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