The 44th Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2022. The ceremony took place in-person at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.
The nominations were announced on April 11, 2023. ESPN received the most nominations with 59, while NFL 360 and the XXIV Olympic Winter Games were the most nominated programs, both with 10 nominations. American journalist and sportcaster Bryant Gumbel was honored with the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. During the ceremony, he was also one of the recipients for Outstanding Hosted Edited Series, as a host of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
The coverage for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games were the most awarded programs with three wins. ESPN and its channels won the most awards with thirteen wins.
Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on April 11, 2023. Winners are listed in bold and first.
Lifetime Achievement Award Bryant Gumbel
Programming Outstanding Live Sports Special Outstanding Live Sports Series XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC) 2022 FIFA World Cup Final: "Argentina vs France" (FOX) The 148th Kentucky Derby (NBC) MLB at Field of Dreams (FOX) Super Bowl LVII: "Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles" (FOX) The 118th World Series: "Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies" (FOX) |valign="top" | Monday Night Football (ESPN) NFL on CBS (CBS) Saturday Night College Football (ESPN / ESPN2 / ABC) Sunday Night Football (NBC) Thursday Night Football (Prime Video) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Playoff Coverage !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Edited Event Coverage |- |valign="top" | NLCS: "San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies" (FOX / FS1) AFC Championship Game: "Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs" (CBS) FedEx Cup Playoffs on NBC (NBC / Golf Channel) NHL on TNT (tbs / TNT) Sunday Night Football (NBC) |valign="top" | Welcome to the NHL: 2022 NHL Draft (ESPN+ / NHL Network) All Access: "Davis vs Romero: Epilogue" (Showtime) Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL: "The 2022 NFL Draft" (ESPN) NFL Game Day All-Access: "Super Bowl LVII" (YouTube) Road to the Super Bowl (FOX) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Edited Special !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Hosted Edited Series |- |valign="top" | NFL 360: "The Indelible Legacy of Jimmy Raye" (NFL Network) Basketball Stories: "Sir Charles & The Doctor" (NBA TV) The Great Debate with Charles Barkley (TNT) NFL 360: "Women in Football" (NFL Network) SC Featured: "White Men Can't Jump: 30th Anniversary Special" (ESPN+) UFC Year of the Fighter: "Amanda Nunes" (UFC Fight Pass) |valign="top" | Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO Max) E:60 (ESPN) Eli's Places (ESPN+) NFL 360 (NFL Network) The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED (YouTube) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Short Documentary |- |valign="top" | League of Legends Worlds 2022 Final: "T1 vs DRX" (LoLEsports.com / Twitch / YouTube) BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022 (BLAST.tv) 2022 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend: "Atlanta FaZe vs Los Angeles Thieves" (YouTube) The International 11 - Dota2 Championship: "Team Secret vs Tundra Esports" (Twitch / YouTube / Steam TV) VCT Champions 2022 Grand Final: "OpTic vs LOUD" (ValorantEsports.com / Twitch / YouTube) |valign="top" | 38 at the Garden (HBO Max) Fault Lines: "Bloodsport" (Al Jazeera English) Fightlore: "Mark Schultz's Ultimate Victory" (UFC Fight Pass) Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive (Netflix) NBA on TNT: "Bill Russell: Answer the Call" (TNT) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Long Documentary !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Documentary Series |- |valign="top" | The Redeem Team (Netflix) After Jackie (History Channel) Citizen Ashe (CNN) NYC Point Gods (Showtime) Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair (Peacock) |valign="top" | Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (Hulu) 72: A Gathering Of Champions (Olympics.com) Good Rivals (Prime Video) Meddling (NBC / Peacock) SHAQ (HBO Max) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Documentary Series - Serialized !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Open/Tease |- |valign="top" | Race: Bubba Wallace (Netflix) Coach Prime (Prime Video) Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix) Hard Knocks: "Training Camp with the Detroit Lions" (HBO / HBO Max) Last Chance U (Netflix) |valign="top" | 2022 NCAA March Madness: "NOLA Vibes featuring Jon Batiste" (tbs / CBS / TNT / truTV) The 123rd Army-Navy Game: "It's a Family" (CBS) 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship: "Of Grit and Glory" (ESPN) US Open: "I Was Here" (ESPN) XXIV Olympic Winter Games: "The Ride of Their Lives" (NBC) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Studio Show - Daily |- |valign="top" | FOX NFL Sunday (FOX) College GameDay (ESPN) Inside the NBA (TNT) Monday Night Countdown (ESPN) NFL Slimetime (Nickelodeon) |valign="top" | SportsCenter (ESPN) MLB Tonight (MLB Network) NFL Live (ESPN) Pardon the Interruption (ESPN) The Rich Eisen Show (Peacock / The Roku Channel) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Studio Show - Limited Run !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Journalism |- |valign="top" | Inside the NBA: "Playoffs" (TNT) FOX MLB: The Postseason (FOX / FS1) Postseason NFL Countdown (ESPN) Road to the Final Four (tbs / CBS / TNT / truTV) World Cup Today (FOX / FS1) |valign="top" | E:60: "Remember the Blue and Yellow" (ESPN / ESPN+) E:60: "Qatar's World Cup" (ESPN) E:60: "The Survivor: The Remarkable Life of Shaul Ladany" (ESPN) NFL 360: "Who If Not Us" (NFL Network) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "The IOC Way" (HBO Max) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Short Feature !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Long Feature |- |valign="top" | College GameDay: "Jump Around" (ESPN) Big Noon Kickoff: "A Mother's Love" (FOX) Ironman 70.3 World Championship: "Kyle Brown" (Outside TV) Sunday NFL Countdown: "Voodoo Doll-phins" (ESPN) Super Bowl LVII: "My Little Brother" (FOX) |valign="top" | Betsy & Irv (ESPN+) Big Noon Kickoff: "Meechie" (FOX) NFL 360: "Kahuku Mana" (NFL Network) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "Unstoppable: The Story of Kirstie Ennis" (HBO Max) SportsCenter: "SC Featured: Mind Over Matter" (ESPN) SportsCenter: "SC Featured: Seams to Heal" (ESPN) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish |- |valign="top" | Copa Mundial de la FIFA Qatar 2022 (Telemundo) Debate Mundial (Telemundo) Hoy en La Copa (Telemundo) SportsCenter (ESPN Deportes) Sunday Night Football en Universo (Telemundo) |valign="top" | Diana Flores: La Campeona de Nextitla (Mundo / NFL Social) Diana Flores Super Bowl Commercial Surprise (Mundo / NFL Social) Hoy en la Copa: "Raúl Jiménez: El Milagro" (Telemundo) SportsCenter: "SC Reportajes: Arraigado" (ESPN Deportes) SportsCenter: "SC Reportajes: The Real Deal" (ESPN Deportes) Un Tren a Qatar (ESPN Deportes) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Interactive Experience - Event Coverage !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Interactive Experience - Original Programming |- |valign="top" | Thursday Night Football: "TNF Optionality" (Prime Video) CFP National Championship MegaCast (ESPN / ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPNU / ESPNews / SEC Network / ESPN App / ABC) Fan Controlled Football (NBCLX / DAZN / Twitch / FuboTV) 2022 FIFA World Cup (FOX / FS1 / FOX Digital) XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC) |valign="top" | NFL 360: "Who If Not Us" (NFL Network) House of Highlights: "Showdown: The Return of Dodgeball" (Bleacher Report) The Men in Blazers Show (Twitch) NHL on ESPN: "Ovechkin 800" (ESPN.com) World Cup Now (FOX Digital) |- !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Digital Innovation !style="width:50%"| Outstanding Promotional Announcement |- |valign="top" | McEnroe vs McEnroe (ABC / ESPN / ESPN+) Fan Controlled Football (NBCLX / DAZN / Twitch / FuboTV) NBA App: "Reimagined" (NBA Digital) XXIV Olympic Winter Games: "The World's First Immersive 8K Livestream" (NBC) Thursday Night Football: "Prime Vision" (Prime Video) |valign="top" | 2022 FIFA World Cup: "Tis The FIFA World Cup Campaign" (FOX / FS1) Edge of the Earth: "Trailer" (HBO Max) NBA TV: "75 Years of Unpredictable", "Rivalry", "Wow" (NBA TV) XXIV Olympic Winter Games: "Jurassic" (NBC) Say Hey, Willie Mays!: "Trailer" (HBO Max) |- ! colspan="2" style="width:50%"| Outstanding Public Service Content |- | colspan="2" valign="top" | Super Bowl LVII: "Run With It" (FOX)''' An Unbreakable Spirit: "CBS Black History Month Campaign" (CBS / CBS Sports Network) Mental Health is Health: "Aaron Taylor" (CBS / CBS Sports Network) Mindset Series: "Solomon Thomas", "Megan Rapinoe", "Courtney Williams" (CBS Sports Network) #See Us'': "CBS Sports LGBTQ Campaign" (CBS / CBS Sports Network)
Personality Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Host Outstanding Sports Personality/Play-by-Play Mike Tirico (NBC / Golf Channel) James Brown (CBS / Paramount+) Rece Davis (ESPN / ESPN2 / ABC) Rich Eisen (NFL Network / Peacock / The Roku Channel) Scott Van Pelt (ESPN) Mike Breen (ABC) Kenny Albert (FOX / FS1 / NBC / TNT / tbs) Joe Buck (ESPN) Ian Eagle (tbs / CBS / TNT / truTV) Chris Fowler (ESPN / ESPN2 / ABC) Al Michaels (Prime Video) Mike Tirico (NBC) Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Analyst Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Event Analyst Ryan Clark (ESPN / ESPN2 / ABC) Charles Barkley (TNT) Jay Bilas (ESPN / ESPN2 / ABC) Nate Burleson (CBS / CBS Sports Network / Nickelodeon / NFL Network) Shaquille O'Neal (TNT) Kenny Smith (TNT) Tom Verducci (MLB Network) Peyton Manning (ESPN2 / ESPN+) Cris Collinsworth (NBC) Gary Danielson (CBS) Bill Raftery (tbs / CBS / TNT / truTV) John Smoltz (FOX / FS1) Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Reporter Outstanding Sports Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent Lisa Salters (ESPN / ABC) Molly McGrath (ESPN / ESPN2 / ABC) Tom Rinaldi (FOX / FS1) Holly Rowe (ESPN / ESPN2 / ABC) Melissa Stark (NBC) Greg Olsen (FOX) Andraya Carter (ESPN / ESPN2 / ABC / SEC Network) Robert Griffin III (ESPN) Eli Manning (ESPN2 / ESPN+) JJ Redick (ESPN / ESPN2 / ABC) Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish Andrés Cantor (Telemundo) Rolando Cantú (Telemundo) Lindsay Casinelli (Univision / TUDN) Carolina Guillén (ESPN Deportes) Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo) Pilar Pérez (ESPN Deportes)
Technical Outstanding Technical Team Event Outstanding Technical Team Studio XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC) 2022 FIFA World Cup (FOX / FS1) The Masters (CBS) Monday Night Football (ESPN) Super Bowl LVII (FOX) 2022 FIFA World Cup (FOX / FS1) College GameDay (ESPN) FOX NFL Sunday (FOX) NFL Draft (ESPN / ABC) XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC) Outstanding Camera Work - Short Form Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form The Dragon – Will Roegge, Darryl Cannon, Austin Gager, Collin Harrington, Josh Herron, Matt Johnston, Johnny Schaer, Justin Shreeve (YouTube) The 148th Kentucky Derby (NBC) NFL 360: "See It Through" (NFL Network) The Nonstop NBA (NBA Social) Super Bowl LVII: "Ragged Old Flag: An American Chorus" (FOX) Meddling – Logan Fulton, Paul Steinberg (NBC / Peacock) Edge of the Earth (HBO Max) Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive (Netflix) NFL 360: "Kahuku Mana" (NFL Network) NFL 360: "NFL Africa: The Journey" (NFL Network) Race to Miami (Red Bull TV) Outstanding Editing - Short Forn Outstanding Editing - Long Form Outside the Lines: "Without You" – Stephanie Yang (ESPN) The 123rd Army-Navy Game: "It's a Family" (CBS) Monday Night Football: "Teases" (ESPN / ABC) 2022 NCAA March Madness: "NOLA Vibes featuring Jon Batiste" (tbs / CBS / TNT / truTV) XXIV Olympic Winter Games: "Titans" (NBC) McEnroe – Steve Williams (Showtime) 38 at the Garden (HBO Max) 2022 NCAA March Madness: "Coach K Final Four Tribute" (tbs / CBS / TNT / truTV) The Redeem Team (Netflix)