The 46th Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2024. The ceremony took place in-person at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Comedian, writer, and producer Roy Wood Jr. hosted the ceremony.
The nominations were announced on April 8, 2025. ESPN received the most nominations with 63, while the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad was the most nominated program, with 27 nominations. Australian-born American executive producer and inaugural Fox Sports president David Hill was honored with the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award.
The coverage for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad was the most awarded program with 10 wins. ESPN and NBC tied with the most awards with 13 wins each.
Winners and nominees The nominees were announced on April 8, 2025. Winners were announced on May 20, 2025, and are listed in bold.
Lifetime Achievement Award
David Hill
Programming Outstanding Live Sports Special - Championship EventOutstanding Live Sports Special - Non-Championship Event Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (NBC / Peacock) The 120th World Series: "New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers" (FOX) The 124th US Open (NBC / USA Network / Peacock) The Masters (CBS) NCAA Women's Tournament Championship Game (ABC) | valign="top" | Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues: "St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants" (FOX) The 108th Indianapolis 500 (NBC / Peacock) The 125th Army-Navy Game (CBS) The 66th Daytona 500 (FOX) NFL Wild Card Game Live from Bikini Bottom: "Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers" (Nickelodeon) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Live Series ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Playoff Coverage |- | valign="top" | SEC on ABC (ABC / ESPN+) College Football on CBS (CBS) Monday Night Football (ESPN / ABC / ESPN+) NFL on FOX (FOX) NFL on CBS (CBS) Sunday Night Football (NBC / Peacock) NFL Playoffs on NBC (NBC / Peacock) College Football Playoff (ESPN / TNT) National League Playoffs (FOX / FS1) NBA on TNT (TNT) NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (CBS / TNT)Outstanding Edited Event CoverageOutstanding Edited Special NFL Draft: The Pick Is In (The Roku Channel) Hey Rookie: Welcome To The NFL (ESPN) NFL Game Day All-Access: "Super Bowl LIX" (NFL YouTube) NFL Turning Point (ESPN+) Scottie 24 (PGA Tour YouTube) SportsCenter: "SC Special: The Harbaugh Brothers" (ESPN) The 2019 Masters: A Sunday Unlike Any Other (CBS) E:60: "No Easy Victories: The 1994 New York Rangers" (ESPN / ESPN+) Lap of Legends (AMC / Roku / BBC America) UFC Year of the Fighter: "Georges St-Pierre" (UFC Fight Pass) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Hosted Edited Series ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage |- | valign="top" | E:60 (ESPN) Club Shay Shay (Shay Shay Media / The Volume) NFL Films (FS1) Olympic Highlights with Hart & Kenan Thompson (NBC / Peacock) The Shop (YouTube) | valign="top" | VALORANT Champions 2024 Grand Final: "Edward Gaming vs Team Heretics" (Valorant Esports) 2024 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend: "OpTic Texas vs New York Subliners" (Call of Duty League) DOTA 2 Championships: "The International 2024" (DOTA 2) Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024: "Team Vitality vs NaVi" (ESL Counter-Strike) League of Legends Worlds 2024 Final: "T1 vs BiliBili Gaming" (LoL Esports) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Short Documentary ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Long Documentary |- | valign="top" | The Turnaround (Netflix) 9066: Fear, Football, and the Theft of Freedom (NFL Network) Comeback: A March Madness Story (truTV) Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: "In the Company of Heroes" (NBC / Peacock) Through The Storm (NFL Network) | valign="top" | Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (Netflix) ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chief's Clothing (Prime Video) Giannis: The Marvelous Journey (Prime Video) Las Amazonas de Yaxunah (ESPN Deportes) The Lionheart (HBO / Max) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Documentary Series ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Documentary Series - Serialized |- | valign="top" | The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (Netflix) Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose (HBO / Max) Game 7 (Prime Video) In the Arena: Serena Williams (ESPN+) Untold (Netflix) | valign="top" | Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix) Full Court Press (ABC / ESPN+) Hard Knocks: "Offseason with the New York Giants" (HBO / Max) Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend (Apple TV+) The Money Game: LSU (Prime Video)Outstanding Studio Show - WeeklyOutstanding Studio Show - Daily College GameDay (ESPN) MLB on Fox (FOX / FS1) Fox NFL Sunday (FOX) Inside the NBA (TNT) Thursday Night Football (Prime Video) | valign="top" | NFL Live (ESPN / ESPN2) The Dan Patrick Show (Peacock) Good Morning Football (NFL Network) MLB Central (MLB Network) MLB Tonight (MLB Network) Pardon the Interruption (ESPN)Outstanding Studio Show - Limited RunOutstanding Journalism FOX MLB: The Postseason (FOX / FS1) College GameDay: "College Football Playoff" (ESPN) Inside the NBA: "Playoffs" (TNT) NHL on TNT: "Stanley Cup Playoffs" (TNT) Road to the Final Four (CBS / TNT) The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses (FX / Hulu) E:60: "Pat Tillman: Life. Death. Legacy." (ESPN) E:60: "Second Wind: The Boomer and Gunnar Esiason Story" (ESPN) Richard Engel Reports: "Fighting for Olympic Gold: Ukraine's Athletes at War" (NBC) Uninterrupted's Real Stories of Basketball: "Scam Dunk" (VICE TV) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Short Feature ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Long Feature |- | valign="top" | Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: "Caeleb & The Critic" (NBC / Peacock) The 120th World Series: "Father and Sons - The Freddie Freeman Story" (FOX) College GameDay: "Uncle Joe" (ESPN) Golf Central Live from the PGA Championship: "For Trazzy" (Golf Channel) Thursday Night Football: "What If" (Prime Video) | valign="top" | SportsCenter: "SC Featured: The 6-Year Plan" (ESPN) MLB Tonight: "A Bond Beyond Baseball" (MLB Network) NFL 360: "#FREETEZ" (NFL Network) SportsCenter: "SC Featured: Pete's Legacy" (ESPN) Tennis Channel Live: "Tennis can be my medicine." (Tennis Channel) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Open/Tease ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Interactive Experience |- | valign="top" | Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: "Land of Stories" (NBC / Peacock) The 124th US Open: "Fatherhood" (NBC / Peacock) Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: "Beyoncé: Meet Team USA" (NBC / Peacock) NHL on ESPN: "Gloves - The Story of Phil Pritchard and the Stanley Cup" (ESPN) UEFA Champions League: "A New Era" (CBS / UEFA) | valign="top" | Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (NBC / Peacock) 2024 LIV Golf League: "Any Shot Any Time" (LIV GOLF X) Invisible Disabilities (ESPN.com) Pat Tillman - The Battle Within (ESPN.com) Thursday Night Football: "Black Friday Football" (Prime Video) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Digital Innovation ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Promotional Announcement |- | valign="top" | COSM (FOX) Lap of Legends (AMC / Roku / BBC America) NFL on NBC: "Madden NFL Cast" (NBC / Peacock) NHL on ESPN: "NHL in ASL" (ESPN+) Noche UFC: "Immersive 360 Experience" (ESPN+) Thursday Night Football: "TNF Prime Vision: Sky Cam Overlays" (Prime Video) | valign="top" | Usyk Vs Fury Reignited: "TNT" (DAZN) 2024 Emirates NBA Cup: "The Heist II" (NBA Social) 2024 NBA Finals: "The Toast" (NBA Social) 2024 NBA on Christmas Day: "Jingle Hoops: Regifted" (NBA Social) Full Court Press: "Inner Baller" (ESPN) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Public Service Content ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish |- | valign="top" | NFC Championship Game: "Somebody" (FOX) Letter to My Father: "Zeke Thomas" (CBS) Notre Dame Football: "What Would You Fight For?" (NBC) Super Bowl LIX: "Flag 50" (FOX) Youth Flag Football: "Let's Play" (NFL Network) | valign="top" | Fútbol Central (Univision / TUDN) Fuera de Juego (ESPN+) Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024 (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Sunday Night Football (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Zona Mixta (Telemundo)Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish Greenland: "San Francisco" (ESPN Deportes / ESPN+) Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024: "El Niño" (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024: "Hermanos Limardo: Lazos de Acero" (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Juegos Olímpicos Paris 2024: "Momentos Que Marcan" (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Mundo NFL Originals: "Bayron Matos: Orgullo de Los Mina" (Mundo NFL / NFL Social) SportsCenter: "SC Reportajes: MI NOMBRE ES DANY GARCIA" (ESPN Deportes / ESPN+)
Personality Outstanding Personality/Studio HostOutstanding Personality/Play-by-Play Ernie Johnson (TNT / tbs) Scott Hanson (NFL Network / Peacock) Kate Scott (CBS / CBS Sports Network / Paramount+ / CBS Golazo Network) Mike Tirico (NBC / Peacock) Scott Van Pelt (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2) Joe Davis (FOX / FS1) Mike Breen (ABC) Ian Eagle (CBS / TNT / Netflix) Noah Eagle (NBC / Peacock / Netflix) Mike Tirico (NBC / Peacock)Outstanding Personality/Studio AnalystOutstanding Personality/Event Analyst Charles Barkley (TNT / tbs) Nate Burleson (CBS) Ryan Clark (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN+) Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN / Prime Video) Dan Orlovsky (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2) Peyton Manning (ESPN2) Troy Aikman (ESPN / ABC) Greg Olsen (FOX) Bill Raftery (CBS / TNT / FOX) John Smoltz (FOX / FS1)Outstanding Personality/Sideline ReporterOutstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent Tracy Wolfson (CBS / TNT) Jenny Dell (CBS) Kaylee Hartung (Prime Video / NBC / Peacock) Tom Rinaldi (FOX / FS1) Holly Rowe (ESPN / ABC / ESPN+) Lisa Salters (ESPN / ABC) Nick Saban (ESPN) Ryan Fitzpatrick (Prime Video) Jason Kelce (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2) Richard Sherman (Prime Video) Jay Wright (CBS / TNT)Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Andrés Cantor (Telemundo) Rolando Cantú (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Mauricio Pedroza (ESPN Deportes / ESPN+) Pilar Pérez (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Technical Outstanding Technical Team EventOutstanding Technical Team Studio Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Technical Team (NBC / Peacock) 2024 US Open (ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN+) The Masters – Technical Team (CBS) Noche UFC: "UFC 306 at Noche UFC" – Technical Team (ESPN / ESPN2 / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) Super Bowl LIX – Technical Team (FOX) Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Technical Team (NBC / Peacock) FOX NFL Sunday – Technical Team (FOX) FOX Summer of Soccer: "The Soccer Palace" – Technical Team (FOX / FS1 / FS2) NFL Draft – Technical Team (ESPN / ABC) Thursday Night Football – Technical Team (Prime Video) |- ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Camera Work - Short Form ! style="width:50%" |Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form |- | valign="top" | NFL Films Presents: "Shots of the Year" – Hannah Epstein, Phil Gushue, Ben Johnson, Dave Malek, DJ McConduit, Howard Neef Jr., Jeremy Nieves, Kevin Simkins, Nick Straus (FS1) The 150th Kentucky Derby – Tomas Garza, Eric Girgash, Harris Mendheim, Taylor Morrison, William D. Moss III (NBC / Peacock) Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: "Caeleb & The Critic" – Aaron Mendez, John Biggins, Samson Chan, Eric Girgash, Theodore Caleb Haas (NBC / Peacock) NFL Divisional Round on ESPN: "In the Air Tonight" – Bryan Brousseau, David Sorafine, Jeffrey Alred, Ryan Elliot, Joel Fletcher, Donny Melara, TJ Millard, Angel Pagourtzis, Mike Pustere, Bryan Sprow, Chris Swoboda, Thor Wixom, Logan Cascia (ESPN / ABC) NFL Films Presents: "The Silent Super Bowl" – Hannah Epstein, Phil Gushue, Ben Johnson, Dave Malek, DJ McConduit, Howard Neef Jr., Jeremy Nieves, Kevin Simkins, Nick Straus (FS1) UEFA Champions League: "A New Era" – Jon Roche, Manuel Bove, Julien Dehersemaeker, Luca Pastore, Orlando Salmeri, Oliver Anderson, Anthony Cortese (CBS / UEFA) | valign="top" |