30th Sports Emmy Awards


The 30th Sports Emmy Awards were presented on April 27, 2009 in the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. The nominees were announced on April 2.

Awards

Programs

Outstanding Live Sports SpecialOutstanding Live Sports Series
2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship, NBC
NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC
  • * College Football on ESPN, ABC
  • * Monday Night Football, ESPN
  • * NASCAR on TNT, TNT
  • * NASCAR on FOX, FOX
  • Outstanding Live Event TurnaroundOutstanding Edited Sports Special
    Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC
  • * 2008 Bassmaster Classic, ESPN2
  • * 2008 Tour de France, CBS
  • * 2008 World Series of Poker: Final Table, ESPN
  • * Inside the PGA Tour, Golf Channel
  • * The Deutsche Bank Championship, PGA Tour Productions
  • Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO
  • * 2008 Beijing Paralympics, NBC
  • * 2008 Ironman World Championship, NBC
  • * The Greatest Game Ever Played, ESPN
  • * Varsity Rivals, CBS
  • Outstanding Sports DocumentaryOutstanding Sports Series/Anthology
    Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football, HBO
  • * Big Ten Short Stories - Friends of Jaclyn Special Edition, Big Ten Network
  • * Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed, HBO
  • * Jose Canesco: Last Shot, A&E
  • * The Streak, ESPN2
  • De La Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7, HBO
  • * America's Game: The Missing Rings, NFL Network
  • * Baseball's Golden Age, FSN
  • * HBO Boxing: Countdown Shows, HBO
  • * Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO
  • * Road to Redemption, ESPN
  • * Sport Science, FSN
  • Outstanding Studio Show, WeeklyOutstanding Studio Show, Daily
    Inside the NFL, CBS/Showtime
  • * College GameDay, ESPN
  • * Football Night in America, NBC
  • * FOX NFL Sunday, FOX
  • * Monday Night Countdown, ESPN
  • * Sunday Night Countdown, ESPN
  • Inside the NBA, TNT
  • * Baseball Tonight, ESPN
  • * MLB Postseason Studio, TBS
  • * Outside the Lines First Report, ESPN
  • * Pardon the Interruption, ESPN
  • Outstanding Sports JournalismOutstanding Short Feature
    Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Horse Slaughter: Running for Their Lives, HBO
  • * E:60 - Gymnastics Abuse, ESPN
  • * Outside the Lines - Concerns in Happy Valley, ESPN
  • * Outside the Lines - O.J. Mayo's Inner Circle, ESPN
  • * Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - NFL Stadium Drinking, HBO
  • 2008 NCAA Basketball on CBS - Jason Ray Feature, CBS
  • * E:60 - The Power of One - Adam Bender, ESPN
  • * Outside the Lines - John Challis, ESPN
  • * Outside the Lines - Roller Derby Revival, ESPN
  • * Outside the Lines - Touching Them All, ESPN
  • Outstanding Long FeatureOutstanding Open/Tease
    Outside the Lines - Richard Jensen, ESPN
  • * 2008 NCAA Basketball on CBS - Final Four - Zambia's Hope Feature, CBS
  • * Outside the Lines - Kick for Nick, ESPN
  • * Outside the Lines - Louis Mulkey, ESPN
  • NFL on FOX - Super Bowl XLII - Perfection, FOX
  • * ESPN NASCAR - Indianapolis 500, ABC
  • * Games of the XXIX Olympiad: The Clock of Their Lives, NBC
  • * NBA All-Star Game - Chris Rock All-Star Tease, TNT
  • * Saturday Night Football - Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys, NFL Network
  • Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event CoverageOutstanding New Approaches Sports Programming
    Games of the XXIX Olympiad - Beyond the Broadcast, NBCOlympics.com/NBC Sports
  • * NASCAR.com Race Buddy, NASCAR.com
  • * NBA League Pass Broadband, NBA.com
  • * NBA.com - TNT OverTime 2008 All-Star Saturday, NBA.com
  • * NFL Sunday Ticket Experience, DIRECTV
  • * NFL.com LIVE: Thursday and Saturday Night Football, NFL.com
  • Sport Science, FSN
  • * Amazing Sport Stories, FSN
  • * Ring Life, HBO.com/HBO Sports
  • * YouTube Baby, ESPN.com
  • Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Programming - Short Format
    No Love Lost, ESPN.com'
  • * Anatomy of a Play, NFL Network/NFL.com
  • * Back on Topps, BackOnTopps.com/The Tornante Company/El Chopper Quatro
  • * Mayne Street, ESPN.com
  • * NFL Ultimate Audio on NFL.com, NFL Network/NFL.com
  • * Outside the Ropes, PGATour.com/PGA Tour Productions
  • Personalities

    Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio HostOutstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play
    Bob Costas, NBC/HBO
    Jim Nantz, CBS
  • * Al Michaels, NBC
  • * Dan Hicks, NBC
  • * Joe Buck, FOX
  • * Mike Emrick, NBC
  • Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio AnalystOutstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst
    Terry Bradshaw, FOXTom Jackson, ESPN
  • * Cris Collinsworth, NBC/Showtime/CBS/HBO
  • * John Kruk, ESPN
  • * Steve Mariucci, NFL Network
  • Cris Collinsworth, NFL Network/NBC
  • * Doug Collins, TNT
  • * John Madden, NBC
  • * Johnny Miller, NBC
  • * Ron Jaworski, ESPN
  • * Tim McCarver, FOX
  • Technical

    Outstanding Technical Team RemoteOutstanding Technical Team Studio
    Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBCRed Bull Air Race World Series, FSN
    ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
  • * Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC
  • * MLB Postseason, TBS
  • * Sport Science, FSN
  • * Sunday NFL Countdown, ESPN
  • Outstanding Camera WorkOutstanding Editing
    Games of the XXIX Olympiad - The Clock of Their Lives, NBC
  • * 2008 Masters Tournament, ESPN
  • * 2008 NCAA Basketball on CBS - Final Four - Zambia's Hope, CBS
  • * Amazing Sports Stories, FSN
  • * Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO
  • * Quest for the Cup, VOOM
  • Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO
  • * Amazing Sports Stories - Joe Jenette: The Fighter Who Refused to Quit, FSN
  • * Games of the XXIX Olympiad - Olympic Profiles, NBC
  • * Games of the XXIX Olympiad - Remember the Titans, NBC
  • * NBA on TNT, TNT
  • * The Wimbledon Championships, ESPN
  • The Dick Schaap Writing AwardOutstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics
    NBA on TNT, TNT
  • * Baseball's Golden Age, FSN
  • * British Open, TNT
  • * De La Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7, HBO
  • * FOX NFL Sunday - Super Bowl XLII - Perfection, FOX
  • * NFL Films Presents: Lost in Confetti, NFL Network
  • NFL on CBS, CBS
  • * 2008 Masters Tournament - Open, ESPN
  • * E:60 - Homeless Hoops, ESPN
  • * ESPN Sunday Night Baseball - Final Game at Yankee Stadium - Opening Tease, ESPN
  • * Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys, HBO
  • * NFL on CBS - AFC Championship Game Tease, CBS
  • Outstanding Live Event Audio/SoundOutstanding Post Produced Audio/Sound
    NFL on FOX, FOX
  • * ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
  • * Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC
  • * MLB on FOX, FOX
  • * NASCAR on FOX, FOX
  • Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO
  • * Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys, HBO
  • * MLB '08: An Epic Season - Wireless, ESPN
  • * Road to the Super Bowl, FOX
  • Outstanding Graphic DesignOutstanding Production Design/Art Direction
    Sport Science, FSN
  • * E:60 - 2008 Season, ESPN
  • * Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC
  • * MLB on FOX, FOX
  • * NBA on ABC - 2008 NBA Finals, ABC/ESPN
  • * Super Bowl XLII/FOX NFL Sunday, FOX
  • NFL on CBS - AFC Championship Game Tease, CBS
  • * Amazing Sports Stories, FSN
  • * 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, ABC/ESPN
  • * Sport Science, FSN
  • * The Seacret Game, ESPN Classic
  • The George Wensel Technical Achievement AwardOutstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Institutional
    Virtual Playbook/Augmented Reality, ESPN
  • * ESPN Axis, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNews
  • * ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN2
  • * Games of the XXIX Olympiad - NBC's Three Screens Olympics , NBC
  • MLB All-Star Game 2008 - Raftors, FOX
  • * 2008 Fantasy Football - Blues, NFL Network
  • * ESPN Monday Night Football - Is it Monday Yet? - Alarm Clocks, Customers, Cubicles, ESPN
  • * NBA Playoffs on TNT - Terrence Howard Tease, TNT
  • * This is SportsCenter - More Hips, Conditioning Coach, Explosive Speed, ESPN
  • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Episodic
    2009 Winter Classic, NBC/NHLNASCAR on FOX 2008 - Engine City, FOX
  • * 2008 NFL Training Camp - In Rhythm, NFL Network/NFL.com
  • * ESPN Monday Night Football - Is it Monday Yet? - Customers, Cubicles, Class, ESPN
  • * NBC Sunday Night Football - Kick-Off Weekend - Manning Brothers, NBC