The 2025 Sports Emmys recognize excellence in sports television coverage.
Roy Wood Jr. hosted the ceremony, which took place on Tuesday, May 20, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.
During the award show, sports producer David Hill was honored with the Lifetime Achievement award, which was presented by Fox NFL Sunday hosts Michael Strahan, Terry Bradshaw, Curt Menefee, Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long, and Jay Glazer, and a video from Keith Urban.
Lady Gaga won her first Emmy award in the Music Direction category for “Hold My Hand,” which she performed during the Super Bowl LIX pre-game.
Other notable presenters included Kenan Thompson, Scott Van Pelt (ESPN), Charissa Thompson (Prime Video), Greg Olsen (Fox Sports), Lauren Shehadi (MLB Network), Jamie Erdahl (NFL), Carlota Vizmanos (Telemundo Deportes), Kate Scott (CBS Sports) and Anson Carter (TNT).
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NBC/Peacock’s coverage of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad received ten wins, including Outstanding Live Special Championship Event, and two for Steven Spielberg for producing and writing the “Land of Stories” opening.
Some of the on-air personalities who took Sports Emmys included Ernie Johnson, who won in the Outstanding Personality/Studio Host category for his work on TNT and TBS. Charles Barkley took the Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst award for his coverage on TNT and TBS.
Peyton Manning won in the Outstanding Personality/Event Analyst category for his work on ESPN2, and Tracy Wolfson won in the Outstanding Personality/Sideline Reporter category for her work on CBS and TNT.
Other winners included Nick Saban as an Emerging On-Air Talent at ESPN and Miguel Gurwitz in the On-Air Personality in Spanish category for his work at Telemundo, Universo, and Peacock.
See the complete list of 2025 Sports Emmys winners
Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Live Special – Non-Championship Event
Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues
Fox
Outstanding Live Series
SEC on ABC
ABC | ESPN+
Outstanding Playoff Coverage
NFL Playoffs
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Edited Event Coverage
NFL Draft: The Pick Is In
The Roku Channel [NFL Films, Skydance Sports]
Outstanding Edited Special
SportsCenter — SC Special: The Harbaugh Brothers
ESPN
Outstanding Hosted Edited Series
E60
ESPN
Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage
VALORANT Champions 2024 Grand Final: Edward Gaming vs Team Heretics
Valorant Esports [Riot Games]
Outstanding Short Documentary
The Turnaround
Netflix [Major League Baseball, Netflix, A Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios Production, Higher Ground, Breakwater Studios]
Outstanding Long Documentary
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Netflix [SK Global Entertainment, OBB Pictures, MakeMake Entertainment, Avocados and Coconuts]
Outstanding Documentary Series
The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox
Netflix [Netflix, Meadowlark Films, MLB Studios]
Outstanding Documentary Series – Serialized
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Netflix [Box to Box Films]
Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly
College GameDay
ESPN
Outstanding Studio Show – Daily
NFL Live
ESPN | ESPN2
Outstanding Studio Show – Limited Run
Fox MLB: The Postseason
Fox | FS1
Outstanding Journalism
The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses
FX | Hulu [Left/Right, The New York Times]
Outstanding Short Feature
Caeleb & The Critic: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Long Feature
Sports Center — SC Featured: The 6-Year Plan
ESPN
Outstanding Open/Tease
Land of Stories: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Interactive Experience
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Digital Innovation
Fox Sports | COSM
Fox | Fox Sports Digital
Outstanding Personality/Studio Host
Ernie Johnson
TNT | tbs
Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play
Joe Davis
Fox | FS1
Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst
Charles Barkley
TNT | tbs
Outstanding Personality/Event Analyst
Peyton Manning
ESPN2
Outstanding Personality/Sideline Reporter
Tracy Wolfson
CBS | TNT
Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent
Nick Saban
ESPN
Outstanding Technical Team Event
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Technical Team Studio
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Camera Work – Short Form
NFL Films Presents
Shots of the Year
FS1 [NFL Films]
Outstanding Camera Work – Long Form
Anytime
Red Bull TV [Red Bull Media House, Anthill Films]
Outstanding Editing – Short Form
Land of Stories
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Editing – Long Form
Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience
ESPN | ESPN+ [ESPN Films, Bluefoot Entertainment, Fresh Features]
The Dick Schaap Writing Award – Short Form
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: Land of Stories
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Writing – Long Form
Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North
HBO | Max [NFL Films]
Outstanding Music Direction
Super Bowl LIX: “Hold My Hand”
Fox
Outstanding Audio/Sound – Live Event
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
NBC | Peacock
Outstanding Audio/Sound – Post-Produced
In the Arena: Serena Williams
ESPN | ESPN+ [Religion of Sports, Nine Two Six Productions, 199 Productions]
Outstanding Graphic Design – Event/Show
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
NBC | Peacock | USA | CNBC | E! | NBCOlympics.com | Telemundo | Universo | Golf Channel
Outstanding Graphic Design – Specialty
Noche UFC
For Mexico, For All Time
ESPN+ | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fight Pass [UFC, Antigravity Academy, Nexus Studios, BLINK Studios]
Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction
Noche UFC
UFC 306 AT RIYADH SEASON NOCHE UFC: O’MALLEY vs DVALISHVILI
ESPN+ | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fight Pass [UFC, Antigravity Academy, Silent House Group, Nexus Studios, BLINK Studios]
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
2024 PGA Tour
Drone AR
CBS | NBC [PGA TOUR]
Outstanding Promotional Announcement
Usyk Vs Fury Reignited
TNT
DAZN [Riff Raff Films]
Outstanding Public Service Content
NFC Championship
Somebody
Fox [72andSunny, Park Pictures, NFL]
Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish
Fútbol Central
Univision | TUDN
Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish
Greenland
San Francisco
ESPN Deportes | ESPN+
Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish
Miguel Gurwitz
Telemundo | Universo | Peacock