ESPN, Inc. received 46 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2013 across its platforms (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, espnW.com and Grantland.com), it was announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The winners will be announced Tuesday, May 6, in New York.
The company's initiatives in enterprise journalism and storytelling led the way - six nods for E:60, four for SportsCenter,
ESPN Films earned three nominations including one for the
30 For 30 documentary series and two for Grantland.com.
ESPN Deportes gained four nominations including three for the first-ever Studio Show in Spanish category. Jose Ramon Fernandez is nominated in the first-ever On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish category. espnW.com earned its first three nominations for the
Nine for IX series.
ESPN also earned two nods in the Live Special category, for the
NBA Finals on
ABC and for the Wimbledon Gentleman's Championship.
ESPN garnered nominations in 29 of the 39 categories for 2013.
Overall,
ESPN has won 153 Sports Emmy Awards in 26 years of eligibility.
ABC Sports won 160 from 1980 - 2008.
ESPN's nominations by category (all are ESPN, except as noted):
Live Special 2013
NBA Finals (Heat vs. Spurs) (ABC)
The Championships, Wimbledon
Live Series
College Football (ABC)
Monday Night Football
Edited Special Keep Climbing - The 2013 Elite 11
Sports Documentary Series 30 for 30
Nine for IX (espnW.com)
Studio Show/weekly College Gameday (football)
Monday Night Countdown
Studio Show/daily
Olbermann (ESPN2)
Pardon The Interruption
SportsCenter
News Anthology E:60 (ESPN2)
Journalism E:60 - Children of the Ring (ESPN2)
Short Feature E:60 - Shear Will (ESPN2)
SportsCenter - Richie Parker: Drive
Sunday NFL Countdown - O.J. Brigance: Heart of the Ravens
Long Feature
30 For 30 Shorts - The Irrelevant Giant (Grantland.com)
30 for 30 Shorts - Cutthroat (Grantland.com)
SportsCenter - The Lady Jags: Losing to Win
SportsCenter - Carry On
Open/Tease 2013 Open Championship - Fish on Tartan
New Approaches -
Nine for IX - Coach (espnW.com)
Sports Programming
New Approaches - Short Format
Numbers Never Lie Whiteboard - LeBron James Can Surpass Michael Jordan (ESPN2)
Play by Play Mike Breen (ABC)
Event Analyst Kirk Herbstreit
Reporter Lisa Salters
Technical Team Remote Monday Night Football
Technical Team Studio College Gameday
Camerawork E:60 - Children of the Ring (ESPN2)
Writing E:60 - The Ballard of the Bushwacker (ESPN2)
ESPN Grand Slam Tennis - Wimbledon & US Open (ABC)
Music Composition/Direction
Nine for IX - The Diplomat (espnW.com)
/Lyrics
Live Event Audio/Sound NASCAR on
ESPN (ABC)
Post-Produced Audio/Sound Sport Science
Live Graphic Design Monday Night Football
X Games
Post-Produced Graphic Design 2013 Heisman Trophy Presentation
E:60 (ESPN2)
Sport Science
Prod.Design/Art Direction NFL Draft
Promo - Institutional NBA Playoffs - will.i.am Playoff Promo
Studio Show in Spanish Futbol Picante (ESPN Deportes)
Nacion (ESPN Deportes)
SportsCenter (ESPN Deportes)
On-Air Personality in Spanish Jose Ramon Fernandez
