| 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 | |
