THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR THE 35th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY AWARDS

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1 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 6 th Ceremony At Jazz at Lincoln Center s Frederick P Rose Hall New York, NY March 26, 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 6 th, 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 35 th 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 6 th.

2 2 ChyronHego is an official sponsor of the 35 th 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 35 th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. Accounting services for the competition are provided by the firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP. ### 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 For Press information, please contact: Paul Pillitteri, Director, Communication/NATAS ppillitteri@emmyonline.tv

3 3 Nominations Report Nominations by Network/Website Network Nominations HBO Sports NBC CBS TNT Showtime 8 ABC 6 Telemundo 6 TBS 5 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 U 1 espnw.com 1 Soccer Channel 1

4 4 FUEL 1 Hulu 1 NBA TV 1 NCAA.com 1 Speed 1 Time Warner Cable Deportes 1 togetherwemakefootball.com 1

5 5 Nominations Report Nominations by Program Program Nominations Network 24/7 7 HBO E: NASCAR on 5 / SOCCER/FUEL/SPEED NBA on TNT / NBA Playoffs on TNT 5 TNT The 34th America's Cup 5 & The America's Cup Event Authority SportsCenter 4 30 for 30/30 for 30 Shorts 3 /grantland.com 60 Minutes Sports 3 Showtime Monday Night Football 3 Hard Knocks 3 HBO MLB Tonight 3 NFL Films Presents 3 Nine for IX 3 /espnw.com 2013 Ironman World Championship 2 NBC A Football Life 2 College Gameday 2 The Division Series on 2 Sport Science 2 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 2 MLB Postseason on TBS 2 tbs The Premier League 2 Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel 2 HBO Sound FX 2 Sunday Night Football 2 NBC Super Bowl XLVII 2 CBS/CBS Sports Network

6 6 Nominations Report Nominations by Network Group Network or Network Group Nominations (, 2, ABC, Deportes, grantland.com, U, espnw.com) 46 NBC Sports Group (NBC,, Telemundo, Golf Channel) 33 Sports Media Group (, FS1, Big 10 Network, Soccer Channel, FUEL, SPEED) 22 CBS (CBS, Showtime, CBS Sports Network) 18 HBO Sports NFL Media (, 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/ equals 1 nomination)

7 7 Nominations Report Nominations by Category Outstanding Live Sports Special 2013 NBA Finals ABC / Heat vs. Spurs The Championships, Wimbledon ABC/ The 55 th Annual Daytona 500 The 109 th World Series Red Sox vs. Cardinals The 34 th America s Cup College Football Outstanding Live Sports Series ABC / Monday Night Football HBO Boxing HBO SEC on CBS CBS Sunday Night Football Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage 2013 Ironman World Championship NBC All Access Mayweather vs. Canelo Epilogue NBC [Texas Crew Productions] Showtime Keep Climbing: The 2013 Elite 11 NFL Turning Point Sound FX Super Bowl XLVII U [First Row Films]

8 8 Outstanding Playoff Coverage American League Championship Series Red Sox vs. Tigers MLB Postseason on tbs tbs NBA Playoffs on TNT TNT NFC Championship Falcons vs. 49ers NFC Wild Card Seahawks vs. Redskins First: The Official Film of the London Olympic Games Outstanding Sports Documentary NBC LT: The Life and Times The Doctor Showtime [CBS Sports/NFL Films] 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 A Football Life Casualties of the Gridiron The Journey Big Ten Basketball 2013 MLS Insider GQ.com [Conde Nast Entertainment] Big Ten Network Nine for IX

9 9 Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly College Gameday Football NFL Sunday Inside the NBA on TNT TNT Monday Night Countdown NFL GameDay Morning Inside The NBA on TNT: Playoffs Outstanding Studio Show - Daily TNT MLB Tonight Olbermann 2 Pardon the Interruption SportsCenter [Rydholm Projects] Outstanding Sports News Anthology 60 Minutes Sports Showtime [CBS News] E: 60 2 NFL Films Presents Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO

10 10 Outstanding Sports Journalism 60 Minutes Sports Showtime The Fall of Lance Armstrong [CBS News] E: 60 2 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 2 Shear Will Ironman World Championship NBC Peace, Love, Grace [Texas Crew Productions] SportsCenter Richie Parker: Drive Sunday NFL Countdown 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 [ Films] 30 for 30 Shorts grantland.com Cutthroat [ Films] 60 Minutes Sports Showtime Great Falls [CBS News] SportsCenter The Lady Jags: Losing to Win SportsCenter Carry On

11 11 Outstanding Open/Tease 2013 Open Championship Fish on Tartan 24/7 HBO Red Wings - Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic Divisional Playoffs 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 34 th 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] Behind the Mask Sports Live Social Highlight Nine for IX Coach Sports Illustrated A Boy Helps a Town Heal Together We Make Football The Contest Underdogs Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Programming Hulu [Occupant Entertainment] FS1 espnw.com [ Films] SI.com togetherwemakefootball.com SI.com

12 12 Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Programming Short Format CollegeInsider.com All-Access Anatomy of a Game Winner - The 2013 CIT Final JFK: The Untold NFL History of That Day in Dallas NFL Films Drawn Between Takes with Wynton Marsalis NFL UP! Numbers Never Lie Whiteboard LeBron James Can Surpass Michael Jordan collegeinsider.com [312 Media] NFL.com [NFL Digital Media] NFL.com NFL.com [NFL Digital Media] 2 James Brown Bob Costas David Feherty Greg Gumbel Dan Patrick Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host CBS/Showtime NBC/ Golf Channel CBS NBC//DIRECTV Marv Albert Mike Breen Joe Buck Bob Costas Mike Emrick Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play TNT/tbs/TruTV/CBS ABC/ NBC/ Cris Collinsworth Al Leiter Rick Neuheisel Harold Reynolds Michael Strahan Tom Verducci Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Analyst Showtime PAC-12 Network / tbs/

13 13 Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Event Analyst Cris Collinsworth Gary Danielson Kirk Herbstreit Tim McCarver NBC CBS Pierre McGuire Ken Rosenthal Lisa Salters Michele Tafoya Tom Verducci Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Reporter NBC/ NBC Monday Night Football Outstanding Technical Team Remote Golf Channel on NBC NBC/Golf Channel MLB on NASCAR on The 34th America's Cup College Gameday Outstanding Technical Team Studio MLB Tonight Road to the Final Four CBS/TNT/tbs/TruTV The Premier League

14 14 Outstanding Camera Work 24/7 HBO Red Wings - Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic E: 60 2 Children of the Ring Sports Live FS1 West, TX NFL Films Presents Tour de France Outstanding Editing 2013 PGA Tour Golf Channel Teases 24/7 HBO Pacquiao-Rios Hard Knocks HBO Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals 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 2 The Ballad of Bushwacker Grand Slam Tennis ABC / Wimbledon & US Open Football Night In America NBC Redskins Name Commentary NFL Films Presents Yours Truly, Dr. Z

15 15 Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics Against The Tide College Football on CBS The Army-Navy Game Hard Knocks Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals Nine for IX The Diplomat Road To The Super Bowl Showtime [Ross Greenburg Productions] CBS HBO [Cherry Sky Films] MLB on Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound NASCAR on ABC / NASCAR on The 34th America's Cup Outstanding Post-Produced Audio/Sound 24/7 HBO Red Wings - Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic Sport Science [BASE Productions] Hard Knocks HBO Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals Sound FX Super Bowl XLVII

16 16 Monday Night Football Outstanding Live Event Graphic Design Intentional Talk NBA on TNT NBA All-Star Weekend TNT NBA on TNT TNT X Games Outstanding Post-Produced Graphic Design 2013 Heisman Trophy Presentation E: 60 2 Sport Science MLB Tonight [BASE Productions] The NFL Today MLB Postseason on tbs Outstanding Studio Design/Art Direction CBS tbs NBA Playoffs on TNT TNT Super Bowl XLVII NASCAR on Hangar Shoot Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction CBS/CBS Sports Network NFL Draft Sunday Night Football NBC The Division Series On A Field of Dreamers

17 17 The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award NASCAR on and SPEED NASCAR - Gyrocam Pac-12 Networks Multicam MI/O The 34th America's Cup AC LIVELINE - "WINGWASH" The Division Series On A Field of Dreamers The Premier League Goal Line Technology /SPEED PAC-12 Network Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Institutional Formula 1 Rockstar/Shaken and Stirred vs. Drivers/Austin HBO Boxing Fall Boxing Image Prime Time Line Up Here's To Us NBA Playoffs will.i.am Playoff Promo NFL Draft Leon Sandcastle NBC/ HBO [Grey, NY] Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Episodic 24/7 HBO Red Wings - Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic A Football Life Life Story NASCAR on / SOCCER/FUEL NASCAR DOG FIGHT NHL on Wednesday Night Rivalry

18 18 Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish Futbol Estelar La Gran Final: Leon vs. America Futbol Estelar Super Clasico: Guadalajara vs. America Liga MX Clausura 2013 season Final - 2nd Leg America vs Cruz Azul Rumbo Al Mundial Costa Rica vs. Mexico Telemundo Telemundo UNIVISION Telemundo Futbol Picante Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish Deportes Lakers en Vivo Time Warner Cable Deportes Nacion Deportes SportsCenter Deportes Titulares Telemundo Telemundo Lindsay Casinelli Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish UNIVISION Andres Cantor Telemundo Jose Ramon Fernandez Deportes Ivan Kasanzew UNIVISION Sammy Sadovnik Telemundo