47th Sports Emmy Nominations Announced

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced nominations for the 47th Annual Sports Emmy Awards on Wednesday, recognizing outstanding achievements in sports television coverage from 2025 across 47 categories. The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

ESPN led all networks with 62 nominations, highlighting its dominance in live events, documentaries, and studio programming. Major live sports specials earned nods, including the College Football Playoff National Championship on ESPN, the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers on Fox, The Masters on CBS, the NBA Finals on ESPN, and Super Bowl LX on NBC and Peacock in the Outstanding Live Sports Special Championship Event category. Non-championship events featured nominees such as the MLB All-Star Game on Fox, the Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock, and Monsters Funday Football, an alternative broadcast produced by ESPN, Beyond Sports, and Pixar.

Live sports series nominations included Fox NFL, ESPN and ABC's Monday Night Football, ESPN and Omaha Productions' Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, NBC and...