data-mm-id=”_z3o841sne”>The 41st Sports Emmy Awards were handed out virtually last night but they still mean a heck of a lot to a bunch of hardworking people who now get something to really tie the living room mantle together. ESPN and Fox tied atop the network leaderboard with seven apiece while HBO and CBS collected five. Some of the more notable individual winners were Ernie Johnson for best studio host, Mike Emrick for best play-by-play, Charles Barkley and Kirk Herbstreit for their respective analysis roles, and Tom Verducci for reporting. A more complete breakdown is below, though it's worthwhile to go check out the official Emmy site, which lists everyone involved with each triumphant production for a reminder that sports television is an iceberg and only a tiny fraction of the work is represented by what a person sees on their screen.OUTSTANDING SERIALIZED SPORTS DOCUMENTARYLast Chance U (Netflix)OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – WEEKLYInside the NBA (TNT)OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – DAILYMLB Tonight (MLB Network)OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – LIMITED RUNNFL 100 All-Time Team (NFL Network)OUTSTANDING SPORTS NEWS/FEATURE ANTHOLOGYSC Featured (ESPNews)OUTSTANDING SPORTS JOURNALISME: 60 The Squad: 44 Years, 41 Allegations (ESPN)OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURENCAA Golf Championships — Life Without Katie: The Jason Enloe Story (Golf Channel)OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURESC Featured — Taquarius Wair: Unstoppable (ESPN)OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASESuper Bowl LIV: Next 100 (Fox)OUTSTANDING TRANS-MEDIA SPORTS COVERAGENFL 100 Greatest & All-Time Team (NFL Network)OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATIONRed Bull Rampage (Red Bull TV)OUTSTANDING SOCIAL TV EXPERIENCE#SandlotToTheShow (MLB Network)OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – STUDIO HOSTErnie Johnson (TNT)OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – PLAY-BY-PLAYMike Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – STUDIO ANALYSTCharles Barkley (TNT)OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – SPORTS EVENT ANALYSTKirk Herbstreit (ESPN/ABC)OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – SPORTS REPORTERTom Verducci (FOX/MLB Network)OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTEThe Masters (CBS/CBS Sports Network)OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup (FOX/FS1)OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK24/7: Kelly Slater (HBO)OUTSTANDING EDITING – SHORT FORMSuper Bowl LIV: Next 100 (Fox)OUTSTANDING EDITING – LONG FORMAny One of Us (HBO)THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD24/7 : Kelly Slater (HBO)OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTIONJimmy V Classic: Don’t Give Up on Me (ESPN)OUTSTANDING LIVE EVENT AUDIO/SOUNDNASCAR on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUNDSuper Bowl LIV: Next 100 (Fox)OUTSTANDING LIVE GRAPHIC DESIGNNFL on ESPN (ESPN)OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED GRAPHIC DESIGNNFL on ESPN (ESPN)OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTIONSuper Bowl LIV: Next 100 (Fox)THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDThe Masters — Every Shot, Every Hole (CBS)OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup: All Eyes on Us (FOX/FS1/FS2/FOX Deportes)OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS EVENT COVERAGEUFC Fight Flashback: Khabib vs. McGregor (UFC Fight Pass)OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL OR SERIES24/7: Kelly Slater (HBO)OUTSTANDING ESPORTS COVERAGELeague of Legends World Final [Riot Games] (YouTube)OUTSTANDING SHORT SPORTS DOCUMENTARYE: 60 Hilinski’s Hope (ESPN)OUTSTANDING LONG SPORTS DOCUMENTARYWhat’s My Name | Muhammad Ali Part I (HBO)Looking ahead, next year's awards are going to be a completely different experience, what with the world turned completely upside-down and all. We can only hope there's a good hour designated to highlighting brilliance in the Zoom call arena.
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