FOX Sports Earns 33 Sports Emmy Nominations
FOX’s Presentation of Super Bowl LVII Receives Six Nominations and Coverage of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Receives 10 Nominations
Company Dominates Outstanding Live Special with Four of Six Nominations in the Category
FOX Sports On-Air Personalities Acknowledged for Their Work Include Kenny Albert, Greg Olsen, Tom Rinaldi and John Smoltz
LOS ANGELES – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced that FOX Sports has been honored with 33 nominations for the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards for its outstanding programming and live-event coverage across FOX, FS1 and FOX Sports’ digital properties.
FOX Sports’ nominees include a wide range of live events, shows, and original programming. FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™ garnered 10 nominations, recognizing the exceptional effort put forth to execute coverage of the global event. The company’s presentation of SUPER BOWL LVII, featuring an all-star cast of FOX NFL broadcasters and wall-to-wall coverage, received six nominations.
Outstanding Live Special
FOX Sports dominated the Outstanding Live Special category with four of the six nominations in the field including SUPER BOWL LVII (Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles), FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™ Final (Argentina vs. France), MLB AT FIELD OF DREAMS and the 118th WORLD SERIES (Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies).
Technical Achievement
FOX Sports is well represented in categories that recognize excellence in innovation and technology, including The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award nomination for FOX NFL SUNDAY’S FOX Sports Live MULTICAM XR Set, and Outstanding Technical Team Studio for FOX NFL SUNDAY and FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™.
On-Air Personalities
Several FOX Sports on-air personalities were acknowledged for their tremendous work in 2022, including Kenny Albert, Greg Olsen, Tom Rinaldi and John Smoltz, with Rinaldi receiving an impressive seven nominations across six categories.
FOX Sports’ full list of nominees can be found HERE.
