Nominations Across Coverage of the NFL, Kentucky Derby, NHL, NASCAR, Notre Dame, Tokyo Olympics, Golf and Premier League

Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series, Up For 11th Win in 13 Years

Mike Tirico, Mike “Doc” Emrick, Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, and Telemundo’s Andrés Cantor and Ana Jurka Earn Talent Nominations

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 21, 2021 – NBC Sports Group earned 25 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2020, highlighted by recognition for its coverage of the NFL, Kentucky Derby, NHL, NASCAR, Notre Dame, Golf, Tokyo Olympics, and Premier League.

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Highlights of NBC Sports Group’s nominations:

• • Sunday Night Football – primetime television’s No. 1 show – was nominated again for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won 10 times in the past 12 years;
  • The 146^th Kentucky Derby earned a pair of nominations in Outstanding Live Sports Special and Outstanding Camera Work;
  • NBC received two nominations in the Outstanding Playoff Coverage category for its presentations of Sunday Night Football and the NASCAR Playoffs;
  • NBC earned a nomination in the Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly category for Football Night in America;
  • Notre Dame Football coverage on NBC garnered a nomination in The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award for HDR LUTs;
  • Mike Tirico (NBC) was nominated in the Outstanding Sports Personality – Host category for the third consecutive year;
  • Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC), who has won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play in seven consecutive years and eight of the last 10, was nominated once again in the category along with Al Michaels (NBC), an eight-time Sports Emmy winner;
  • Cris Collinsworth (NBC), winner of 16 Sports Emmys throughout his career, was nominated for the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst category;
  • Michele Tafoya (NBC), a three-time winner of the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter Emmy, was nominated for the 10^th time in the 10-year history of the category;
  • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo), winner of three Sports Emmys, and Ana Jurka were nominated for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish.

 

NBC Sports Group earns a total of 25 nominations, including two nominations for GOLF Channel, three for Peacock, one for Olympic Channel, and four nominations for Telemundo.

The complete list of NBC Sports Group nominations are as follows:

• • Outstanding Live Sports Special: 146^th Kentucky Derby (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
  • Outstanding Playoff Coverage: NASCAR Playoffs on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Playoff Coverage: Sunday Night Football: Playoffs (NBC/Peacock)
  • Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage: NHL on NBC – WIRED: Stadium Series – Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche (NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Long Sports Documentary: Yellow Brick Road (GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: Football Night in America (NBC)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: The Dan Patrick Show (Peacock/DirecTV)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Mike Tirico (NBC/NBCSN/GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Rich Eisen (NFL Network/Peacock/NBCSN/DirecTV/B/R Live)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Al Michaels (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter: Michele Tafoya (NBC)
  • Outstanding Camera Work – Short Form: The 146^th Kentucky Derby – The Adjustment (NBC)
  • Outstanding Music Direction: Yellow Brick Road (GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: NASCAR on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
  • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Notre Dame Football – NBC HDR LUTs (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – #StrongerTogether (Olympic Channel/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – “Summer”, “Light of Mine”, “Even More” (NBC)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: La Liga Premier Extra (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: La Liga Premier Tercer Tiempo (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Ana Jurka (Telemundo)

 

A complete list of nominees is available at www.emmyonline.org.

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Mike “Doc” Emrick Wins Record-Setting 7th Consecutive Sports Emmy for Play-by-Play

GOLF Channel Wins Outstanding Short Feature for NCAA Golf Championships – Life Without Katie: The Jason Enloe Story

NASCAR on NBC Wins Sports Emmy for Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound

NEW YORK, NY – August 12, 2020 – NBC Sports Group last night won three Sports Emmy Awards for excellence in sports television production, highlighted by Mike “Doc” Emrick’s record-setting win for play-by-play, and honors for GOLF Channel and NASCAR on NBC. The awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in a virtual ceremony.

Emrick’s Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play marks his record-setting seventh consecutive win in the category and is his eighth play-by-play win in the last 10 years.

GOLF Channel’s NCAA Golf Championships – Life Without Katie: The Jason Enloe Story took home the award for Outstanding Short Feature, while NASCAR on NBC was honored for Outstanding Live Event Audio/Studio.

Following are NBC Sports Group’s Sports Emmy winners:

• • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Mike Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Short Feature: NCAA Golf Championships – Life Without Katie: The Jason Enloe Story (GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: NASCAR on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)

 

A complete list of winners will be made available at www.emmyonline.org.

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NBCUniversal’s Coverage of XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang Leads All Programs With 12 Nominations

Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series, Up for 10th Win in 11 Years

GOLF Channel Earns Record Seven Nominations

Telemundo Earns Record Seven Nominations for its Spanish-language Coverage, Headlined by the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 TOUR Championship and 150th Belmont Stakes Earn Outstanding Live Sports Nominations

Mike “Doc” Emrick, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, Andres Cantor, and Miguel Gurwitz Earn Outstanding Sports Personality Nominations

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 3, 2019 – NBC Sports Group earned 38 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2018, highlighted by 12 nominations for its coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea – the most of any single program this year.

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Winners will be announced by the Academy on Monday, May 20, at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

Highlights of NBC Sports Group’s nominations:

• NBC Sports Group’s 38 nominations are the second most it has ever received in a Winter Olympic year;
• NBC Sports Group’s coverage of PyeongChang 2018 receives 12 nominations, the most for any single program;
• Sunday Night Football – primetime television’s No. 1 show – is nominated again for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won nine times in the past 10 years;
• GOLF Channel earns seven nominations, a record for the network;
• Telemundo earns a record seven nominations, headlined by its Spanish-language coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup;
• Mike “Doc” Emrick, who has won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play in five consecutive years, and six of the last eight, is nominated once again in the category;
• Mike Tirico is nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host for his work on the PyeongChang Olympics, Football Night In America, Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup horse racing, and golf coverage;
• Cris Collinsworth, who has won 16 Sports Emmys, is nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play;
• Michele Tafoya, a two-time winner of the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter Emmy, was nominated for the eighth time in the eight-year history of the category;
• Andres Cantor, winner of three Sports Emmys, and Miguel Gurwitz were nominated for Outstanding On-Air Talent in Spanish.

 

NBC Sports Group earns a total of 38 nominations, including a record seven nominations for both GOLF Channel and Telemundo, as well as the first ever nomination for The Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

The complete list of NBC Sports Group nominations are as follows:

• Outstanding Live Sports Special: 2018 TOUR Championship – PGA TOUR (NBC/GOLF Channel)
• Outstanding Live Sports Special: The 150^th Belmont Stakes (NBC)
• Outstanding Live Sports Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
• Outstanding Live Sports Series: Golf Channel on NBC (NBC/GOLF Channel)
• Outstanding Short Sports Documentary: 27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon (GOLF Channel Films)
• Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: Football Night In America (NBC)
• Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: The Dan Patrick Show (NBCSN)
• Outstanding Open/Tease: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Always Start with the Dreams (NBC)
• Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC/NBCSN/CNBC/USA/NBCOlympics.com)
• Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage: Premier League (NBC/NBCSN)
• Outstanding Social TV Experience: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Mike Tirico (NBC/GOLF Channel)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Mike Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter: Michele Tafoya (NBC)
• Outstanding Technical Team Remote: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC/ NBCSN/CNBC/USA)
• Outstanding Technical Team Studio: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC/ NBCSN/CNBC/USA)
• Outstanding Camera Work: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Always Start with the Dreams (NBC)
• Outstanding Editing – Short Form: Morning Drive: Parscription: The Gary Smith Story (GOLF Channel)
• Outstanding Editing – Long Form: Birthright: Becoming Toby Dawson (The Olympic Channel)
• Outstanding Editing – Long Form: Golf Central: Meet Don Byers (GOLF Channel)
• The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Always Start with the Dreams (NBC)
• The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Mexico City 1968 (NBC)
• The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award: Golf Central: Meet Don Byers (GOLF Channel)
• Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
• Outstanding Live Graphic Design: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC/NBCSN/CNBC/USA/MSNBC)
• Outstanding Post-Produced Graphic Design: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
• Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
• The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Notre Dame Football: Single Stream HDR With Atmos (NBC)
• The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Tour de France: Raptor Smartglasses (NBC/NBCSN)
• Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Best of U.S. (NBC)
• Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: 2018 Copa Mundial de la FIFA (Telemundo)
• Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish: 2018 Copa Mundial de la FIFA (Telemundo)
• Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish: Copa Libertadores 2018 Final – River Plate vs. Boca Juniors (Telemundo)
• Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Debate Mundial (Telemundo)
• Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Hoy en La Copa (Telemundo)
• Outstanding On-Air Talent in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
• Outstanding On-Air Talent in Spanish: Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo)

 

A complete list of nominees is available at www.emmyonline.org.

 

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NBCUniversal’s Coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics Leads All Programs With 14 Nominations

NBC Sports Group Earns 11 Nominations For NFL Coverage

Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series, Up For 8th Win in 9 Years

Golf Channel Garners Record 5 Nominations; Telemundo & Universo Earn 6 Nominations in Spanish-language Categories

10 NBCUniversal Announcers Nominated – Tops Among Media Companies

Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Mike “Doc” Emrick, Mike Tirico, David Feherty, Dan Patrick, Michele Tafoya, Andres Cantor and Sammy Sadovnik Earn Talent Nominations

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 30, 2017 – NBC Sports Group earned 41 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2016, highlighted by 14 nominations for its coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio – the most of any single program this year – and 11 nominations for its NFL coverage.

 

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Winners will be announced by the Academy on Tuesday, May 9, at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

 

Highlights of NBC Sports Group’s nominations:

 

• NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics received 14 nominations, the most for any single program;

 

• Games of the XXXI Olympiad was nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Special;

 

• Sunday Night Football – primetime television’s No. 1 show – was nominated again for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won seven times in the past eight years;

 

• Golf Channel earned a network-record five Sports Emmy nominations;

 

• Telemundo and Universo earned six nominations in the Spanish-language categories;

 

• 10 members of NBCUniversal’s on-air sports team were nominated – the most of any media company;

 

• 27-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas (NBC) received two nominations, including Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host;

 

• David Feherty (Golf Channel/NBC), Dan Patrick (NBC/NBCSN) and Mike Tirico (Golf Channel/NBC) received nominations for Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host;

 

• Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC/NBCSN), a four-time Emmy Award-winner for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play, and Al Michaels (NBC), a seven-time Emmy Award-winner, received nominations in the category;

 

• Cris Collinsworth (NBC), who has 16 Sports Emmys, was nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst;

 

• Michele Tafoya (NBC), a two-time winner of the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter Emmy, was nominated for the sixth time in the six-year history of the category;

 

• Andres Cantor (Telemundo/NBC Universo) and Sammy Sadovnik (Telemundo/NBC Universo) were nominated for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish.

 

All of NBC Sports Group’s national television networks – NBC (28), NBCSN (7), and Golf Channel (5), as well as Spanish-language networks Telemundo (6) and NBCUniverso (3) – received nominations. NBCOlympics.com also received one nomination.

 

The complete list of NBC Sports Group nominations are as follows:

• Outstanding Live Sports Special: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Live Sports Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
• Outstanding Playoff Coverage: NFL Playoffs (NBC)
• Outstanding Edited Sports Coverage: Road To Rio: The 2016 Paralympic Team Trials (NBCSN)
• Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: Football Night in America (NBC)
• Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: Feherty (Golf Channel)
• Outstanding Studio Show – Limited Run: Golf Central, Live From The Players (Golf Channel)
• Outstanding Short Feature: Golf Central (Golf Channel)
• Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBCOlympics.com)
• Outstanding Digital Innovation: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Social TV Experience: #NASCARThrowback (NBC)
• Outstanding Social TV Experience: 142nd Kentucky Derby (NBC)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Bob Costas (MLB Network/NBC/NBCSN)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: David Feherty (Golf Channel/NBC)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Dan Patrick (NBC/NBCSN)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Mike Tirico (Golf Channel/NBC)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Al Michaels (NBC)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC/NFL Network)
• Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter: Michele Tafoya (NBC)
• Outstanding Technical Team Remote: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Technical Team Studio: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Technical Team Studio: Premier League Live (NBC/NBCSN)
• Outstanding Camera Work: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: NASCAR on NBC (NBC)
• Outstanding Live Graphic Design: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Studio Design/Art Direction: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
• Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction: Thursday Night Football (NBC/NFL Network)
• The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
• Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBCSN)
• Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Stanley Cup Playoffs (NBCSN)
• Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish: Rumbo Al Mundial (Telemundo)
• Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Telemundo/NBC Universo)
• Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Titulares Telemundo (Telemundo)
• Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Titulares Y Más (Telemundo)
• Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo/NBC Universo)
• Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Sammy Sadovnik (Telemundo/NBC Universo)

 

A complete list of nominees is available at www.emmyonline.org.

 

For more information about NBC Sports Group shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com

 

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