The 47th Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2025. The ceremony took place in-person at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on May 26, 2026. As he did the previous year, comedian, writer, and producer Roy Wood Jr. hosted the ceremony.
Winners and nominees The nominations were announced on March 25, 2026. The eligibility window for the nominations was the 2025 calendar year. Across the 47 categories, ESPN had the most nominations, with 63. Winners were announced on May 26, and are listed in bold.
Lifetime Achievement Award On April 21, 2026, Steve Bornstein, former president and CEO of NFL Network, was announced as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Programming Outstanding Live Sports Special: Championship EventOutstanding Live Sports Special: Non-Championship EventFox MLB: World Series – Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers (Fox) College Football Playoff: National Championship (ESPN − Two Circles) The Masters (CBS) NBA Finals (ESPN) Super Bowl LX (NBC / Peacock)Fox MLB: The 95th All-Star Game (Fox) 151st Kentucky Derby (NBC / Peacock) Monsters Funday Football (ESPN − Beyond Sports / Pixar / NFL) NHL in ASL: 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series (NHL Productions) NHL on ESPN: 4 Nations Face-Off (ESPN)Outstanding Live Sports SeriesOutstanding Sports Playoff Coverage Sunday Night Football (NBC / Peacock) Fox NFL (Fox) Monday Night Football (ESPN / ABC) Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli (ESPN − Omaha Productions) Thursday Night Football (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios) Fox MLB: The American League Playoffs (Fox / FS1) College Football Playoff (ESPN) Fox NFL: The NFC Playoffs (Fox) NBC NFL Playoffs (NBC / Peacock) NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (CBS / TNT)Outstanding Edited Sports Event CoverageOutstanding Edited Sports Special 4 Nations Face-Off: Unveiled (NHL Productions − NHL Productions / Radan Films / NHLPA) NFL Game Day All Access: Super Bowl LX (YouTube − NFL Films) Official Film of the 2025 Masters (CBS) Road To The Super Bowl (NBC − NFL Films) UFC The Walk: Topuria vs Oliveria (UFC) Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (ESPN) E60: Paid to Play – Understanding College Sports in 2025 (ESPN) The Hall of Fame Knocks Class of 2026 (NFL Network) The Madhouse – NASCAR's Return Into Bowman Gray Stadium (FS1 − Fox Sports Films / NASCAR Studios) Welcome to the NHL: Meet The Prospects (NHL Productions)Outstanding Edited Sports Series: HostedOutstanding ESports Championship Coverage E60 (ESPN) Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers – Baker Mayfield / Justin Jefferson / Micah Parsons (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios / Range Media / Ten Till) NFL Films Presents (FS1 − NFL Films) Pablo Torre Finds Out (Meadowlark Media) TNT Sports Conversations (TruTV) 2025 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend – OpTic Texas vs Vancouver Surge (ESL FACEIT Group) 2025 Apex Legends Global Series Championship (ESL FACEIT Group) League of Legends Worlds 2025 Final – T1 Esports vs KT Rolster (LoL Esports − Riot Games) VALORANT Champions 2025 Grand Final – NRG vs Fnatic (Valorant Esports − Riot Games)Outstanding Sports Documentary: ShortOutstanding Sports Documentary: LongFinal Finishers (East 89th St Productions − Tribeca Studios / Bluff Road Films) Home Turn (NASCAR Productions − Bluefoot Entertainment) NFL Explained: Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show (NFL Media Group) NFL Films Presents: The Arctic Challenge (FS1 − NFL Films) The Shuffle (HBO Max − NFL Films)Champions of the Golden Valley (Olympics.com − XTR Studios / Sturgefilm / Tideshift / Optimist / Taleem) Butterfly in a Blizzard (Bracing For Impact, LLC − Flagship Independent / Big Lift Media) Clemente (The History Channel − Vinegar Hill / Uninterrupted / Vantage Pictures / Cookie Jar & a Dream Studios / APX Content Ventures / The History Channel) E60: Southpaw – The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott (ESPN) Elway (Netflix − Skydance Sports / NFL Films / Omaha Productions / MakeMake Productions) Surviving Ohio State (HBO Max − Sports Illustrated Studios / 101 Studios / Smokehouse Pictures)Outstanding Sports Documentary SeriesOutstanding Sports Documentary Series: SerializedCocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios / Unrealistic Ideas) Alex vs ARod (HBO Max − Religion of Sports) Allen Iv3rson (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios / Unanimous Media / NBA Entertainment / Jersey Legends [a division of Authentic Studios]) America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Netflix − Skydance Sports / NFL Films / Stardust Frames Productions / Netflix) Believers: Boston Red Sox (ESPN − Religion of Sports / Artists Equity)Quarterback (Netflix − NFL Films / Omaha Productions / 2PM Productions) Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues (Whisper TV − Religion of Sports) The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox (Netflix − One Potato Productions / Boardwalk Pictures) Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix − Box to Box) Full Court Press (ESPN − ESPN / Omaha Productions / Words + Pictures) WWE: Unreal (Netflix − Omaha Productions / NFL Films / Skydance Sports / WWE)Outstanding Sports Studio Show: DailyOutstanding Sports Studio Show: WeeklyNFL Live (ESPN) First Things First (FS1) NBA Today (ESPN) The Pat McAfee Show (ESPN) SportsCenter (ESPN)College GameDay (ESPN) Inside the NBA on TNT (TNT) Monday Night Countdown (ESPN) The NFL Today (CBS) Thursday Night Football (Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios])Outstanding Sports Studio Show: Limited RunOutstanding Sports JournalismRoad to the Final Four (CBS / TNT) College GameDay – College Football Playoff (ESPN) Football Night in America: NFL Postseason (NBC / Peacock) Fox MLB: The Postseason (Fox / FS1) Inside the NBA Playoffs on TNT (TNT)Save: The Katie Meyer Story (E60 − ESPN) "Aspiration": Pablo Torre Finds Out (Meadowlark Media) Kobe: The Making of a Legend (CNN Originals) "What Is Riley Gaines Hiding?": Pablo Torre Finds Out (Meadowlark Media)Outstanding Sports Feature: Short FormOutstanding Sports Feature: Long FormBehan Strong — NCAA March Madness (CBS) All Heart — Fox CFB: Big Noon Kickoff (Fox) Faces Forever Young — World Figure Skating Championships (NBC / Peacock) Just Getting Started — Fox CFB: Big Noon Kickoff (Fox) Luckie — College GameDay (ESPN) RJ — Fox MLB: The Postseason (Fox) A World Away — College GameDay (ESPN)Tim Green – A Voice Reclaimed (NFL Films Presents − FS1) Chuskit & Saldon: Frozen Dreams of Ladakh (Olympics.com − XTR Studios) Girl Climber (Red Bull Studios − Louder than Eleven) Imillaskate: The Cholita Skaters of Bolivia (Optimist − Pachamama Sabia) Ride With Me (Golf Central Live from The Open − Golf Channel) SC Featured: Love, Abby (SportsCenter − ESPN)Outstanding Sports Open/TeaseOutstanding Interactive Experience: SportsAmerica's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Netflix − Skydance Sports / NFL Films / Stardust Frames Productions / Netflix) America's Game — Super Bowl LX (NBC / Peacock) Brick by Brick — Fox IndyCar: The 109th Indianapolis 500 (Fox) Celtics City (HBO Max − Ringer Films / Words + Pictures / Left/Right / NBA Entertainment) The Harder Choice — The 126th Army-Navy Game (CBS) Nerves at Augusta National — The Masters (CBS)Fan Optionality on Prime Video (Prime Video Sports − Prime Video / Amazon MGM Studios) NASCAR Driver Cam on HBO Max (HBO Max) The NBA Experience on Peacock (Peacock) NHL in ASL (NHL Productions) SportsCenter For You (ESPN − WSC Sports / Google)Outstanding Digital Innovation: SportsOutstanding Promotional Announcement: SportsWorld of Red Bull in Apple Immersive (Red Bull Media House, NA − Apple) MLB App in XR (MLB) NFL on NBC Madden NFL Cast (Peacock) Prime Insights (Prime Video − Amazon MGM Studios) VIP — Yankee Stadium (Apple TV − SoHi Media)Unforgettable Awaits – 2025 NBA Finals (Warner Brothers Discovery) City of Fury – Fatal Fury in Times Square (BigTime Creative Shop − Truffle) ESPN Sports Forever (ESPN / ESPN+ − Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners / ESPN Creative Studio / Division7 / The Herd) Fastest Racing on Earth — Fox IndyCar (Fox / FS1 / FS2 / Fox News / Fox Business / BTN / Deportes − Special Group / Biscuit Filmworks / Cabin Edit / Eleven Sound / Ethos / Pariah / New Math) Milan-Cortina Olympics on NBC & Peacock (NBC / Peacock) NBA on NBC & Peacock (NBC / Peacock)Outstanding Public Service Content: SportsOutstanding Sports Studio Show in SpanishChampion – Super Bowl LX (National Football League − 72andSunny / Morton Jankel Zander, Inc.) ESPN Take Back Sports Movement (ESPN) Line 'Em Up (JOAN Creative − JOAN Studios) Notre Dame: What Would You Fight For? (NBC / Peacock)ESPN FC (ESPN) Ahora o Nunca (ESPN) Fútbol Picante (ESPN) Linea de 4 (Univision / TUDN) Premier League Extra (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Rumbo Al Mundial (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock)Outstanding Sports Feature Story in SpanishLos Colores del Istmo — Mundo Originals (Mundo NFL − SWAY / Cobra Films) Atxa Delgado — Mundo Originals (Mundo NFL − SWAY / Cobra Films) Greenland: Venezia (ESPN) María Llena Eres de Fuerza (ESPN) SC Reportajes: Rafael Campos — SportsCenter (ESPN)
Personality Outstanding Sports Personality: Studio HostOutstanding Sports Personality: Studio AnalystErnie Johnson (TNT / CBS) Rece Davis (ESPN) Rich Eisen (NFL Network) Laura Rutledge (ESPN) Kate Scott (CBS / Paramount+) Scott Van Pelt (ESPN)Alex Rodriguez (Fox / FS1) Charles Barkley (TNT) Clark Kellogg (CBS / TNT) Mina Kimes (ESPN) Pedro Martinez (TNT) Candace Parker (TNT / TBS)Outstanding Sports Personality: Play-By-PlayOutstanding Sports Personality: Event AnalystMike Tirico (NBC / Peacock) Joe Buck (ESPN) Joe Davis (Fox / FS1 / NFL Network) Ian Eagle (CBS / TNT / Netflix / Amazon) Jim Nantz (CBS)Greg Olsen (Fox / NFL Network) Troy Aikman (ESPN) Tom Brady (Fox) Cris Collinsworth (NBC / Peacock) Bill Raftery (CBS / TNT / Fox)Outstanding Sports Personality: Sideline ReporterOutstanding Sports Personality: Emerging On-Air TalentTracy Wolfson (CBS / TNT) Tom Rinaldi (Fox | FS1) Holly Rowe (ESPN) Laura Rutledge (ESPN) Lisa Salters (ESPN)Katie George (ESPN) Andraya Carter (ESPN) Jason Kelce (ESPN) Matt Ryan (CBS / Paramount+ / Netflix) Richard Sherman (Prime Video) J.J. Watt (CBS)Outstanding Sports On-Air Personality In SpanishMiguel Gurwitz (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Andrés Cantor (Telemundo / Universo / Peacock) Carolina Guillén (ESPN) Fernando Palomo (ESPN) Sammy Sadovnik (MLS Productions)
Technical Outstanding Technical Team: Sports EventOutstanding Technical Team: Sports StudioFox MLB: World Series – Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers (Fox / FS1) College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN) Fox IndyCar: The 109th Indianapolis 500 (Fox / FS1) The Masters (CBS) Super Bowl LX (NBC / Peacock)NBA on Prime Video (Amazon MGM Studios) College GameDay – College Football (ESPN) Fox NFL (Fox) NFL Draft (ESPN)Outstanding Sports Camera Work: Short FormOutstanding Sports Camera Work: Long FormThe Harder Choice − The 126th Army-Navy Game (CBS) Brick by Brick — Fox IndyCar: The 109th Indianapolis 500 (Fox) 151st Kentucky Derby (NBC / Peacock) A Parisian Rhythm with Omar Sy — Roland-Garros on TNT Sports (TNT / TruTV) Silent Super Bowl — NFL Films Presents (FS1 − NFL Films)I Skied Down Mount Everest (Red Bull Media House GmbH − East Studio) America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Netflix − Skydance Sports / NFL Films / Stardust Frames Productions / Netflix) Celtics City (HBO Max − Ringer Films / Words + Pictures / Left/Right / NBA Entertainment) Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel (Unrealistic Ideas − Amazon MGM Studios / Unrealistic Ideas) Raise The Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football (Heroes & Fables − NFL Films / Skydance Sports / Prime Video Sports / Tampa Bay Buccaneers)