42nd Sports Emmy Awards

The 42nd Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2020.

The winners were announced on June 8, 2021, via live-stream at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and other apps associated.

The nominations were announced on April 20, 2021, with ESPN being the network with more nominations with 41 and the Super Bowl LV being the most nominated program, with 11.

The nominees were announced on April 20, 2021.

[1] Winners in each category are listed first, in boldface.

Ernie Johnson Jr. , Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Host winner
Joe Buck , Outstanding Sports Personality/Play-by-Play winner
Nate Burleson , Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Analyst winner
John Smoltz , Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Event Analyst winner
Michele Tafoya , Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Reporter winner
Pilar Pérez , Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish winner