NBC’s coverage of the 2004 Olympics garnered 14 of the network’s 23 Sports Emmy nominations announced last week by the National Television Academy.
The peacock received the second most nominations of any network, behind ESPN, which had 28. Fox received 18, ABC and HBO 17 each, and CBS 12.
The nominations were announced Wednesday in New York City during the Octagon/Street & Smith’s World Congress of Sports. The Sports Emmys will be presented May 2 in New York City.
George Bodenheimer of ABC and ESPN, Sean McManus of CBS, Ken Schanzer of NBC and Ross Greenburg of HBO joined Peter Price, president of the Academy, in announcing the nominees.
HBO won the most Sports Emmys of any network last year, seven, including two each for “Real Sports” and the documentary “The Curse of the Bambino.” ESPN won six, NBC four, and ABC and Fox three each.
This year, the academy will present a lifetime achievement award to Chet Simmons, former president of NBC Sports and ESPN. It also will honor Nike co-founder Phil Knight for contributions to the growth of sports television.
| Outstanding live event turnaround |
| Great Outdoor Games | ESPN |
| Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of the Game, Ravens vs. Jets | NFL Network (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 | In HD (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) |
| 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 Kyriakides, The Journey of a Warrior | NBC |
| 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 |
| Outstanding studio show: Weekly |
| Fox NFL Sunday | Fox |
| Inside the NFL | HBO (NFL Films) |
| 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 (Rydholm Projects) |
| SportsCenter | ESPN |
| Outstanding technical team remote |
| College Football Behind the Scenes | ESPN2 |
| Monday Night Football | ABC |
| NASCAR on Fox | Fox |
| Sunday Night Football | ESPN |
| 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) |
| Ironman Triathlon World Championship | NBC (Ironman Productions) |
| Road to the Super Bowl XXXVIII | CBS (NFL Films) |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: The Games Come Home Tease | NBC |
| Outstanding editing |
| Favre 4-Ever | Fox (NFL Films) |
| NFL Films Presents on NFL Network: Michael Zagaris | NFL Network (NFL Films) |
| Nine Innings From Ground Zero | HBO (MLB Productions) |
| Phil Simms All-Iron Team | CBS |
| Wimbledon on NBC: Patrick Stewart Tease and Closing Thoughts | NBC |
| X Games X: Open, Features, Roll-out | ESPN/ABC |
| Outstanding writing |
| ESPN25: The Headlines: Sept. 11 Attacks Shut Down Sports | ESPN |
| Fox NFL Sunday: Frank’s Picks | Fox |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: The Games Come Home | NBC |
| Wimbledon on ESPN2: No Rectangles in Nature Feature | ESPN2 |
| Wimbledon on ESPN2: Wimbledon Reflections | ESPN2 |
| 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: The Games Come Home | NBC |
| World Figure Skating Championships: STOMP Teases and Bumps | ABC |
| Outstanding live event audio/sound |
| Great Outdoor Games | ESPN |
| HBO/HBO PPV World Championship Boxing | HBO |
| MLB on Fox | Fox |
| NASCAR on Fox | Fox |
| Outstanding post-produced audio/sound |
| Indianapolis 500: The Chase Tease | ABC |
| NBA on TNT Thursdays: Opening Game, All-Star Game and Trick Daddy Teases | TNT |
| Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of the Game, Ravens vs. Jets | NFL Network (NFL Films) |
| World Figure Skating Championships: STOMP Teases | ABC |
| Outstanding graphic design |
| ABC’s College Football | ABC |
| ESPN25 | ESPN |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | NBC |
| Outstanding production design/art direction |
| Monday Night Football: Teases | ABC |
| SportsCenter: Studio Set | ESPN |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: Studio Set | NBC |
| World Figure Skating Championships: STOMP Teases and Bumps | ABC |
| Outstanding innovative technical achievement |
| PGA Tour, U.S. Open Tennis Championships, NFL on CBS: SwingVision | CBS |
| Sunday Night Football: Pass Track | ESPN |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: Virtual Flags | NBC |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: Stromotion | NBC |
| Outstanding sports journalism |
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Paradise Lost: The St. Bonaventure Scandal | HBO |
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Greyhound Deaths | HBO |
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Sport of Sheikhs | HBO |
| Outstanding short feature |
| Ironman Triathlon World Championship: Sarah Reinertsen | NBC (Ironman Productions) |
| PGA Tour Sunday: Payne Stewart Family | USA (PGA Tour Productions) |
| The Belmont Stakes: Smarty Jones | NBC |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: Women of the Games | NBC |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: Pyrros Dimas | NBC |
| The Super Bowl Today: NFL Quarterbacks | CBS |
| Outstanding long feature |
| NFL Films Presents on NFL Network: Derrick DeWitt | NFL Network (NFL Films) |
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Westminster Dog Show | HBO |
| SportsCenter: Rainbow Man | ESPN |
| SportsCenter: Ben Comen | ESPN |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: A Defining Sunday: 1984, Los Angeles: The First Olympic Women’s Marathon | NBC |
| Outstanding open/tease |
| Indianapolis 500: The Chase Tease | ABC |
| Monday Night Football: The Bengals Return to MNF Tease | ABC |
| The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: The Games Come Home Tease | NBC |
| Tour de France on CBS: Marcel Tease | CBS |
| World Figure Skating Championships: STOMP: Ladies & Dance Tease | ABC |
