42nd Sports Emmy Awards Date Location Virtual Network Watch.TheEmmys.TV
The 42nd Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2020. The winners were announced on June 8, 2021, via live-stream at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and other apps associated.
The nominations were announced on April 20, 2021, with ESPN being the network with more nominations with 41 and the Super Bowl LV being the most nominated program, with 11.
Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on April 20, 2021.[1] Winners in each category are listed first, in boldface.[2] [3] [4]
Ernie Johnson Jr. , Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Host winnerJoe Buck , Outstanding Sports Personality/Play-by-Play winnerNate Burleson , Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Analyst winnerJohn Smoltz , Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Event Analyst winnerMichele Tafoya , Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Reporter winnerPilar Pérez , Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish winner
Programming
Outstanding Live Sports Special
Outstanding Live Sports Series
Outstanding Playoff Coverage
Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage
Outstanding Edited Sports Special
Outstanding Edited Sports Series
SC Presents: 2020 – Heroes, History and Hope (ESPN )
Outstanding Esports Coverage
Outstanding Short Sports Documentary
Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible (ESPN+ /ESPN )
E:60 – Twice the Fight: A Family’s Battle and Love of Football (ESPN )
NFL Films Presents: The Camden Comeback (FS1 )
UFC Chronicles: Love, Death and Prizefighting (UFC Fight Pass )
The Undefeated Presents: Why I Play (ESPN )
Outstanding Long Sports Documentary
Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary
Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly
Outstanding Studio Show - Daily
Outstanding Studio Show - Limited Run
Outstanding Sports News/Feature Anthology
Outstanding Sports Journalism
Outstanding Open/Tease
Outstanding Short Feature
Outstanding Long Feature
Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish
Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish
Outstanding Interactive Experience - Event Coverage
Outstanding Interactive Experience - Original Programming
NBA App – Season Restart (NBA Digital)
Outstanding Digital Innovation
Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement
Personality
Technical
Outstanding Technical Team Event
Outstanding Technical Team Studio
Outstanding Camera Work - Short Form
Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form
One Shot. – Catherine Aeppel and Johnny Schaer (RBTV )
The Old World – A Mindtrip Through Europe – Toni Tillmann, Mathias Bergmann, Andreas Tillmann and Michael Tillmann (RBTV )
Outstanding Editing - Short Forn
Outstanding Editing - Long Form
NBA on TNT – Mamba – Jack Bannon, Gibson Hazard and Brendan O’Connor (TNT )
NFL 360 – The Gift of Gaba – John Orfanopoulos (NFL Network )
Outstanding Music Direction
Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction
Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound
Outstanding Post-Produced Audio/Sound
Outstanding Live Graphic Design
Outstanding Post-Produced Graphic Design
The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award Short Form
Outstanding Writing Award Long Form
NFL Films Presents – The Lumberman Quarterback – Garrett Fittizzi and Ty Schadt (FS1 )
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award