2011 Sports Emmy Awards In Real Time. Well, Kind Of

I’ll be posting the Sports Emmy Awards as they’re being handed out. I’m not there, but thanks to live tweets from ESPN public relations maven Josh Krulewitz and Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand, I’ll be posting the awards as I get them.

As I begin this post, some awards have already been handed out including a few upsets. For the complete list of nominations, you can go here.

I’ll be listing these in the order they’re handed out.

Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly
College Gameday – ESPN

Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound
NASCAR on Fox – Fox

The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
US Open Tennis Championships: 3D at the US Open Tennis Championships – CBS

Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction
NFL on CBS/Super Bowl XLIV: Run This Town – CBS

Outstanding Short Feature
NFL on CBS/Super Bowl XLIV: Wynton Marsalis – 43 Years – CBS

Outstanding Editing
24/7: Jimmie Johnson: Race to Daytona – HBO

Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement/Institutional
MLB All-Star Game: Sand – Fox/The Mill

Outstanding Technical Team Studio
XXI Winter Olympic Games – NBC

Outstanding Graphic Design
TIE
Sport Science – ESPN/Base Productions
XXI Winter Olympic Games – NBC

Outstanding Sports Documentary
Lombardi – HBO/NFL Films

Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage
XXI Winter Olympic Games: Beyond the Broadcast – NBCOlympics.com

Outstanding Playoff Coverage (New Category)
NCAA Basketball on CBS: The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – CBS

Outstanding Camera Work
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets – HBO/NFL Films

Outstanding Edited Sports Special
24/7: Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic – HBO

Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics
TIE
2010 FIFA World Cup: U2 & Soweto Gospel Choir – ESPN
NFL on CBS – Super Bowl XLIV: Run This Town – CBS

Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement/Episodic
NFL ‘It’s Good To Have A Ring’: Booth; Airport; Pool Party – Fox/SMuggler

Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play
Mike Emrick – NHL on NBC

Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage
NFL Sunday Ticket Experience on DirecTV – DirecTV

Outstanding Open/Tease
XXI Winter Olympic Games: Discovery – NBC

Outstanding Post Production Audio/Sound
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets – HBO/NFL Films

Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst
Cris Collinsworth – Sunday Night Football, NBC

The Dick Schaap Writing Award
2010 FIFA World Cup – ESPN

Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Analyst
Kirk Herbstreit – College Gameday, ESPN

Outstanding New Approaches Sports Programming – Short Format
XXI Winter Olympic Games – NBC

Outstanding Studio Show – Daily
MLB Tonight – MLB Network

More as I get them.

Lifetime Achievement Award
Al Michaels – NBC

UPDATE: 9:10 p.m. – Back to the awards now.

Outstanding Technical Team Remote
Golf on CBS – CBS

UPDATE: 9:15 p.m. – More awards being handed out.

Outstanding Long Feature
E:60: Survival 1 – ESPN2

Outstanding Edited Sports Series – Anthology
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets – HBO/NFL Films

Outstanding Live Sports Series
Sunday Night Football – NBC

Outstanding Sports Journalism
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: The Missing Link – HBO

Outstanding Live Event Turnaround
Sound FX: Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets – NFL Network/NFL Films

Outstanding Live Sports Special
2010 FIFA World Cup: Final Match – Spain vs. Netherlands – ESPN on ABC

Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host
Bob Costas – NBC/MLB Network (SHOCKER! Not really, Costas seems to win every year)

There are your awards. I’ll be posting press releases as they come in.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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