FS1 Scores Big at Sports Emmys
Fox Sports 1 tackled eight Sports Emmy Awards to lead all content distributors, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Tuesday night.
NBC finished second with seven awards, followed by Foxsport.com’s six wins and ESPN and HBO with five awards each. FS1’s Fox Sports Live and CBS’ Super Bowl 50 coverage tied for the most individual wins with three, according to NATAS.
“This has been another amazing year for Sports television,” said Bob Mauro, President, NATAS in a statement. “The diverse, inclusive, and innovative programming of Sports television continues to raise the bar of what is possible in allowing the fans to view the game in new and exciting ways. In addition to the outstanding work by this evening’s nominees, we are also honored to salute the iconic broadcaster, Verne Lundquist, for his unique and insightful perspective on golf, basketball, football, swimming, track & field and almost every sport known to man!”
The 37th annual Sports Emmy Awards winners include:
Outstanding Live Sports Special
Super Bowl 50 -- CBS
Outstanding Live Sports Series
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Sunday Night Football -- NBC
Outstanding Playoff Coverage
NFC Divisional Playoff NBC Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals -- NBC
Outstanding Edited Sports Coverage
All Access: Mayweather vs. Berto: Epilogue -- Showtime
Outstanding Short Sports Documentary
SC Featured: No Excuses -- ESPN
Outstanding Long Sports Documentary
30 for 30: Of Miracles and Men -- ESPN
Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary
Hard Knocks Training Camp with the Houston Texans – HBO
Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly
College GameDay Football – ESPN
Outstanding Studio Show - Daily
MLB Tonight -- MLB Network
Outstanding Sports News Anthology
E: 60 -- ESPN2
Outstanding Sports Journalism
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel – HBO
Outstanding Short Feature
FOX Sports Live: Changing Lanes: The Siphiwe Baleka Story – FoxSports.com
Outstanding Long Feature
E:60 – Ernie Johnson – ESPN2
Outstanding Open/Tease
The 141st Kentucky Derby -- NBC
Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage
College Football Playoff National Championship -- ESPN/ESPN3/ESPNU/ESPN Goal Line Megacast
Outstanding Digital Innovation
A Royal Reality -- Foxsports.com
Outstanding Social Tv Experience
Garbage Time With Katie Nolan -- FS1/FOXSports.com
Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host
Bob Costas -- NBC/MLB Network
Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-By-Play
Mike Emrick -- NBC/NBCSN
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Analyst
Bill Ripken --MLB Network
Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Event Analyst
Bill Raftery -- tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV/FS1
Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Reporter
Ken Rosenthal -- FOX/FS1/FOXSports.com/MLB Network
Outstanding Technical Team Remote
Super Bowl 50 -- CBS
Outstanding Technical Team Studio
FIFA Women's World Cup 2015-- FOX/FS1/FOXSports.com
Outstanding Camera Work
The Triple Crown -- NBC
Outstanding Editing - Short Form
FOX Sports Live: Between the Lines – FS1
Outstanding Editing - Long Form
FOX Sports Live Mr. 900: The Bill Fong Story – FS1
The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award
Mayweather/Pacquiao: At Last -- HBO
Outstanding Music Interpretation
Kareem: Minority of One -- HBO
Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound
NASCAR on FOX -- FOX/FS1
Outstanding Post-Produced Audio/Sound
Hard Knocks Training Camp with the Houston Texans -- HBO
Outstanding Live Graphic Design
2015 NBA All-Star Weekend -- TNT
Outstanding Post-Produced Graphic Design
ESPN Monday Night Football -- ESPN
Outstanding Studio Design/Art Direction
Inside the NBA on TNT – TNT
Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction
FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 -- FOX/FS1/FOXSports.com
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
Super Bowl 50 – CBS
Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement
NASCAR on NBC – NBC
Outstanding Live Sports Coverage In Spanish
CONCACAF Cup Final -- Univision/Univision Deportes
Outstanding Studio Show In Spanish
SportsCenter Deportes -- ESPN Deportes
Outstanding On-Air Talent In Spanish
David Faitelson -- ESPN Deportes
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