| Outstanding Live Sports Special | Outstanding Live Sports Series |
- 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship, NBC
- * NASCAR on FOX - Daytona 500, FOX
- * Super Bowl XLII, FOX
- * Wimbledon Gentlemen's Final, NBC
- * X Games XIV, ESPN
| NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC* College Football on ESPN, ABC* Monday Night Football, ESPN* NASCAR on TNT, TNT* NASCAR on FOX, FOX |
| Outstanding Live Event Turnaround | Outstanding Edited Sports Special |
| Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC* 2008 Bassmaster Classic, ESPN2* 2008 Tour de France, CBS* 2008 World Series of Poker: Final Table, ESPN* Inside the PGA Tour, Golf Channel* The Deutsche Bank Championship, PGA Tour Productions | Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO* 2008 Beijing Paralympics, NBC* 2008 Ironman World Championship, NBC* The Greatest Game Ever Played, ESPN* Varsity Rivals, CBS |
| Outstanding Sports Documentary | Outstanding Sports Series/Anthology |
| Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football', HBO* Big Ten Short Stories - Friends of Jaclyn Special Edition, Big Ten Network* Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed, HBO* Jose Canesco: Last Shot, A&E* The Streak, ESPN2 | De La Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7, HBO* America's Game: The Missing Rings, NFL Network* Baseball's Golden Age, FSN* HBO Boxing: Countdown Shows, HBO* Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO* Road to Redemption, ESPN* Sport Science, FSN |
| Outstanding Studio Show, Weekly | Outstanding Studio Show, Daily |
| Inside the NFL, CBS/Showtime* College GameDay, ESPN* Football Night in America, NBC* FOX NFL Sunday, FOX* Monday Night Countdown, ESPN* Sunday Night Countdown, ESPN | Inside the NBA, TNT* Baseball Tonight, ESPN* MLB Postseason Studio, TBS* Outside the Lines First Report, ESPN* Pardon the Interruption, ESPN |
| Outstanding Sports Journalism | Outstanding Short Feature |
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Horse Slaughter: Running for Their Lives, HBO* - Gymnastics Abuse, ESPN* Outside the Lines - Concerns in Happy Valley, ESPN* Outside the Lines - O.J. Mayo's Inner Circle, ESPN* Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - NFL Stadium Drinking, HBO | 2008 NCAA Basketball on CBS - Jason Ray Feature, CBS* - The Power of One - Adam Bender, ESPN* Outside the Lines - John Challis, ESPN* Outside the Lines - Roller Derby Revival, ESPN* Outside the Lines - Touching Them All, ESPN |
| Outstanding Long Feature | Outstanding Open/Tease |
| Outside the Lines - Richard Jensen, ESPN* 2008 NCAA Basketball on CBS - Final Four - Zambia's Hope Feature, CBS* Outside the Lines - Kick for Nick, ESPN* Outside the Lines - Louis Mulkey, ESPN | NFL on FOX - Super Bowl XLII - Perfection, FOX* ESPN NASCAR - Indianapolis 500, ABC* Games of the XXIX Olympiad: The Clock of Their Lives, NBC* NBA All-Star Game - Chris Rock All-Star Tease, TNT* Saturday Night Football - Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys, NFL Network |
| Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage | Outstanding New Approaches Sports Programming |
| Games of the XXIX Olympiad - Beyond the Broadcast, NBCOlympics.com/NBC Sports* NASCAR.com Race Buddy, NASCAR.com* NBA League Pass Broadband, NBA.com* NBA.com - TNT OverTime 2008 All-Star Saturday, NBA.com* NFL Sunday Ticket Experience, DIRECTV* NFL.com LIVE: Thursday and Saturday Night Football, NFL.com | Sport Science, FSN* Amazing Sport Stories, FSN* Ring Life, HBO.com/HBO Sports* YouTube Baby, ESPN.com |
| Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Programming - Short Format | |
| No Love Lost, ESPN.com'* Anatomy of a Play, NFL Network/NFL.com* Back on Topps, BackOnTopps.com/The Tornante Company/El Chopper Quatro* Mayne Street, ESPN.com* NFL Ultimate Audio on NFL.com, NFL Network/NFL.com* Outside the Ropes'', PGATour.com/PGA Tour Productions | |
| Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host | Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play |
- Bob Costas, NBC/HBO
- * Bryant Gumbel, HBO
- * Chris Berman, ESPN
- * Ernie Johnson, Jr., TNT/TBS
- * James Brown, CBS/Showtime
| Jim Nantz, CBS* Al Michaels, NBC* Dan Hicks, NBC* Joe Buck, FOX* Mike Emrick, NBC |
| Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst | Outstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst |
| Terry Bradshaw, FOX Tom Jackson, ESPN* Cris Collinsworth, NBC/Showtime/CBS/HBO* John Kruk, ESPN* Steve Mariucci, NFL Network | Cris Collinsworth, NFL Network/NBC* Doug Collins, TNT* John Madden, NBC* Johnny Miller, NBC* Ron Jaworski, ESPN* Tim McCarver, FOX |
| Outstanding Technical Team Remote | Outstanding Technical Team Studio |
| ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2* Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC* MLB Postseason, TBS* Sport Science, FSN* Sunday NFL Countdown, ESPN |
| Outstanding Camera Work | Outstanding Editing |
| Games of the XXIX Olympiad - The Clock of Their Lives, NBC* 2008 Masters Tournament, ESPN* 2008 NCAA Basketball on CBS - Final Four - Zambia's Hope, CBS* Amazing Sports Stories, FSN* Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO* Quest for the Cup, VOOM | Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO* Amazing Sports Stories - Joe Jenette: The Fighter Who Refused to Quit, FSN* Games of the XXIX Olympiad - Olympic Profiles, NBC* Games of the XXIX Olympiad - Remember the Titans, NBC* NBA on TNT, TNT* The Wimbledon Championships, ESPN |
| The Dick Schaap Writing Award | Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics |
| NBA on TNT, TNT* Baseball's Golden Age, FSN* British Open, TNT* De La Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7, HBO* FOX NFL Sunday - Super Bowl XLII - Perfection, FOX* NFL Films Presents: Lost in Confetti, NFL Network | NFL on CBS, CBS* 2008 Masters Tournament - Open, ESPN* - Homeless Hoops, ESPN* ESPN Sunday Night Baseball - Final Game at Yankee Stadium - Opening Tease, ESPN* Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys, HBO* NFL on CBS - AFC Championship Game Tease, CBS |
| Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound | Outstanding Post Produced Audio/Sound |
| NFL on FOX, FOX* ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2* Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC* MLB on FOX, FOX* NASCAR on FOX, FOX | Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO* Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys, HBO* MLB '08: An Epic Season - Wireless, ESPN* Road to the Super Bowl, FOX |
| Outstanding Graphic Design | Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction |
| Sport Science, FSN* - 2008 Season, ESPN* Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC* MLB on FOX, FOX* NBA on ABC - 2008 NBA Finals, ABC/ESPN* Super Bowl XLII/FOX NFL Sunday, FOX | NFL on CBS - AFC Championship Game Tease, CBS* Amazing Sports Stories, FSN* 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, ABC/ESPN* Sport Science, FSN* The Seacret Game, ESPN Classic |
| The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award | Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Institutional |
| Virtual Playbook/Augmented Reality, ESPN* ESPN Axis, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNews* ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN2* Games of the XXIX Olympiad - NBC's Three Screens Olympics , NBC | MLB All-Star Game 2008 - Raftors, FOX* 2008 Fantasy Football - Blues, NFL Network* ESPN Monday Night Football - Is it Monday Yet? - Alarm Clocks, Customers, Cubicles, ESPN* NBA Playoffs on TNT - Terrence Howard Tease, TNT* This is SportsCenter - More Hips, Conditioning Coach, Explosive Speed, ESPN |
| Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Episodic | |
| 2009 Winter Classic, NBC/NHL NASCAR on FOX 2008 - Engine City, FOX* 2008 NFL Training Camp - In Rhythm, NFL Network/NFL.com* ESPN Monday Night Football - Is it Monday Yet? - Customers, Cubicles, Class, ESPN* NBC Sunday Night Football - Kick-Off Weekend - Manning Brothers, NBC | |
