Super Bowl LVIII, Toy Story Funday Football

Super Bowl LVIII on CBS and “Toy Story Funday Football” on Disney+ and ESPN+ led the number of Sports Emmy winners this year, with three each, as announced Tuesday night by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

The 45th annual Sports Emmy Awards, hosted by The Kid Mero, included the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Honor to sportscaster and three-time Emmy Award winner James Brown by Sean McManus (former chairman of CBS Sports). Presenters included Siera Santos (MLB Network), Mina Kimes (ESPN), Pedro Martinez (WBC Sports), Noah Eagle (NBC Sports), Tom Rinaldi (FOX Sports), Kaylee Hartung (Amazon), Mina Kimes (ESPN), Valeria Marin (Univision), Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo Deportes), Kyle Brandt (NFL Network), Nate Burleson (CBS Sports/Nickelodeon), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies) and Tracy Wolfson (CBS Sports).

Winners were presented in 46 categories. These are this year’s winners; View the full list of nominees here:

OUTSTANDING LIVE SPECIAL

· Super Bowl LVIII: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers (CBS)

OUTSTANDING LIVE SERIES

· Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli (ESPN2)
[Omaha Productions]

EXCELLENT PLAYOFF COVERAGE

American League Championship Series: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers (Fox | FS1)

EXCELLENT EVENTS EDITING

· NFL Game Day All Access: Super Bowl LVIII (YouTube)
[NFL Films]

EXCELLENT WORKED SPECIAL

· You’re watching live! (CBS)
[NFL Films]

OUTSTANDING HOSTED EDITED SERIES

· Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO | Max)

EXCELLENT ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE

League of Legends Worlds 2023 Finals: T1 vs. Weibo Gaming (LoLEsports.com | Twitch | YouTube)
[Riot Games]

OUTSTANDING SHORT DOCUMENTARY

· Extraordinary Stories: One-armed Miracle: The Extraordinary Story of Jimmy Hasty (UEFA.tv)
[Noah Media Group]

EXCELLENT FULL DOCUMENTARY

· The Deepest Breath (Netflix)
[A24 | Motive Films | Ventureland]

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

· Super League: The War for Football (Apple TV+)
[Words + Pictures | All Rise Films]

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SERIES – SERIALIZED

· Football must continue (Paramount+)

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – WEEKLY

· College GameDay (ESPN)

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – DAILY

· MLB Tonight (MLB Network)

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – LIMITED RUN

· Inside the NBA Playoffs on TNT (TNT)

EXCELLENT JOURNALISM

· Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Call of Duty: How War Is Destroying Ukrainian Sports (HBO | Max)

EXCELLENT SHORT JOB

· NFL 360: Heroes (NFL Network)

EXCELLENT LONG PROPERTY

· Not interchangeable (wave channel)

EXCELLENT OPEN/TEASE

· Super Bowl LVIII: My Way (CBS)

EXCELLENT INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE

· Thursday Night Football: Optional Event Coverage/Customization (Prime Video)
[Amazon MGM Studios]

OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION

· Dreamcaster (MSG Network | MSG+)
[Weber Shandwick | Helo]

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY / STUDIO HOST

· Ernie Johnson (TNT | TBS)

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/PLAY-BY-PLAY

· Mike Breen (ABC)

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/STUDIO ANALYST

· Charles Barkley (TNT)

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY/EVENT ANALYST

· Greg Olsen (Fox)

EXCELLENT PERSONALITY/Sideline Reporter

· Tracy Wolfson (CBS | TNT)

EXCELLENT PERSONALITY/RISING ON THE AIR

· Noah Eagle (NBC | Peacock)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM EVENT

· Super Bowl LVIII (CBS)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO

· NFL Draft (ESPN | ABC)

EXCELLENT CAMERA WORK – SHORT FORM

· The NFL Today: Super Bowl LVIII: Just Win Baby! (CBS)

EXCELLENT CAMERA WORK – LONG SHAPE

· Lineage (YouTube)

EXCELLENT EDITING – SHORT FORM

· NHL on TNT: Show and Tell (TNT)

EXCELLENT EDITING – LONG FORM

· Not interchangeable (wave channel)

THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD – SHORT FORM

· NFL 360: Still Here (NFL Network)

EXCELLENT WRITING – LONG FORM

· The world according to football (Showtime)
[Showtime Sports Documentary Films | Religion of Sports |
     Day Zero Productions | Mainstay Entertainment]

EXCELLENT MUSIC ABILITY

· NBA on TNT: 50 Years of Hip Hop (TNT)

OUTSTANDING AUDIO/SOUND – LIVE EVENT

· Fox NASCAR (Fox | FS1)

EXCELLENT AUDIO/SOUND – POST-PRODUCED

· Vamos Vegas (YouTube)
[TORQ]

OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN – EVENT/SHOW

· Toy Story Funday Football (Disney+ | ESPN+)
[BIG Studios | Beyond Sports | Silver Spoon Animation | Pixar]

EXCELLENT GRAPHIC DESIGN – SPECIALTY

· Super League: The War for Football (Apple TV+)
[Words + Pictures | All Rise Films]

OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION

· Toy Story Funday Football (Disney+ | ESPN+)
[BIG Studios | Beyond Sports | Silver Spoon Animation | Pixar]

THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE

· Toy Story Funday Football: DragonFly Tech (Disney+ | ESPN+)
[NFL | Next Gen Stats | Beyond Sports | Hawk-Eye]

EXCELLENT PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

· Top Ranked Boxing on ESPN: Battle of the Baddest | Rumbling (ESPN | ESPN+)
[Park Pictures]

OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE CONTENT

· Notre Dame football: What would you fight for? (NBC)

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH

· FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 (Telemundo)

OUTSTANDING PARTY STORY IN SPANISH

· Mundo NFL Originals: El Sueño de Cieneguitas (Mundo NFL)
[Sway | Mundo NFL]

EXCELLENT PERSONALITY ON THE AIR IN SPANISH

· Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)