The 45th Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2023. The ceremony took place in-person at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
The nominations were announced on April 9, 2024. ESPN received the most nominations with 49, while NFL 360 was the most nominated program, with 11 nominations. American journalist and sportcaster James Brown was honored with the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award.
The coverage for Super Bowl LVIII and Toy Story Funday Football were the most awarded programs with three wins. The ESPN and CBS Networks tied with the most awards with 7 wins each.
Winners and nominees The nominees were announced on April 9, 2024. Winners were announced on May 21, 2024 and are listed in bold.
Lifetime Achievement Award
James Brown
Programming Outstanding Live Sports SpecialOutstanding Live Sports Series Super Bowl LVIII: "Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers" (CBS) The Masters (CBS) The 105th PGA Championship (CBS) Super Bowl LVIII: "Live from Bikini Bottom" (Nickelodeon) The 119th World Series: "Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks" (FOX) | valign="top" | Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli (ESPN2) FOX CFB (FOX / FS1) NFL on FOX (FOX) Monday Night Football (ESPN / ABC) Sunday Night Football (NBC / Peacock)Outstanding Playoff CoverageOutstanding Edited Event Coverage ALCS: "Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers" (FOX / FS1) College Football Playoff Semifinals "Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl" (ESPN) MLB Postseason on tbs (tbs) NFC Championship Game: "Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers" (FOX) NFL Playoffs on NBC (NBC / Peacock) | valign="top" | NFL Game Day All-Access: "Super Bowl LVIII" (YouTube) All Access: "Davis vs Garcia: Epilogue" (Showtime) NFL Draft: The Pick Is In (The Roku Channel) Road to the Super Bowl (CBS) 2023 Special Olympics World Games (ABC) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Edited Special ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Hosted Edited Series |- | valign="top" | "You Are Looking Live!" (CBS / Paramount+) Chasing Greatness: Coach K x LeBron (TNT) Crown (CBS Sports Network) E:60: "The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports" (ESPN) GR8TNESS (ESPN) | valign="top" | Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO / Max) E:60 (ESPN) Kickin' It (CBS Sports Golazo Network) The Pivot Podcast (YouTube) The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED (YouTube) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Short Documentary |- | valign="top" | League of Legends Worlds 2023 Final: "T1 vs Weibo Gaming" (LoLEsports.com / Twitch / YouTube) BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 (BLAST.tv) 2023 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend: "New York Subliners vs Toronto Ultra" (Twitch / YouTube) Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 Grand Finals: "ENCE vs G2" (Twitch / YouTube) VALORANT Champions 2023 Grand Final: "Paper Rex vs Evil Geniuses" (ValorantEsports.com / Twitch / YouTube) | valign="top" | Extraordinary Stories: "One-Armed Wonder: The Extraordinary Story of Jimmy Hasty" (UEFA.tv) Dreamcaster (MSG Network) NFL 360: "Gone" (NFL Network) NFL Films Presents: "Lahainaluna High" (FS1) SC Featured: "Nothing Else Matters" (ESPN+) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Long Documentary ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Documentary Series |- | valign="top" | The Deepest Breath (Netflix) Full Circle (Vimeo) Kelce (Prime Video) The Saint of Second Chances (Netfilx) Stand (Showtime) | valign="top" | Super League: The War for Football (Apple TV+) Catching Lightning (Showtime) Goliath (Showtime) Untold (Netfilx) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Documentary Series - Serialized ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly |- | valign="top" | Football Must Go On (Paramount+) Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix) Hard Knocks: "Training Camp with the New York Jets" (HBO / Max) Monster Factory (Apple TV+) Quarterback (Netflix) | valign="top" | College GameDay (ESPN) FOX CFB: Big Noon Kickoff (FOX / FS1) FOX NFL Sunday (FOX) Inside the NBA (TNT) The NFL Today (CBS) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio Show - Daily ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio Show - Limited Run |- | valign="top" | MLB Tonight (MLB Network) NBA Countdown (ESPN / ESPN2) NFL Live (ESPN / ESPN2) Pardon the Interruption (ESPN) SportsCenter (ESPN) | valign="top" | Inside the NBA: "Playoffs" (TNT) College GameDay: "College Football Playoff" (ESPN) FOX MLB: The Postseason (FOX / FS1) Postseason NFL Countdown (ESPN) Road to the Final Four (CBS / TNT) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Journalism ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Short Feature |- | valign="top" | Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "Call of Duty: How War is Destroying Ukrainian Sport" (HBO / Max) CNN FlashDocs: "Blindsided" (CNN) E:60: "Peace of Mind: Psychedelics in Sports" (ESPN) E:60: "The Perfect Machine" (ESPN) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "A Blind Eye: Switzerland and the Corruption of World Sport" (HBO / Max) | valign="top" | NFL 360: "Heroes" (NFL Network) College GameDay: "The Legacy of Tyler Trent" (ESPN) NFL 360: "The Chief Who Walked The Sea" (NFL Network) NFL 360: "Miracles" (NFL Network) The NFL Today: Super Bowl LVIII: "Just Win Baby!" (CBS) Sunday Night Football: "Madden & Stingley" (NBC / Peacock) Thursday Night Football: "Marshawn Lynch ‘N Yo City: Intercourse, PA (Yes, this is a real place)" (Prime Video) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Long Feature ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Open/Tease |- | valign="top" | Unredeemable (Golf Channel) Outside The Lines: "Jordan McNair: The Freedom Within" (ESPN) Playing Fields: "Ornella: Knocking Down Social Prejudices Pursuing Her Olympic Dream" (Olympic Channel) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "No Surrender: One Man’s Battle with ALS" (HBO / Max) SportsCenter: "SC Featured: Dear Mrs. Reid" (ESPN) SportsCenter: "SC Featured: Running for Martin" (ESPN) Super Bowl LVIII: "My Way" (CBS) The 149th Kentucky Derby: "Timeless" (NBC / Peacock) Monday Night Football: "In the Air Tonight" (ESPN / ABC) NHL Winter Classic on TNT: "If This Wall Could Talk" (TNT) Sunday Night Football: "Heidi" (NBC / Peacock)Outstanding Interactive ExperienceOutstanding Digital Innovation Thursday Night Football: "TNF Optionality" (Prime Video) CFP Rose Bowl Game MegaCast (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPNU / ESPNews / SEC Network / ESPN App / Longhorn Network) Fan Controlled Racing Watch Party (Twitch / KICK) The Magic and Mastery of US Open Champion - Carlos Alcaraz (ESPN.com) NCAA March Madness Live (March Madness Live) Thursday Night Football: "Black Friday Football" (Prime Video) | valign="top" | Dreamcaster (MSG Network) Big City Greens Classic: "Fully Animated Live Sporting Event With Integrated Real-Time Animated Talent" (ESPN+ / Disney Channel / Disney XD / Disney+) MLB Next: "AR App" (MLB) Red Bull Erzbergrodeo: "Cross-Platform Storytelling with Broadcast, Web Widgets and AR App" (Red Bull TV) Thursday Night Football: "Machine Learning on Prime Vision" (Prime Video) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Promotional Announcement ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Public Service Content |- | valign="top" | Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: "Battle of the Baddest" (ESPN / ESPN+) FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: "USA vs The World" (FOX) The Golden Boy: "Who Am I?" (HBO / Max) 2023 NBA Finals: "We Are All in the Finals" (NBA Social) 2023 Stanley Cup: "First Kiss" (NHL Network) | valign="top" | Notre Dame Football: "What Would You Fight For?" (NBC) FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: "Common Goal" (FOX / FS1) Hometown Hopefuls (NBC / NBCSports.com) NFL on CBS: "Football for Everyone" (CBS / CBS Sports Network) Youth Flag Football: "Let's Play" (NFL Network) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish |- | valign="top" | Copa Mundial Femenina de la FIFA 2023 (Telemundo / Peacock) Ahora o Nunca (ESPN Deportes) Fuera de Juego (ESPN+) Futbol Central: "Verano de Campeones" (Univision / TUDN) Republica Deportiva (Univision / TUDN) Sunday Night Football en Universo (Telemundo) | valign="top" | Mundo NFL Originals'': "El Sueño de Cieneguitas" (Mundo / NFL Social) Balon de Oro de la Liga MX: "Tigres - Powerchair" (Univision / TUDN) E:60: "Mayra" (ESPN / ESPN+) SportsCenter: "In Her Shoes: Wang Shuang" (ESPN Deportes) SportsCenter'': "SC Reportajes: Do Bronx - Charles Oliveira" (ESPN Deportes)
Personality Outstanding Personality/Studio HostOutstanding Personality/Play-by-Play Ernie Johnson (TNT / tbs) Malika Andrews (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / TNT) Kevin Burkhardt (FOX / FS1) Rece Davis (ESPN / ABC / ESPN 2) Scott Van Pelt (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2) Mike Breen (ABC) Joe Buck (ESPN / ABC) Ian Eagle (CBS / TNT / tbs) Kevin Harlan (TNT / tbs / TruTV / CBS) Mike Tirico (NBC / Peacock)Outstanding Personality/Studio AnalystOutstanding Personality/Event Analyst Charles Barkley (TNT) Nate Burleson (CBS / Nickelodeon) Ryan Clark (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN+) Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN / Prime Video) Mina Kimes (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2) Greg Olsen (FOX) Troy Aikman (ESPN / ABC) Cris Collinsworth (NBC / Peacock) Bill Raftery (CBS / TNT / FOX) John Smoltz (FOX / FS1) Tom Verducci (FOX / FS1 / MLB Network)Outstanding Personality/Sideline ReporterOutstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent Tracy Wolfson (CBS / TNT) Erin Andrews (FOX) Kaylee Hartung (Prime Video / NBC / Peacock) Tom Rinaldi (FOX / FS1) Holly Rowe (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2) Noah Eagle (NBC / Peacock / Nickelodeon) Mookie Betts (Bleacher Report / FOX / tbs) Carli Lloyd (FOX / FS1) Taylor Rooks (TNT / NBA TV / Bleacher Report / Prime Video) Jay Wright (CBS / CBS Sports Network / TNT)Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish Andrés Cantor (Telemundo) Alejandro Berry (Univision / TUDN) Carolina Guillén (ESPN Deportes) Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo) Rebeca Landa (ESPN Deportes) Valeria Marin (Univision / TUDN)
Technical Outstanding Technical Team EventOutstanding Technical Team Studio Super Bowl LVIII (CBS / Nickelodeon) The Masters (CBS) NASCAR on NBC: "Streets of Chicago" (NBC) Thursday Night Football (Prime Video) 2023 US Open (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN+) | valign="top" | NFL Draft (ESPN / ABC) FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 (FOX / FS1) FOX NFL Sunday (FOX) The NFL Today: "Super Bowl LVIII" (CBS) Thursday Night Football (Prime Video) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Camera Work - Short Form ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form |- | valign="top" | The NFL Today: Super Bowl LVIII: "Just Win Baby!" - Joyce Tsang, Oliver Anderson, Dakota Diel, Zachary Etzel, Robert McClelland, Jon Roche, Chris Vasquez (CBS) The 155th Belmont Stakes: "31 Lengths: Secretariat" (FOX) NFL 360: "Heroes" (NFL Network) NFL Films Presents: "Optex Lens" (FS1) Super Bowl LVIII: "My Way" (CBS) | valign="top" | Descendance - Michael Haunschmidt, Matthias Kögel (YouTube - Legs of Steel) E:60: "Sacred Dog" (ESPN) Hard Knocks: "Training Camp With The New York Jets" (HBO / Max) Unredeemable (Golf Channel) Vamos Vegas (Red Bull TV) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Editing - Short Forn ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Editing - Long Form |- | valign="top" | NHL on TNT: "Show and Tell" - Brett Langefels (TNT) The 149th Kentucky Derby: "Timeless" (NBC / Peacock) NFL 360: "The Chief Who Walked The Sea" (NFL Network) NFL 360: "Heroes" (NFL Network) Super Bowl LVIII: "My Way" (CBS) | valign="top" | Unredeemable - Matthew Durham, Todd Kapostasy, Michael Sanabria (Golf Channel) Descendance (YouTube - Legs of Steel) Hard Knocks: "Training Camp With The New York Jets" (HBO / Max) Kelce (Prime Video)