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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY

OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES

ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR THE

35th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS

Ted Turner to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Winners to be Honored During the May 6th Ceremony

At Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P Rose Hall

New York, NY – March 26, 2014 - The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 35th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards.

More than 180 nominees were announced in 39 categories including Outstanding Live Sports Special, Live Series, Sports Documentary, Studio Show, Promotional Announcements, Play-by-Play Personality and Studio Analyst. The Awards will be given out at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s prestigious Frederick P. Rose Hall, located in the Time Warner Center on Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 in New York City.

“The world of sports television grows bigger each year,” said Malachy Wienges, Chair, NATAS. "We have had over 900 submissions coming from the sports community demonstrating that this is another outstanding year for sports and for The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. With so much outstanding talent vying for the prestigious Emmy® Award and with our Lifetime Achievement Award going to Ted Turner, an icon in broadcast television, this year’s ceremony promises to be an exciting evening for the entire industry.”

“The 35th Sports Emmy® Awards features some exciting new categories,” said Steve Ulrich, Executive Director of the Sports Emmy® Awards, “including the first-ever awards for sports personalities and programming in Spanish. It’s been a great year in sports, and we look forward to recognizing the very best on May 6th.”

ChyronHego is an official sponsor of the 35th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. Yangaroo, Inc. is the official provider of the Digital Media Distribution System Awards Management Solution (“DMDS”) for the submission, judging and voting of all programs for the 35th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. Accounting services for the competition are provided by the firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP.

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About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, and Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of over 13,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including Regional Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv

For Press information, please contact: Paul Pillitteri, Director, Communication/NATAS 212-586-8424

Nominations Report
Nominations by Network/Website
Network / Nominations
ESPN / 30
FOX / 18
HBO Sports / 15
MLB Network / 14
NBC / 14
NBCSN / 14
CBS / 11
NFL Network / 10
TNT / 9
ESPN2 / 8
Showtime / 8
ABC / 6
Telemundo / 6
TBS / 5
ESPN Deportes / 4
Golf Channel / 4
DIRECTV / 3
FS1 / 3
NFL.com / 3
Univision / 3
grantland.com / 2
Pac-12 / 2
SI.com / 2
truTV / 2
America's Cup Event Authority / 1
Big 10 Network / 1
GQ.com / 1
CBS Sports Network / 1
collegeinsider.com / 1
ESPNU / 1
espnw.com / 1
FOX Soccer Channel / 1
FUEL / 1
Hulu / 1
NBA TV / 1
NCAA.com / 1
Speed / 1
Time Warner Cable Deportes / 1
togetherwemakefootball.com / 1
Nominations Report
Nominations by Program
Program / Nominations / Network
24/7 / 7 / HBO
E: 60 / 6 / ESPN2
NASCAR on FOX / 5 / FOX/FOX SOCCER/FUEL/SPEED
NBA on TNT / NBA Playoffs on TNT / 5 / TNT
The 34th America's Cup / 5 / NBCSN & The America's Cup Event Authority
SportsCenter / 4 / ESPN
30 for 30/30 for 30 Shorts / 3 / ESPN/grantland.com
60 Minutes Sports / 3 / Showtime
ESPN Monday Night Football / 3 / ESPN
Hard Knocks / 3 / HBO
MLB Tonight / 3 / MLB Network
NFL Films Presents / 3 / NFL Network
Nine for IX / 3 / ESPN/espnw.com
2013 Ironman World Championship / 2 / NBC
A Football Life / 2 / NFL Network
College Gameday / 2 / ESPN
The Division Series on MLB Network / 2 / MLB Network
ESPN Sport Science / 2 / ESPN
FOX Sports Live / 2 / FS1
Futbol Estelar / 2 / Telemundo
HBO Boxing / 2 / HBO
Inside the NBA on TNT/Inside the NBA on TNT: Playoffs / 2 / TNT
MLB on FOX / 2 / FOX
MLB Postseason on TBS / 2 / tbs
The Premier League / 2 / NBCSN
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel / 2 / HBO
Sound FX / 2 / NFL Network
Sunday Night Football / 2 / NBC
Super Bowl XLVII / 2 / CBS/CBS Sports Network
Nominations Report
Nominations by Network Group
Network or Network Group / Nominations
ESPN / (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, ESPN Deportes, grantland.com, ESPNU, espnw.com) / 46
NBC Sports Group / (NBC, NBCSN, Telemundo, Golf Channel) / 33
FOX Sports Media Group / (FOX, FS1, Big 10 Network, FOX Soccer Channel, FUEL, SPEED) / 22
CBS / (CBS, Showtime, CBS Sports Network) / 18
HBO Sports / 15
MLB Network / 14
NFL Media / (NFL Network, NFL.com, togetherwemakefootball.com) / 14
Turner Sports / (TNT, tbs, truTV, NBA TV, NCAA.com) / 14
DIRECTV / 3
Univision / 3
Pac-12 / 2
SI.com / 2
America’s Cup Event Authority / 1
GQ.com / 1
collegeinsider.com / 1
Hulu / 1
Time Warner Cable Desportes / 1

Editors Please Note: In the table above, if an entry is credited to multiple network groups, then each network is given credit for a nomination (e.g. CBS/TNT equals 1 nomination for CBS and 1 nomination for TNT). If all credited networks are from the same corporate entity, then the network group gets credit for 1 Emmy® nomination. (e.g. ABC/ESPN equals 1 nomination)

Nominations Report
Nominations by Category
Outstanding Live Sports Special
2013 NBA Finals / ABC / ESPN
Heat vs. Spurs
The Championships, Wimbledon / ABC/ESPN
The 55th Annual Daytona 500 / FOX
The 109th World Series / FOX
Red Sox vs. Cardinals
The 34th America’s Cup / NBCSN
*
Outstanding Live Sports Series
ESPN College Football / ABC / ESPN
ESPN Monday Night Football / ESPN
HBO Boxing / HBO
SEC on CBS / CBS
Sunday Night Football / NBC
*
Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage
2013 Ironman World Championship / NBC
[Texas Crew Productions]
All Access / Showtime
Mayweather vs. Canelo Epilogue
Keep Climbing: The 2013 Elite 11 / ESPNU
[First Row Films]
NFL Turning Point / NBCSN
[NFL Films]
Sound FX / NFL Network
Super Bowl XLVII / [NFL Films]
Outstanding Playoff Coverage
American League Championship Series / FOX
Red Sox vs. Tigers
MLB Postseason on tbs / tbs
NBA Playoffs on TNT / TNT
NFC Championship / FOX
Falcons vs. 49ers
NFC Wild Card / FOX
Seahawks vs. Redskins
*
Outstanding Sports Documentary
First: The Official Film of the London Olympic Games / NBC
LT: The Life and Times / Showtime
[CBS Sports/NFL Films]
The Doctor / NBA TV
UFC Presents Ronda Rousey: Breaking Ground / FS1
[A. Smith & Co.]
*
Outstanding Sports Documentary Series
24/7 / HBO
Red Wings - Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic
30 for 30 / ESPN
A Football Life / NFL Network
[NFL Films]
Casualties of the Gridiron / GQ.com
[Conde Nast Entertainment]
The Journey / Big Ten Network
Big Ten Basketball 2013
MLS Insider / NBCSN
Nine for IX / ESPN
Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly
College Gameday / ESPN
Football
FOX NFL Sunday / FOX
Inside the NBA on TNT / TNT
Monday Night Countdown / ESPN
NFL GameDay Morning / NFL Network
*
Outstanding Studio Show - Daily
Inside The NBA on TNT: Playoffs / TNT
MLB Tonight / MLB Network
Olbermann / ESPN2
Pardon the Interruption / ESPN
[Rydholm Projects]
SportsCenter / ESPN
*
Outstanding Sports News Anthology
60 Minutes Sports / Showtime
[CBS News]
E: 60 / ESPN2
NFL Films Presents / NFL Network
[NFL Films]
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel / HBO
*
Outstanding Sports Journalism
60 Minutes Sports / Showtime
The Fall of Lance Armstrong / [CBS News]
E: 60 / ESPN2
Children of the Ring
In Play with Jimmy Roberts / Golf Channel
Valentino Dixon
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel / HBO
Putin’s Olympics: Cronyism and Corruption in Russia
*
Outstanding Short Feature
E: 60 / ESPN2
Shear Will
Ironman World Championship / NBC
Peace, Love, Grace / [Texas Crew Productions]
SportsCenter / ESPN
Richie Parker: Drive
Sunday NFL Countdown / ESPN
O.J. Brigance: Heart of the Ravens
The Super Bowl Today / CBS
Chuck Pagano: A Season of Family
*
Outstanding Long Feature
30 for 30 Shorts / grantland.com
The Irrelevant Giant / [ESPN Films]
30 for 30 Shorts / grantland.com
Cutthroat / [ESPN Films]
60 Minutes Sports / Showtime
Great Falls / [CBS News]
SportsCenter / ESPN
The Lady Jags: Losing to Win
SportsCenter / ESPN
Carry On
*
Outstanding Open/Tease
2013 Open Championship / ESPN
Fish on Tartan
24/7 / HBO
Red Wings - Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic
MLB Network Divisional Playoffs / MLB Network
A Field of Dreamers
Super Bowl XLVII / CBS
We Will Rock You Remix
*
Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Event Coverage
2013 NCAA March Madness Live / NCAA.com
[Turner Sports]
The 34th America's Cup / America's Cup Event Authority
Official App
NFL Sunday Ticket Experience on DIRECTV / DIRECTV
Mobile/Web Applications
The PGA TOUR Experience on DIRECTV / DIRECTV
[PGA TOUR Entertainment]
*
Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Programming
Behind the Mask / Hulu
[Occupant Entertainment]
FOX Sports Live / FS1
Social Highlight
Nine for IX / espnw.com
Coach / [ESPN Films]
Sports Illustrated / SI.com
A Boy Helps a Town Heal
Together We Make Football / togetherwemakefootball.com
The Contest / [NFL Films]
Underdogs / SI.com
*
Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Programming Short Format
CollegeInsider.com All-Access / collegeinsider.com
Anatomy of a Game Winner - The 2013 CIT Final / [312 Media]
JFK: The Untold NFL History of That Day in Dallas / NFL.com
[NFL Digital Media]
NFL Films Drawn / NFL.com
Between Takes with Wynton Marsalis / [NFL Films]
NFL UP! / NFL.com
[NFL Digital Media]
Numbers Never Lie Whiteboard / ESPN2
LeBron James Can Surpass Michael Jordan
*
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
James Brown / CBS/Showtime
Bob Costas / NBC/MLB Network
David Feherty / Golf Channel
Greg Gumbel / CBS
Dan Patrick / NBC/NBCSN/DIRECTV
*
Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play
Marv Albert / TNT/tbs/TruTV/CBS
Mike Breen / ABC/ESPN
Joe Buck / FOX
Bob Costas / MLB Network
Mike Emrick / NBC/NBCSN
*
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Analyst
Cris Collinsworth / Showtime
Al Leiter / MLB Network
Rick Neuheisel / PAC-12 Network
Harold Reynolds / MLB Network/FOX
Michael Strahan / FOX
Tom Verducci / tbs/MLB Network
Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Event Analyst
Cris Collinsworth / NBC
Gary Danielson / CBS
Kirk Herbstreit / ESPN
Tim McCarver / FOX
*
Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Reporter
Pierre McGuire / NBC/NBCSN
Ken Rosenthal / FOX
Lisa Salters / ESPN
Michele Tafoya / NBC
Tom Verducci / MLB Network
*
Outstanding Technical Team Remote
ESPN Monday Night Football / ESPN
Golf Channel on NBC / NBC/Golf Channel
MLB on FOX / FOX
NASCAR on FOX / FOX
The 34th America's Cup / NBCSN
*
Outstanding Technical Team Studio
College Gameday / ESPN
MLB Tonight / MLB Network
Road to the Final Four / CBS/TNT/tbs/TruTV
The Premier League / NBCSN
Outstanding Camera Work
24/7 / HBO
Red Wings - Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic
E: 60 / ESPN2
Children of the Ring
FOX Sports Live / FS1
West, TX
NFL Films Presents / NFL Network
[NFL Films]
Tour de France / NBCSN
*
Outstanding Editing
2013 PGA Tour / Golf Channel
Teases
24/7 / HBO
Pacquiao-Rios
Hard Knocks / HBO
Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals / [NFL Films]
Legendary Nights / HBO
The Tale of Gatti-Ward
NBA on TNT / TNT
Teases
*
The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award
24/7 / HBO
Red Wings - Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic
E: 60 / ESPN2
The Ballad of Bushwacker
ESPN Grand Slam Tennis / ABC / ESPN
Wimbledon & US Open
Football Night In America / NBC
Redskins Name Commentary
NFL Films Presents / NFL Network
Yours Truly, Dr. Z / [NFL Films]
*
Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics
Against The Tide / Showtime
[Ross Greenburg Productions]
College Football on CBS / CBS
The Army-Navy Game
Hard Knocks / HBO
Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals / [NFL Films]
Nine for IX / ESPN
The Diplomat / [Cherry Sky Films]
Road To The Super Bowl / NFL Network
[NFL Films]
*
Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound