26th Sports Emmy Awards
The 26th Sports Emmy Awards honoring American sports coverage in 2004 were presented on May 2, 2005 at Frederick P. Rose Hall in the Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City. The nominees were announced on March 9.
Nominations
''Winners are in bold[Outstanding Live Sports Special]
- Major League Baseball: Division Series
- 2004 Masters Tournament
- Super Bowl XXXVIII
- 2004 Wimbledon Championships
- 2004 World Series
[Outstanding Live Sports Series]
- ESPN Sunday Night Football
- INDY Racing League
- MLB on Fox
- Monday Night Football
Outstanding Live Event Turnaround
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
- Great Outdoor Games
- Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of the Game
- 2004 Tour de France
- 2004 World Figure Skating Championships
Outstanding Edited Sports Special
- 2004 World Series Film
- 6 Days to Sunday
- ESPN25: Then & Now
- Ironman Triathlon World Championship
- Manute Bol: Basketball Warrior 623-694-6172
Outstanding Sports Documentary
- Favre 4-Ever
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad: Stylianos Kryiakides, The Journey of a Warrior
- Hitler's Pawn
- Nine Innings From Ground Zero
- Sports Illustrated: 50 Years of Great Stories
Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology
- Beyond the Glory
- ESPN25: The Headlines
- Fearless
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
- SportsCentury
Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly">Outstanding Studio Show">Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly
- Fox NFL Sunday
- Inside the NFL
- MLB on Fox: Pregame Show
- NASCAR on Fox / FX: Prerace Show
- Sunday NFL Countdown
Outstanding Studio Show – Daily">Outstanding Studio Show">Outstanding Studio Show – Daily
- Baseball Tonight
- The Best Damn Sports Show Period
- Inside the NBA playoff shows
- Outside the Lines Nightly
- Pardon the Interruption
- SportsCenter
[Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host]
- Mary Carillo
- Bob Costas
- Bryant Gumbel
- Greg Gumbel
- Dan Patrick
[Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play]
- Joe Buck
- Dick Enberg
- Jim Lampley
- Al Michaels
- Jim Nantz
Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst">Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio and Sports Event Analyst">Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst
- Cris Collinsworth
- Michael Irvin
- Howie Long
- Harold Reynolds
- Steve Young
Outstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst">Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio and Sports Event Analyst">Outstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst
- Cris Collinsworth
- John Madden
- Tim McCarver
- Johnny Miller
- Joe Morgan
Outstanding Technical Team Remote
- Monday Night Football
- ESPN Sunday Night Football
- ESPN2 College Football Behind the Scenes
- NASCAR on Fox
- X Games X
Outstanding Technical Team Studio
- FOX NFL Sunday
- MLB on Fox: Pregame Show
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
- This is SportsCenter
Outstanding Camera Work
- Inside the NFL
- Ironman Triathlon World Championship
- Road to the Super Bowl XXXVIII
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - The Games Come Home Tease
Outstanding Editing
- Favre 4-Ever
- NFL Films Presents on NFL Network - Michael Zagaris NFL Films
- Nine Innings From Ground Zero
- Phil Simms All-Iron Team
- Wimbledon on NBC - Patrick Stewart Tease and Closing Thoughts
- X Games X - Open, Features, Roll-out
The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award
- ESPN25: The Headlines - Sept. 11 Attacks Shut Down Sports
- FOX NFL Sunday - Frank's Picks
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - The Games Come Home
- Wimbledon on ESPN2 - No Rectangles in Nature Feature
- Wimbledon on ESPN2 - Wimbledon Reflections ~ written by Dick Enberg
Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics
- Favre 4-Ever
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - The Games Come Home
- Hitler's Pawn
- Nine Innings From Ground Zero
- 2004 World Figure Skating Championships - STOMP Teases and Bumps
Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound
- Great Outdoor Games
- HBO / HBO PPV World Championship Boxing
- MLB on FOX
- NASCAR on Fox
Outstanding Post-Produced Audio/Sound
- 2004 Indianapolis 500 - The Chase Tease
- NBA on TNT Thursdays - Opening Game, All-Star Game & Trick Daddy Teases
- Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of the Game
- 2004 World Figure Skating Championships - STOMP Teases
Outstanding Graphic Design
- ABC's College Football
- ESPN25
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction
- Monday Night Football - Teases
- SportsCenter - Studio Set
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Studio Set
- 2004 World Figure Skating Championships - STOMP Teases and Bumps
The George Wensel Outstanding Innovative Technical Achievement Award
- ESPN Sunday Night Football - Pass Track
- PGA Tour on CBS; U.S. Open Tennis Championships on CBS; NFL on CBS - SwingVision
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Virtual Flags
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Stromotion
Outstanding Sports Journalism
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Paradise Lost: The St. Bonaventure Scandal
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Greyhound Deaths
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Sport of Sheikhs
Outstanding Short Feature
- The 2004 Belmont Stakes - Smarty Jones
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Women of the Games
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Pyrros Dimas
- Ironman Triathlon World Championship - Sarah Reinertsen
- PGA Tour Sunday - Payne Stewart Family
- The Super Bowl Today - NFL Quarterbacks
Outstanding Long Feature
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - A Defining Sunday: 1984, Los Angeles: The First Olympic Women's Marathon
- NFL Films Presents on NFL Network - Derrick DeWitt
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Westminster Dog Show
- SportsCenter - Rainbow Man
- SportsCenter - Ben Comen
Outstanding Open/Tease
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - The Games Come Home Tease
- 2004 Indianapolis 500 - The Chase Tease
- Monday Night Football - The Bengals Return to MNF Tease
- 2004 Tour de France - Marcel Tease
- 2004 World Figure Skating Championships - STOMP: Ladies & Dance Tease
Sports Lifetime Achievement Award
- Chet Simmons, former President of NBC Sports and ESPN
Most wins
- NBC – 8
- HBO – 6
- ESPN – 5
- CBS – 3
- FOX – 3
- ABC – 2
- ESPN2 – 1
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad – 5
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – 2
- SportsCenter – 2
Most nominations
- ESPN – 28
- NBC – 23
- FOX – 18
- ABC – 17
- HBO – 17
- CBS – 12
- NFL Network – 4
- ESPN2 – 3
- TNT – 2
- FOX Sports Net – 2
- ESPN Classic – 1
- FX – 1
- In HD – 1
- NBA TV – 1
- OLN – 1
- USA – 1
- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad – 14
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – 5
- 2004 World Figure Skating Championships – 5
- Monday Night Football – 4
- ESPN25 – 4
- SportsCenter – 4
- ESPN Sunday Night Football – 3
- Favre 4-Ever – 3
- FOX NFL Sunday – 3
- Ironman Triathlon World Championship – 3
- Nine Innings From Ground Zero – 3
- Great Outdoor Games – 2
- Hitler's Pawn – 2
- Indianapolis 500 – 2
- Inside the NFL – 2
- MLB on FOX – 2
- MLB on Fox: Pregame Show – 2
- NASCAR on FOX – 2
- NBA on TNT – 2
- NFL Films Presents on NFL Network – 2
- Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of the Game – 2
- 2004 Tour de France – 2
- Wimbledon on ESPN2 – 2
- Wimbledon on NBC – 2
- X Games X – 2