| 42nd Sports Emmy Awards |
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| Location | Virtual |
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| Network | Watch.TheEmmys.TV |
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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]
Joe Buck, Outstanding Sports Personality/Play-by-Play winner
Nate Burleson, Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Analyst winner
John Smoltz, Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Event Analyst winner
Pilar Pérez, Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish winner
Programming
| Outstanding Live Sports Special
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Outstanding Live Sports Series
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| Outstanding Playoff Coverage
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Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage
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| Outstanding Edited Sports Special
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Outstanding Edited Sports Series
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- SC Presents: 2020 – Heroes, History and Hope (ESPN)
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| Outstanding Esports Coverage
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Outstanding Short Sports Documentary
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- 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)
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| Outstanding Long Sports Documentary
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Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary
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| Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly
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Outstanding Studio Show - Daily
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| Outstanding Studio Show - Limited Run
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Outstanding Sports News/Feature Anthology
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| Outstanding Sports Journalism
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Outstanding Open/Tease
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| Outstanding Short Feature
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Outstanding Long Feature
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| Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish
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Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish
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| Outstanding Interactive Experience - Event Coverage
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Outstanding Interactive Experience - Original Programming
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- NBA App – Season Restart (NBA Digital)
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| Outstanding Digital Innovation
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Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement
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Personality
Technical
| Outstanding Technical Team Event
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Outstanding Technical Team Studio
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| Outstanding Camera Work - Short Form
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Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form
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- One Shot. – Catherine Aeppel and Johnny Schaer (RBTV)
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- The Old World – A Mindtrip Through Europe – Toni Tillmann, Mathias Bergmann, Andreas Tillmann and Michael Tillmann (RBTV)
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| Outstanding Editing - Short Forn
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Outstanding Editing - Long Form
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- NBA on TNT – Mamba – Jack Bannon, Gibson Hazard and Brendan O’Connor (TNT)
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- NFL 360 – The Gift of Gaba – John Orfanopoulos (NFL Network)
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| Outstanding Music Direction
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Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction
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| Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound
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Outstanding Post-Produced Audio/Sound
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| Outstanding Live Graphic Design
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Outstanding Post-Produced Graphic Design
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| The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award Short Form
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Outstanding Writing Award Long Form
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- NFL Films Presents – The Lumberman Quarterback – Garrett Fittizzi and Ty Schadt (FS1)
- The Arena on TNT – We Are Home (TNT)
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| The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
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