The 43rd Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2021. The ceremony took place in-person for the first time in three years, at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.
The nominations were announced on April 6, 2022. ESPN was the most nominated network with 40 nominations while NFL 360 received more nominations than any other program with 12. American sports broadcaster and television personality Lesley Visser became the first female recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on April 6, 2022. The winners were announced on May 24, 2022.
Lifetime Achievement Award Lesley Visser
Programming Outstanding Live Sports Special Outstanding Live Sports Series MLB at Field of Dreams: "New York Yankees vs. Chicago White Sox" (FOX) 103rd PGA Championship (CBS) The 122nd Army–Navy Game (CBS) Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC) Super Bowl LVI: "Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals" (NBC/Peacock) Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli (ESPN2/ESPN+) FOX College Football (FOX/FS1) FOX MLB (FOX/FS1) NFL on CBS (CBS) Sunday Night Football (NBC) Outstanding Playoff Coverage Outstanding Edited Event Coverage AFC Playoffs: "Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs" (CBS) American League Championship Series: "Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox" (FOX/FS1) NBA on ESPN (ESPN) NCAA Men's Basketball National Semifinal: "UCLA Bruins vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs" (tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV) NFC Playoffs (FOX) NFL Game Day All-Access: "Super Bowl LVI" (YouTube) America's Game: The 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL Network) Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL: "The 2021 NFL Draft" (ESPN) NFL Turning Point: Divisional Round (ESPN+) Road to the Super Bowl (NBC) UFC The Walk: "Poirier vs. McGregor 2" (UFC Fight Pass) UFC The Walk: "Usman vs. Masvidal 2" (UFC Fight Pass) Outstanding Edited Special Outstanding Hosted Edited Series KOBE: The Legend, The Legacy (ESPN) MLB Network Presents: Remembering the Game for New York (MLB Network) Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 50th Anniversary Special (ABC) NFL 360: Black History Month (NFL Network) NFL 360: Women in Football (NFL Network) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO/HBO Max) Back on the Record with Bob Costas (HBO/HBO Max) E:60 (ESPN+) Eli's Places (ESPN) The Shop: Uninterrupted (HBO/HBO Max) Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage Outstanding Short Documentary The International 10 - Dota2: "Team Spirit vs. PSG.LGD" (Twitch/YouTube/Steam TV) League of Legends Worlds 2021 Final: "DAMWON KIA vs. Edward Gaming" (LoLEsports.com/Twitch/YouTube) Overwatch League 2021 Grand Finals: "Shanghai Dragons vs. Atlanta Reign" (YouTube) Ultimate Madden Bowl Finale (Twitch) WePlay AniMajor: "Evil Geniuses vs. PSG.LGD" (Twitch) NFL 360: "Mark Pattison: Searching for the Summit" (NFL Network) Black History Always Special: "Finding Free" (ESPN+) Black History Always Special: "I Run with Maud" (ESPN+) Black History Always Special: "Monochrome" (ESPN+) Relentless: "The Brendon Wiseley Story" (FS1) UFC Chronicles: "A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit" (UFC Fight Pass) Outstanding Long Documentary Outstanding Documentary Series The Alpinist (Netflix) 144 (ESPN) LFG (HBO/HBO Max) Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (Paramount+) VICE VERSA: "Fear of a Black Quarterback" (VICE TV) Man in the Arena: "Tom Brady" (ESPN+) A Football Life (NFL Network) Bad Sport (Netflix) Level Playing Field (HBO/HBO Max) The Inside Story (TNT) Outstanding Documentary Series - Serialized Outstanding Open/Tease Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix) Golden: The Journey of USA's Elite Gymnasts (Peacock) Hard Knocks: "The Dallas Cowboys" (HBO/HBO Max) Last Chance U: Basketball (Netflix) Simone vs. Herself (Facebook Watch) NHL on ESPN: "Harmony" (ESPN) College Football on CBS: "Generation 9/11" (CBS) NBA on TNT: "NBA 75th Anniversary" (TNT) NCAA March Madness: "Made for Madness" (tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV) The 122nd Army–Navy Game: "In Service" (CBS) Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly Outstanding Studio Show - Daily Inside the NBA on TNT (TNT) College GameDay (ESPN) FOX NFL Sunday (FOX) NFL Slimetime (Nickelodeon) Outside the Lines (ESPN) Good Morning Football (NFL Network) The Dan Patrick Show (Peacock) NASCAR Race Hub (FS1) Pardon the Interruption (ESPN) The Rich Eisen Show (Peacock) SportsCenter (ESPN) Outstanding Studio Show - Limited Run Outstanding Journalism Inside the NBA on TNT: "Playoffs" (TNT) College GameDay: "College Football Playoff" (ESPN) Golf Central Live from The PGA Championship (Golf Channel) Postseason NFL Countdown (ESPN) Road to the Final Four (tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV) E:60: "Alive: The Drew Robinson Story" (ESPN) E:60: "Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace" (ESPN) E:60: "Ticket Home" (ESPN) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "Silent No More: Sexual Abuse at the University of Michigan" (HBO/HBO Max) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "The Dark Side of Cheer: Sexual Predators in the World of Competitive Cheerleading" (HBO/HBO Max) Outstanding Short Feature Outstanding Long Feature The NFL Today: "The Move" (CBS) NFL 360: "Sam Gordon: In a League of Their Own" (NFL Network) SC Featured: "A Father's Resilience" (ESPN) The Arena on TNT: "'The Stage' by Harry Edwards" (TNT) Welcome to NBA Lane (NBA Social) NFL 360: "Through the Ashes: The Story of Black Wall Street" (NFL Network) NFL 360: "Kwity Paye: KWITY" (NFL Network) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "Oksana: The Remarkable Story of Paralympic Superstar Oksana Masters" (HBO/HBO Max) SC Featured: "17 Hours: The Chris Nikic Story" (ESPN) Sunday NFL Countdown: "Hey Noah" (ESPN) Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Telemundo) Fútbol Central (Univision/TUDN) República Deportiva (Univision/TUDN) SportsCenter (ESPN Deportes) Sunday Night Football (Telemundo) Greenland: "New York" (ESPN Deportes) En Sus Zapatos: "Alexa Moreno" (ESPN Deportes) Nos Vemos en el Podio (Telemundo) SC Reportajes: "Kikimita" (ESPN Deportes) Último Tren a Tokio (ESPN Deportes) Outstanding Interactive Experience - Event Coverage Outstanding Interactive Experience - Original Programming Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC) 2021 NCAA March Madness: "March Madness Live" (NCAA.com) College Football Playoff National Championship MegaCast (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPNews/SEC Network/ESPN Deportes/ESPN3/ESPN App) Red Bull Rampage (Red Bull TV) The 2021 U.S. Open Championships (U.S. Open AR App) NBA on TNT Tuesday (TNT) Everest: A Trek To Base Camp (iFIT) FOX College Football: "Ultimate College Football Road Trip" (FOX/FS1/FOXSports.com) House of Highlights: "Showdown Series" (Bleacher Report) NFL Slimetime: "NVP Trophy" (Nickelodeon) Outstanding Digital Innovation Outstanding Promotional Announcement MLB Home Run Derby: "MLB XR" (MLB AR/VR Apps) Fan Controlled Football (Twitch) Raw: Emotions Unite Us (Paralympic.org) The Players Championship: "Every Shot Live" (PGA TOUR Digital Platforms) The Portal (Bleacher Report) FOX College Football: "Big Noon Energy" (FOX/FS1) All Madden: "Trailer" (FOX) Fox NASCAR: "Best Season Ever" (FS1) Games of the XXXII Olympiad: "Imagine" (NBC) NASCAR Race Hub: "Bristol Dirt" (FS1) Outstanding Public Service Announcement/Campaign #StrongerTogether: "What Agnes Saw" (Olympics.com) #WeThe15 Twitter (Facebook/NBC/YouTube) Celebrating Black Stories: "Alice Coachman", "Josh Gibson", "Lucy Diggs Slowe" (CBS Sports Network) Inspire Change: "Where I'm From" (NFL) Mental Health PSA Campaign: "Series Intro with Michael Robinson", "Hayden Hurst", "DJ Chark" (NFL Network/ESPN/ABC)
Personality Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Host Outstanding Sports Personality/Play-by-Play Mike Tirico (NBC) Rece Davis (ESPN/ESPN2/ABC) Rich Eisen (NFL Network/Peacock/NBCSN/DIRECTV/B/R Live) Ernie Johnson (TNT) Scott Van Pelt (ESPN) Mike Breen (ABC) Joe Buck (FOX/FS1/NFL Network) Ian Eagle (tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV) Al Michaels (NBC) Jim Nantz (tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV) Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Analyst Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Event Analyst Nate Burleson (CBS/CBS Sports Network/Nickelodeon/NFL Network) Jay Bilas (ESPN/ESPN2/ABC) Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN/ESPN2/ABC) Harold Reynolds (MLB Network) Kenny Smith (TNT) Cris Collinsworth (NBC) Troy Aikman (FOX/NFL Network) Gary Danielson (CBS) Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN/ESPN2/ABC) Peyton Manning (ESPN2/ESPN+) Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Reporter Outstanding Sports Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent Holly Rowe (ESPN/ESPN2/ABC) Tom Rinaldi (FOX/FS1/NFL Network) Lisa Salters (ESPN/ABC) Michele Tafoya (NBC) Tracy Wolfson (tbs/CBS/TNT(truTV) Malika Andrews (ESPN) Julian Edelman (Paramount+) Eli Manning (ESPN/ESPN+) Greg Olsen (FOX/NFL Network) Taylor Rooks (Bleacher Report/TNT/Twitter) Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish Adriana Monsalve (Univision/TUDN) Cristina Alexander (ESPN Deportes) Andrés Cantor (Telemundo) Lindsay Casinelli (Univision/TUDN) Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo) Ana Jurka (Telemundo)
Technical Outstanding Technical Team Event Outstanding Technical Team Studio College Football National Championship: "Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs" (ESPN) 103rd PGA Championship (CBS) Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC) The Masters (CBS) US Open (ESPN) Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show (NBC) College GameDay (ESPN) MLB at Field of Dreams (FOX) Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC) Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli (ESPN2/ESPN+) Outstanding Camera Work - Short Form Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form The NFL Today: "The Move" – Thom McCallum, Jeff Fisher, Matt Furuta (CBS) FOX NFL: "Live from Los Angeles", "Annapolis Open", "The One Man Report" (FOX) Games of the XXXII Olympiad: "A Vision as One", "The Best of U.S." (NBC) NFL 360: "Ode to South Central" (NFL Network) NFL Films Presents Shots of the Year (FS1) The Ultimate Run – Christoph Thoresen, Michael Haunschmidt, Lukas Kusstatscher, Sven Lerjen, Alexander Meliss, Torge Nagel, Julian Pintarelli, Daniel Schiessl, Martin Venier, Jonas Vieider (Red Bull TV) Dispatches: "Wall of Skulls" (Outside TV) NFL 360: "Mark Pattison: Searching for the Summit" (NFL Network) NFL 360: "Solomon Thomas: Breathe" (NFL Network) Outsiders of the Year: "Tommy Rivs" (Outside TV) The Alpinist (Netflix) Outstanding Editing - Short Forn Outstanding Editing - Long Form NFL 360: "Ode to South Central" – Stephanie Yang (NFL Network) Games of the XXXII Olympiad: "Titans" (NBC) NFL 360: "Jonathan Allen: Alone" (NFL Network) SC Featured: "A Father's Resilience" (ESPN) The NFL Today: "The Move" (CBS) Welcome to NBA Lane (NBA Social) TIGER – Nicholas Biagetti, Matthew Hamachek, Daniel Koehler, Monica Yuen (HBO/HBO Max) E:60: "Alive: The Drew Robinson Story" (ESPN) Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix) Hard Knocks: "The Dallas Cowboys" (HBO/HBO Max) Man in the Arena: "Tom Brady" (ESPN+) Outstanding Music Direction Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction NHL on ESPN: "Harmony" – Mike Farrell, John N. Minton III, Michael Sciallis, Megan Anderson Rinaldi, Scott Cikowski, Madeline Rundlett, Claude Mitchell, Kevin Wilson, Bob Christianson (ESPN) College Football on CBS: "Generation 9/11" (CBS) Dear Rider (HBO/HBO Max) Hard Knocks: "The Dallas Cowboys" (HBO/HBO Max) If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams (FOX) Welcome to NBA Lane – Scott Falconer, Laurin Guthrie, Frances Hernandez, Johana Martinez, Chanae Reed, Steve Horn, Mina Mikhael (NBA Social) 2021 NBA Finals: "Opens" (ABC) MLB at Field of Dreams (FOX) Human Pinbull (Red Bull TV) The NFL Today: "The Move" (CBS) Outstanding Audio/Sound - Live Event Outstanding Audio/Sound - Post-Produced FOX MLB (FOX/FS1) Fox NASCAR (FS1) Little League World Series (ESPN) NASCAR on NBC (NBC/NBCSN) NFL on CBS (CBS)