HBO Sports Emmy Nominations

Nominees for the 31st Annual Sports Emmy® awards were announced today.

HBO® received 21 nominations, second highest total among all networks:

OUTSTANDING SPORTS DOCUMENTARY – (2)

• TED WILLIAMS

• ASSAULT IN THE RING (Live Star Entertainment)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS JOURNALISM – (4)

• REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL – Black in Bellaire (Bryant Gumbel)

• REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL – Survivor (Bernard Goldberg)

• REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL – The Inside Man (Bryant Gumbel)

• REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL – The Swim Gap (Mary Carillo)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – STUDIO HOST

• BRYANT GUMBEL

OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE

• REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL – Wonderboy (Frank Deford)

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL

• 24/7 MAYWEATHER/MARQUEZ

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SERIES/ANTHOLOGY– (2)

• HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CINCINNATI BENGALS

• 24/7 — PACQUIAO/HATTON & PACQUIAO/COTTO

OUTSTANDING EDITING – (3)

• HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CINCINNATI BENGALS

• 24/7 PACQUIAO/HATTON

• 24/7 MAYWEATHER/MARQUEZ

OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK – (2)

• HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CINCINNATI BENGALS

• 24/7 PACQUIAO/COTTO

OUTSTANDING POST PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUND

• HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CINCINNATI BENGALS

THE DICK SCHAAP WRITING AWARD

• 24/7 PACQUIAO/HATTON

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION / DIRECTION / LYRICS

• TED WILLIAMS

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC

• 24/7 JIMMIE JOHNSON: RACE TO DAYTONA

OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES – SPORTS PROGRAMMING – SHORT FORMAT

• RING LIFE  (HBO.com)

For a complete list of all the nominations go to www.emmyonline.org

The Sports Emmy Awards will be announced APRIL 26, 2010 in New York City at the Frederick P. Rose Hall in the Time Warner Center.
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