NFL Media, comprising of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com and other properties, took six Sports Emmy Awards home from ceremonies in New York on Tuesday. NFL Films working in conjunction with HBO, Showtime/CBS Sports and NFL Network took five statuettes for work on Hard Knocks, Inside the NFL and the Outstanding Sports Documentary, Namath.
Let’s take a look at what the NFL is saying about its six Emmy Awards.
NFL NETWORK & NFL FILMS COMBINE FOR SIX SPORTS EMMY AWARDSNFL Films Wins Five Emmy Awards – Tied for Most in a Single Year
NFL Network Wins in Outstanding Short Feature & Sports Promotional Announcement – Episodic CategoriesNFL Media – comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL RedZone, NFL.com and NFL Mobile – won six Sports Emmy Awards, it was announced last night in New York City.
NFL Network won in the Outstanding Short Feature category for NFL GameDay Morning: Immaculate Remembrance, as well as in the Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement – Episodic category for A Football Life: Life Story, which it shared with NFL Films. With the two Emmy Awards, NFL Network increased its total to 12 in its nine-year history.
To view the Emmy Award-winning NFL GameDay Morning: Immaculate Remembrance, visit: http://on.nfl.com/142lGw3
NFL Films – the most-honored filmmaker in sports – won five Emmy Awards, which tied for the most awards NFL Films has received in a single year (2010-11) and increased its total to 112 Emmy Awards. Also, NFL Films was the only entity to win awards for multiple networks (HBO, NFL Network and Showtime).
The documentary Namath, produced along with HBO, earned two Emmys in the Outstanding Documentary and Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics categories. Additionally, Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins won in the category of Outstanding Post Produced Audio/Sound, and Inside the NFL won Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly.
This year, NFL Media received a record 24 Sports Emmy Award nominations, surpassing the previous high of 18 set in 2010.
Following is a complete list of the Sports Emmy Awards won by NFL Media this year:
OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE
NFL GameDay Morning: Immaculate Remembrance (NFL Network)OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC
A Football Life: Life Story (NFL Network/NFL Films)OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – WEEKLY
Inside the NFL (Showtime/CBS Sports/NFL Films)OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
Namath (HBO/NFL Films)OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION/DIRECTION/LYRICS
Namath (HBO/NFL Films)OUTSTANDING POST PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUND
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins (HBO/NFL Films)
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