For Immediate Release [v2] THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR THE 26th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY AWARDS Winners To Be Announced During May 2 Ceremony NEW YORK, NY – March 9, 2005 – Nominees for the 26th Annual Sports Emmy Awards were announced today by the National Television Academy. The announcement was made at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The Sports Emmys are given to sports broadcasters and industry professionals in such categories as: Live Special, Live Series, Studio Show - Weekly, Studio Host, Play-by-Play, Studio Analyst and Event Analyst. Peter Price, President of the National Television Academy, was joined by Ross Greenburg, President of HBO Sports; George Bodenheimer, President of ESPN, Inc. & ABC Sports; Sean McManus, President of CBS Sports; and Ken Schanzer, President of NBC Sports in announcing the nominees in 12 of the 27 categories. "The Sports Emmy recognizes excellence in sports television, one of the most robust and growing segments of the television industry,” said Price. “It is therefore timely and fitting to accord such high honors in a new venue of great distinction.” The 26th Annual Sports Emmy Awards will be presented at a special ceremony on Monday, May 2nd at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Leading sports broadcasters, personalities and television professionals will be presenters at the event. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Chet Simmons, former President of NBC Sports and ESPN, in recognition of his significant contributions to sports television for over four decades. In addition, the National Television Academy will honor Phil Knight, co-founder and Chairman of Nike, Inc., for his extraordinary contributions to the quality and growth of sports television. A complete list of nominees, tabulated by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, New York is attached. This nominee listing is also available online at www.emmyonline.tv. American Airlines, Exclusive Resorts and Amino Vital are official sponsors of the 26th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. ##### The National Television Academy 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, Creative Craft, Public & Community Service, Technology & Engineering/Advanced Media and Business & Financial Reporting. Excellence in Prime Time programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.  Local Emmys are given in 19 regions across the United States. Beyond awards, the National Academy has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award of 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 www.emmyonline.org. MEDIA CONTACT: NTA CONTACT: Heather Ross Olivia Dupuis David Beld Goodman Media Goodman Media NTA Sports Emmys 212-576-2700 x243 212-576-2700 ext 250 212-586-8424 x213 hross@goodmanmedia.com odupuis@goodmanmedia.com dbeld@emmyonline.tv THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2004-2005 SPORTS EMMY AWARDS [For programming from calendar year 2004] Overall Network Totals ESPN ........................................... 28 NBC ........................................... 23 FOX ........................................... 18 ABC ........................................... 17 HBO ........................................... 17 CBS ........................................... 12 NFL Network ........................................... 4 ESPN2 ........................................... 3 TNT ........................................... 3 FOX Sports Net ........................................... 2 ESPN Classic ........................................... 1 FX ........................................... 1 In HD ........................................... 1 NBA TV ........................................... 1 OLN ........................................... 1 USA ........................................... 1 THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2004-2005 SPORTS EMMY AWARDS [For programming from calendar year 2004] Breakdown of Multiple Program / Series Nominations The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad 14 NBC Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel 5 HBO World Figure Skating Championships 5 ABC ABC's NFL Monday Night Football 4 ABC ESPN25 4 ESPN SportsCenter 4 ESPN ESPN NFL Sunday Night Football 3 ESPN Favre 4-Ever 3 FOX FOX NFL Sunday 3 FOX Ironman Triathlon World Championship 3 NBC Nine Innings From Ground Zero 3 HBO Great Outdoor Games 2 ESPN Hitler's Pawn 2 HBO Indianapolis 500 2 ABC Inside the NFL 2 HBO MLB on FOX 2 FOX MLB on FOX: Pregame Show 2 FOX NASCAR on FOX 2 FOX NBA on TNT 2 TNT NFL Films Presents on NFL Network 2 NFL Network Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of the Game (Ravens v. Jets) 2 NFL Network Tour de France on CBS 2 CBS Wimbledon on ESPN2 2 ESPN2 Wimbledon on NBC 2 NBC X Games X 2 ESPN / ABC 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL...................................................................... * Major League Baseball: Division Series ESPN * MLB on FOX: World Series FOX * Super Bowl XXXVIII CBS * The Masters CBS * Wimbledon on NBC NBC OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES...................... ...................... ........................... * ABC's NFL Monday Night Football ABC * ESPN NFL Sunday Night Football ESPN * INDY Racing League ABC / ESPN * MLB on FOX FOX * NBA on TNT TNT The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 1 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS LIVE EVENT TURNAROUND OUTSTANDING LIVE EVENT TURNAROUND...................... ....................... .............. * Great Outdoor Games ESPN * Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of NFL Network the Game (Ravens v. Jets) NFL Films * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC * Tour de France on CBS CBS * World Figure Skating Championships ABC OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL...................... ...................... ................... * 2004 World Series Film INHD MLB Productions * 6 Days to Sunday CBS NFL Films * ESPN25: Then & Now ESPN * Ironman Triathlon World Championship NBC Ironman Productions * Manute Bol: Basketball Warrior NBA TV NBA Entertainment The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 2 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS SPORTS DOCUMENTARY OUTSTANDING SPORTS DOCUMENTARY...................... ...................... .................... * Favre 4-Ever FOX NFL Films * Hitler's Pawn HBO Black Canyon Productions/Clear Channel Entertainment Television * Nine Innings From Ground Zero HBO MLB Productions * Sports Illustrated: 50 Years of Great Stories ESPN * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: Stylianos NBC Kryiakides, The Journey of a Warrior OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SERIES / ANTHOLOGY...................... ................ * Beyond the Glory FOX Sports Net Asylum Entertainment * ESPN25: The Headlines ESPN * Fearless OLN Asylum Entertainment * Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO * SportsCentury ESPN Classic The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 3 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS STUDIO SHOW - WEEKLY OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - WEEKLY...................... ...................... ................... * FOX NFL Sunday FOX * Inside the NFL HBO * MLB on FOX: Pregame Show FOX * NASCAR on FOX / FX: Prerace Show FOX / FX * Sunday NFL Countdown ESPN OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - DAILY...................... ...................... ........................ * Baseball Tonight ESPN * Best Damn Sports Show Period FOX Sports Net * Inside the NBA - Playoffs TNT * Outside The Lines Nightly ESPN * Pardon The Interruption ESPN * SportsCenter ESPN The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 4 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS Sports Personality - STUDIO HOST OUTSTANDING Sports Personality - STUDIO HOST...................... ............................. * Bob Costas NBC / HBO * Bryant Gumbel HBO * Dan Patrick ESPN * Greg Gumbel CBS * Mary Carillo NBC OUTSTANDING Sports Personality - PLAY-BY-PLAY...................... ........................... * Al Michaels ABC * Dick Enberg CBS * Jim Lampley HBO * Jim Nantz CBS * Joe Buck FOX The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 5 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS Sports Personality - STUDIO ANALYST OUTSTANDING Sports Personality - STUDIO ANALYST...................... ...................... * Cris Collinsworth HBO * Harold Reynolds ESPN * Howie Long FOX * Michael Irvin ESPN * Steve Young ESPN OUTSTANDING Sports Personality - SPORTS EVENT ANALYST............................. * Cris Collinsworth FOX * Joe Morgan ESPN * John Madden ABC * Johnny Miller NBC * Tim McCarver FOX The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 6 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTE OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTE...................... ...................... .............. * ABC's NFL Monday Night Football ABC * ESPN NFL Sunday Night Football ESPN * ESPN2 College Football Behind the Scenes ESPN2 * NASCAR on FOX FOX * X Games X ESPN / ABC OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO...................... ...................... ................ * FOX NFL Sunday FOX * MLB on FOX: Pregame Show FOX * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC * This is SportsCenter ESPN OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK...................... ...................... ...................... .............. * Inside the NFL HBO NFL Films The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 7 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS CAMERA WORK * Ironman Triathlon World Championship NBC Ironman Productions * Road to the Super Bowl XXXVIII CBS NFL Films * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC The Games Come Home Tease OUTSTANDING EDITING...................... ...................... ...................... ............................ * Favre 4-Ever FOX NFL Films * NFL Films Presents on NFL Network NFL Network Michael Zagaris NFL Films * Nine Innings From Ground Zero HBO MLB Productions * Phil Simms All-Iron Team CBS * Wimbledon on NBC NBC Patrick Stewart Tease and Closing Thoughts * X Games X ESPN / ABC Open, Features, Roll-out OUTSTANDING WRITING...................... ...................... ...................... ........................... * ESPN25: The Headlines ESPN Sept. 11 Attacks Shut Down Sports * FOX NFL Sunday FOX Frank's Picks The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 8 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS WRITING * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC The Games Come Home * Wimbledon on ESPN2 ESPN2 No Rectangles in Nature Feature * Wimbledon on ESPN2 ESPN2 Wimbledon Reflections OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION / DIRECTION / LYRICS.......................... * Favre 4-Ever FOX NFL Films * Hitler's Pawn HBO Black Canyon Productions / Clear Channel Entertainment Television * Nine Innings From Ground Zero HBO MLB Productions * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC The Games Come Home * World Figure Skating Championships ABC STOMP Teases and Bumps OUTSTANDING Live Event AUDIO / SOUND...................... ...................... ................... * Great Outdoor Games ESPN * HBO / HBO PPV World Championship Boxing HBO * MLB on FOX FOX The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 9 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS Live Event AUDIO / SOUND * NASCAR on FOX FOX OUTSTANDING Post Produced AUDIO / SOUND...................... ...................... ............. * Indianapolis 500 ABC The Chase Tease * NBA on TNT Thursdays TNT Opening Game, All-Star Game & Trick Daddy Teases * Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of NFL Network the Game (Ravens v. Jets) NFL Films * World Figure Skating Championships ABC STOMP Teases OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN...................... ...................... ...................... ........... * ABC's College Football ABC * ESPN25 ESPN * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN / ART DIRECTION...................... ............. * ABC's NFL Monday Night Football ABC Teases * SportsCenter ESPN Studio Set The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 10 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS PRODUCTION DESIGN / ART DIRECTION * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC Studio Set * World Figure Skating Championships ABC STOMP Teases and Bumps OUTSTANDING INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT................................ * ESPN NFL Sunday Night Football ESPN Pass Track * PGA Tour on CBS; U.S. Open Tennis CBS Championships on CBS; NFL on CBS SwingVision * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC Virtual Flags * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC Stromotion OUTSTANDING SPORTS JOURNALISM...................... ...................... ......................... * Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO Paradise Lost: The St. Bonaventure Scandal * Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO Greyhound Deaths * Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO Sport of Sheikhs OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE...................... ...................... ...................... ............ * Ironman Triathlon World Championship NBC Sarah Reinertsen Ironman Productions The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 11 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS SHORT FEATURE * PGA Tour Sunday USA Payne Stewart Family PGA Tour Productions * The Belmont Stakes NBC Smarty Jones * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC Women of the Games * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC Pyrros Dimas * The Super Bowl Today CBS NFL Quarterbacks OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE...................... ...................... ...................... ............... * NFL Films Presents on NFL Network NFL Network Derrick DeWitt NFL Films * Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO Westminster Dog Show * SportsCenter ESPN Rainbow Man * SportsCenter ESPN Ben Comen * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC A Defining Sunday: 1984, Los Angeles: The First Olympic Women's Marathon OUTSTANDING OPEN / TEASE...................... ...................... ...................... ................... * ABC's NFL Monday Night Football ABC The Bengals Return to MNF Tease The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 12 of 13 2004-2005 Emmy Awards for Sports FOR PROGRAMMING FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2004 THE NOMINATIONS OPEN / TEASE * Indianapolis 500 ABC The Chase Tease * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad NBC The Games Come Home Tease * Tour de France on CBS CBS Marcel Tease * World Figure Skating Championships ABC STOMP: Ladies & Dance Tease The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Page 13 of 13