| 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 Final, 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* ', 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 |
| - 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* - Glory Days, ESPN2* - 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 |
| - Catfish Hunters, ESPN2 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - The Magic of J-Mac, CBS* - 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 | |
| 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 |
| Outstanding Technical Team Remote | Outstanding Technical Team Studio |
| 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* ', 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 | |
