The Sports Emmy Awards announced their 2026 nominees yesterday, March 25, 2026, and ESPN led the pack with 63 total nominations.

ESPN Nominations

For the 47th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, ESPN (and ABC) received 63 nominations. Fox Sports/FSI received the second most nominations with 38, and so on. The awards will be announced during the presentation on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Here is a list of all of the nominations for ESPN and ABC:

Live Production & Coverage

• Outstanding Live Sports Special: Championship Event
  • “College Football Playoff National Championship” (ESPN)
  • “NBA Finals” (ESPN)
• Outstanding Live Sports Special: Non-Championship Event
  • Monsters Funday Football (ESPN)
  • NHL on ESPN – “4 Nations Face-Off” (ESPN)
• Outstanding Live Sports Series
  • Monday Night Football (ESPN | ABC)
  • Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Playoff Coverage
  • College Football Playoff (ESPN)

Studio Shows

• Outstanding Sports Studio Show: Daily
  • NBA Today (ESPN)
  • NFL LIVE (ESPN)
  • The Pat McAfee Show (ESPN)
  • SportsCenter (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Studio Show: Weekly
  • College GameDay (ESPN)
  • Monday Night Countdown (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Studio Show: Limited Run
  • College GameDay – College Football Playoff (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Studio Show In Spanish
  • Ahora o Nunca (ESPN)
  • ESPN FC (ESPN)
  • Fútbol Picante (ESPN)

Production & Technical Achievement

• Outstanding Technical Team: Sports Event
  • College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)
• Outstanding Technical Team: Sports Studio
  • College GameDay – College Football (ESPN)
  • NFL Draft (ESPN)
• The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
  • College Football – POVORA Wireless Tilt Control CapCam (ESPN)
  • TGL presented by SoFi – SmartPin Cam (ABC | ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN+)
• Outstanding Sports Audio/Sound: Post-Produced
  • Believers: Boston Red Sox (ESPN)
  • E60 – “Above the Tide: 20 Years After Katrina” (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Graphic Design: Event/Show
  • Monsters Funday Football (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Graphic Design: Specialty
  • Believers: Boston Red Sox (ESPN)
• Outstanding Studio Or Production Design/Art Direction: Sports
  • Monsters Funday Football (ESPN)

Digital & Interactive

• Outstanding Interactive Experience: Sports
  • SportsCenter For You (ESPN)

Documentaries, Features & Journalism

• Outstanding Edited Sports Special
  • E60 – “Paid to Play: Understanding College Sports in 2025” (ESPN)
  • “Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special” (ESPN)
• Outstanding Edited Sports Series: Hosted
  • E60 (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Documentary: Long
  • E60 – “Southpaw: The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott” (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Documentary Series
  • Believers: Boston Red Sox (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Documentary Series: Serialized
  • Full Court Press (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Journalism
  • “Save: The Katie Meyer Story” (E60, ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Feature: Short Form
  • “Luckie” (College GameDay, ESPN)
  • “A World Away” (College GameDay, ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Feature: Long Form
  • SC Featured: “Love, Abby” (SportsCenter, ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Feature Story In Spanish
  • Greenland: “Venezia” (ESPN)
  • “María Llena Eres de Fuerza” (ESPN)
  • SC Reportajes: “Rafael Campos” (SportsCenter, ESPN)

Editing, Writing & Promotion

• Outstanding Sports Editing: Short Form
  • “4 Nations Face-Off: For Crest and Country” (NHL on ESPN, ESPN)
  • “Stanley Cup Playoffs Opening Round: Devils vs Hurricanes” – Snap Shot (NHL on ESPN, ESPN)
• The Dick Schaap Outstanding Sports Writing Award: Short Form
  • “Choices – Lee Corso’s Final Headgear Pick” (College GameDay, ESPN)
  • “Wimbledon” (ESPN)
• Outstanding Sports Writing: Long Form
  • “Above the Tide: 20 Years After Katrina” (E60, ESPN)
• Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Sports
  • ESPN Sports Forever (ESPN | ESPN+)
• Outstanding Public Service Content: Sports
  • ESPN Take Back Sports Movement (ESPN)

Personality Nominations

• Studio Host: Rece Davis, Scott Van Pelt, Laura Rutledge (ESPN)
• Studio Analyst: Mina Kimes (ESPN)
• Play-By-Play: Joe Buck (ESPN)
• Event Analyst: Troy Aikman (ESPN)
• Sideline Reporter: Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge, Lisa Salters (ESPN)
• Emerging On-Air Talent: Andraya Carter, Katie George, Jason Kelce (ESPN)
• On-Air Personality In Spanish: Carolina Guillén, Fernando Palomo (ESPN)

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