# 31st Sports Emmy Awards

The 31st Sports Emmy Awards were presented on April 26, 2010 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

## Awards
### Programs

| Outstanding Live Sports Special | Outstanding Live Sports Series |
| Super Bowl XLIII, NBC MLB on FOX: The World Series, FOX NBA Playoffs on TNT, TNT Stanley Cup Finals, NBC The Breeder's Cup World Championship, ESPN The Indianapolis 500, ABC | NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC College Football on CBS, CBS Grand Slam Tennis on ESPN, ESPN NASCAR Summer Series on TNT, TNT The PGA Tour on CBS, CBS |
| Outstanding Live Event Turnaround | Outstanding Edited Sports Special |
| Inside the Headsets - The 25th All Star Race, SPEED 2009 Bassmaster Classic, ESPN2 2009 Tour de France, CBS/Versus Inside the PGA Tour - The Deutsche Bank Championship, PGA Tour Entertainment The 2009 World Series of Poker Final Table, ESPN | 24/7 - Mayweather-Marques, HBO 2009 Ironman World Championship, NBC America's Game - The 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL Network Incident at Candlestick, MLB Network Josh Hamilton: Resurrecting the Dream, MLB Network |
| Outstanding Sports Documentary | Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology |
| Assault in the Ring, HBO Sports Ted Williams, HBO Sports The Legend of Jimmy the Greek, ESPN The Lost Son of Havana, ESPN Deportes Without Bias, ESPN | Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals, HBO Sports 24/7 - Pacquiao-Hatton & Pacquiao-Cotto, HBO Sports 30 for 30, ESPN E:60, ESPN2 NFL Films Presents, NFL Network |
| Outstanding Studio Show, Weekly | Outstanding Studio Show, Daily |
| College GameDay, ESPN FOX NFL Sunday, FOX Inside the NBA on TNT, TNT Inside the NFL, CBS/Showtime MLB Network's Studio 42 with BOB Costas, MLB Network | Pardon the Interruption, ESPN Inside the NBA on TNT, TNT MLB Tonight, MLB Network Outside the Lines First Report, ESPN SportsCenter, ESPN |
| Outstanding Sports Journalism | Outstanding Short Feature |
| E:60 - Wanted: Fugitive, ESPN2 Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Back in Bellaire, HBO Sports Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Survivor, HBO Sports Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - The Inside Man, HBO Sports Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - The Swim Gap, HBO Sports | Inside the NFL - Fighting for #62 - The Nick Reardon Story, CBS/Showitme E:60 - Glory Days]], ESPN2 E:60 - Seeing is Believing, ESPN2 Inside the NFL, CBS/Showitme Sounds of the Year, NFL Films NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - Willie's Full Court, CBS NFL Films Presents - One Shot, NFL Network |
| Outstanding Long Feature | Outstanding Open/Tease |
| E:60 - Catfish Hunters, ESPN2 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - The Magic of J-Mac, CBS E:60 - Coach, ESPN2 Outside the Lines - Andy Murray, ESPN Outside the Lines - Carry On, ESPN Outside the Lines - Pushing the Limits, ESPN | College Football on CBS - Army-Navy Game, CBS MLB Postseason on TBS, TBS NBA All-Star Game on TNT, TNT NBA Playoffs on TNT - Game of Kings, TNT 2009 Masters Tournament, CBS |
| Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage | Outstanding New Approaches Sports Programming |
| CBS Mobile NCAA March Madness on Demand, CBS Mobile NFL RedZone, NFL Network NFL Sunday Ticket Experience on DirecTV, DirecTV PGA Championship on TNT, PGA.com and Mobile Turner Sports, TNT/PGA.com Sunday Night Football Extra, NBCSports.com | Super Bowl MVPs, ESPN.com Cubed, FOXsports.com NFL Weekly Countdown, NFL Network/NFL.com On the Fringe - Fighting For Their NFL Lives, NFL.com Unspeakable, ESPN.com |
| Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Programming - Short Format | |
| Countdown to Vancouver, NBCOlympics.com Red Bull - New Year. No Limits., RedBull/USA.com Replay: Easton/Phillipsburg, Fox Sports Net Ring Life, HBO.com Sincerely, Lou, ESPN.com | |

### Personalities

| Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host | Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play |
| Bob Costas, NBC Sports/MLB Network James Brown, CBS Bryant Gumbel, HBO Sports Chris Fowler, ESPN Ernie Johnson, TNT/TBS | Jim Nantz, CBS Sports Mike Breen, ABC Joe Buck, FOX Mike Emrick, NBC Al Michaels, NBC Mike Tirico, ESPN |
| Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst | Outstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst |
| Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN Charles Barkley, TNT Tony Dungy, NBC Al Leiter, MLB Network Howie Long, FOX | Cris Collinsworth, NBC Sports Jon Gruden, ESPN Jim Kaat, MLB Network Tim McCarver, FOX Phil Simms, CBS Jeff Van Gundy, ABC |

### Technical

| Outstanding Technical Team Remote | Outstanding Technical Team Studio |
| Red Bull Air Race World Championship, FSN ESPN Monday Night Football, ESPN NASCAR on ESPN, ESPN NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC | MLB Tonight, MLB Network 2009 NFL Draft, ESPN ESPN Pit Studio & Tech Garage, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 FOX NFL Sunday Special from Afghanistan, FOX SportsNation, ESPN2 |
| Outstanding Camera Work | Outstanding Editing |
| 24/7 - Pacquiao-Cotto, HBO Sports 2009 Ironman World Championship, NBC Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals, NBC Inside the NFL, Showtime NFL Shots of the Year, NFL Films The Iditarod 2009, Versus | 24/7 - Mayweather-Marquez, HBO Sports 2009 Ironman World Championship, NBC Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals, NBC NASCNAR Cup Season in Review, ESPN2 NBA on TNT, TNT 24/7 - Pacquiao-Hatton, HBO Sports |
| The Dick Schaap Writing Award | Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics |
| 24/7 - Pacquiao-Hatton, HBO Sports 2009 Open Championship - Turnberry, Scotland, ABC Grand Slam Tennis on ESPN, ESPN2 Horse Racing on ESPN, ESPN NBA Playoffs on TNT, TNT Wimbledon Primetime, Tennis Channel | Ted Williams, HBO Sports 2009 Masters Tournament, ESPN 2009 MLB All-Star Game of FOX, FOX NBA on TNT, TNT Truth in 24, FX |
| Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound | Outstanding Post Produced Audio/Sound |
| NASCAR on FOX, FOX MLB on FOX, FOX NBC Golf Tour, NBC NFL on FOX, FOX | Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals, HBO Sports Inside the NFL, CBS/Showtime Sounds of the Year, NFL Films NASCAR on FOX, FOX NBA on TNT, TNT Truth in 24, FX |
| Outstanding Graphic Design | Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction |
| MLB Tonight, MLB Network SportsNation, ESPN2 E:60, ESPN2 Red Bull - New Year. No Limits., ESPN Red Bull Air Race World Championship, FSN Winter X Games XIII, ESPN | MLB Tonight, MLB Network ESPN's NFL Monday Night Football, ESPN Grand Slam Tennis on ESPN, ESPN2 SportsNation, ESPN2 The Indianapolis 500, ABC USA vs. Costa Rica Soccer - 2010 FIFA World Cup on ESPN, ESPN |
| The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award | Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Institutional |
| US Open Tennis - Flomotion, CBS Ballpark Cam, MLB Network EA Sports Virtual Playbook Remote - NBA and College Gameday, ESPN Enhanced Digital Recreation/Reenactment, MLB Network | 2009 Football Season Never Ends - Run, NFL Network 2009 MLB All-Star Game - Magnet, FOX 2009 NASCAR on ESPN - Feel Your Heart Race - Start 'Er Up; Wrecks; Numbers, ESPN Full Color Football - History of the AFL, Showtime One Game Changes Everything, ESPN This is SportsCenter, ESPN Paul Revere; Arnold Palmer; Machine, O Positive |
| Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Episodic | |
| 24/7 Jimmie Johnson Race to Daytona - Ultrabland, HBO 2009 NASCAR on FOX - Underground, FOX 2010 NHL Winter Classic, NBC Every Second Counts - Look Up, One Second, Rivalry, Versus NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC | |