps was the most high-profile winner at Tuesday’s 46th annual Sports Emmy Awards, but she wasn’t the only one. Hosted by comedian Roy Wood Jr., the Sports Emmys recognized the cream of the crop in 47 categories, including outstanding live special and live series, documentary, journalism, hosts and more.

The New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences administers the Sports Emmys, which was held at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. Besides Gaga (who won for her Super Bowl performance of “Hold My Hand” in the outstanding music direction category), key winners included NBC/Peacock for its coverage of the Summer Olympics, which received ten wins, while Steven Spielberg earned two for for producing and writing the “Land of Stories” opening.

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TNT’s Charles Barkley was recognized for studio analyst, ESPN’s Peyton Manning for event analyst, and Fox’s Joe Davis for play-by-play.

Fox Sports architect David Hill was given the lifetime achievement honor, handed to hi, bu Fox NFL Sunday hosts Michael Strahan, Terry Bradshaw, Curt Menefee, Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long and Jay Glazer. Other presenters included Kenan Thompson, Scott Van Pelt (ESPN), Charissa Thompson (Prime Video), Greg Olsen (Fox Sports), Lauren Shehadi (MLB Network), Jamie Erdahl (NFL), Carlota Vizmanos (Telemundo Deportes), Kate Scott (CBS Sports) and Anson Carter (TNT).

Here are this list of this year’s Sports Emmy winners:


Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event 

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad  (NBC | Peacock)


Outstanding Live Special – Non-Championship Event 

Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues  (Fox)


Outstanding Live Series 

SEC on ABC  (ABC | ESPN+)


Outstanding Playoff Coverage 

NFL Playoffs (NBC | Peacock)


Outstanding Edited Event Coverage 

NFL Draft: The Pick is In”  (The Roku Channel [NFL Films, Skydance Sports] )


Outstanding Edited Special 

SportsCenter SC Special: The Harbaugh Brothers”  (ESPN)


Outstanding Hosted Edited Series 

E60″ (ESPN)


Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage 

Valorant Champions 2024 Grand Final : Edward Gaming vs Team Heretics  (Valorant Esports [Riot Games])


Outstanding Short Documentary 

The Turnaround” (Netflix [Major League Baseball, Netflix, A Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios Production, Higher Ground, Breakwater Studios])


Outstanding Long Documentary 

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa” (Netflix [SK Global Entertainment, OBB Pictures, MakeMake Entertainment, Avocados and Coconuts] )


Outstanding Documentary Series 

The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox “ (Netflix [Netflix, Meadowlark Media, MLB Studios])


Outstanding Documentary Series – Serialized 

Formula 1: Drive to Survive” (Netflix [Box to Box Films])


Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly 

College GameDay  (ESPN)


Outstanding Studio Show – Daily 

NFL Live” (ESPN | ESPN2)


Outstanding Studio Show – Limited Run 

“Fox MLB: The Postseason” (Fox | FS1)


Outstanding Journalism 

The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses” (FX | Hulu [Left/Right, The New York Times])


Outstanding Short Feature 

Caeleb & The Critic: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad” (NBC | Peacock)


Outstanding Long Feature 

SC Featured: The 6-Year Plan: SportsCenter” (ESPN)


Outstanding Open/Tease 

Land of Stories: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad” (NBC | Peacock)


Outstanding Interactive Experience 

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad” (NBC | Peacock)


Outstanding Digital Innovation 

Fox Sports | COSM  (Fox | Fox Sports Digital)


Outstanding Personality/Studio Host 

Ernie Johnson  (TNT | TBS)


Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play 

Joe Davis (Fox | FS1)


Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst 

Charles Barkley (TNT | TBS)

Outstanding Personality/Event Analyst 

Peyton Manning (ESPN2)


Outstanding Personality/Sideline Reporter 

Tracy Wolfson (CBS | TNT)


Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent 

Nick Saban (ESPN)


Outstanding Technical Team Event 

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad  (NBC | Peacock)


Outstanding Technical Team Studio 

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad  (NBC | Peacock) 


Outstanding Camera Work – Short Form 

Shots of the Year: NFL Films Presents” (FS1 [NFL Films] )


Outstanding Camera Work – Long Form 

Anytime” (Red Bull TV [Red Bull Media House, Anthill Films])


Outstanding Editing – Short Form 

Land of Stories: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad” (NBC | Peacock)


Outstanding Editing – Long Form 

“Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience” (ESPN | ESPN+ [ESPN Films, Bluefoot Entertainment, Fresh Features] )


The Dick Schaap Writing Award – Short Form 

Land of Stories : Games of the XXXIII Olympiad” (NBC/Peacock)


Outstanding Writing – Long Form 

In Season with the AFC North: Hard Knocks” (HBO | Max [NFL Films] )


Outstanding Music Direction 

Hold My Hand: Super Bowl LIX” (Fox)


Outstanding Audio/Sound – Live Event 

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (NBC/Peacock)


Outstanding Audio/Sound – Post-Produced 

In the Arena: Serena Williams” (ESPN | ESPN+ [Religion of Sports, Nine Two Six Productions, 199 Productions] )


Outstanding Graphic Design – Event/Show 

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad  (NBC | Peacock | USA | CNBC | E! | NBCOlympics.com | Telemundo | Universo | Golf Channel)


Outstanding Graphic Design – Specialty 

For Mexico, For All Time: Noche UFC) (ESPN+ | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fight Pass [UFC, Antigravity Academy, Nexus Studios, Silent House Group] )


Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction 

“Noche UFC: UFC 306 at Noche UFC”  (ESPN+ | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fight Pass [UFC, Antigravity Academy, Silent House Group, Nexus Studios, BLINK Studios])


The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award 

2024 PGA Tour: Drone AR (CBS | NBC [PGA TOUR])


Outstanding Promotional Announcement 

Usyk Vs Fury Reignited  (TNT)


Outstanding Public Service Content 

NFC Championship  (Fox [NFL, 72andSunny, Park Pictures])


Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish 

Fútbol Central” (Univision | TUDN)


Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish 

San Francisco: Greenland” (ESPN Deportes | ESPN+)


Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish 

Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo | Universo | Peacock)

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