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Bucky Gunts

Brent "Bucky" Gunts is a multiple Emmy-winning sports television director currently serving as Head of Production for NBC Olympics. He is best known as a director for NBC's Olympics coverage and has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special for NBC's coverage of the opening ceremony at various games, most recently for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The 2010 award was presented at the televised ceremony by Ricky Gervais; the joke created a bit of a phenomenon; "Bucky Gunts" became the #1 trending topic in the world on Twitter. Gervais first joked about Gunts' name on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in 2005. Gunts also directs NBC's primetime studio coverage throughout the Olympic Games, and has directed the Football Night in America studio show and NBC's golf coverage. He previously served as a director of the NBA on NBC, the network's baseball coverage, and The Today Show. According to NBC, he had won a total of twenty Emmy Awards as of February 2010.

Awards by Bucky Gunts

Check all the awards nominated and won by Bucky Gunts.

2013


Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Event Turnaround
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad)

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Event Turnaround Olympics on NBC
London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage Games of the XXX Olympiad: Live from London
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Programs The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Event Turnaround Olympics on NBC
XXI Olympic Winter Games aka The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage Olympics on NBC
Beyond the Broadcast

2010


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Comedy-Variety or Music Special
Honored for : Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Comedy-Variety or Music Special Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

2009


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Comedy-Variety or Music Special
Honored for : 2008 Summer Olympics
(Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special, Beijin 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony)
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Event Turnaround
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(Games of the XXIX Olympiad)
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage
Honored for : Olympics on NBCOlympics.com
(Games of the XXIX Olympiad: Beyond the Broadcast)

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly Football Night in America
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage Olympics on NBCOlympics.com
Games of the XXIX Olympiad: Beyond the Broadcast
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Event Turnaround Olympics on NBC
Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Comedy-Variety or Music Special 2008 Summer Olympics
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special","Beijin 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

2008


Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Musical Variety
Honored for : Beijing 2008: The Games of the XXIX Olympiad
(For episodes Opening Ceremony)

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Musical Variety Beijing 2008: The Games of the XXIX Olympiad
For episodes Opening Ceremony
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly Football Night in America

2007


The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(The XX Olympic Winter Games, The High Definition Games)

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award Olympics on NBC
The XX Olympic Winter Games","The High Definition Games

2005


Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Event Turnaround
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Honored for : The Games Of The XXVIII Olympiad: Opening Ceremony
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Open/Tease
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Come Home Tease)
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Documentary
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, Stylianos NBC Kryiakides, The Journey of a Warrior)
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Stromotion)

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Event Turnaround Olympics on NBC
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Documentary Olympics on NBC
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad","Stylianos NBC Kryiakides, The Journey of a Warrior
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature Olympics on NBC
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - A Defining Sunday: 1984, Los Angeles: TheFirst Olympic Women's Marathon
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature Olympics on NBC
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Pyrros Dimas
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Open/Tease Olympics on NBC
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Come Home Tease
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature Olympics on NBC
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Women of the Games
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction Olympics on NBC
Studio Set
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award Olympics on NBC
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Virtual Flags
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award Olympics on NBC
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Stromotion
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Games Of The XXVIII Olympiad: Opening Ceremony

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Special US Open on NBC","US Open on ESPN
The 103rd U.S. Open Golf Championship

2003


Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Graphic Design
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(XIX Olympic Winter Games)
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(XIX Olympic Winter Games)
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Special
Honored for : Olympics on NBC
(XIX Olympic Winter Games)

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Special Olympics on NBC
XIX Olympic Winter Games
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction Olympics on NBC
XIX Olympic Winter Games
The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award Olympics on NBC
XIX Olympic Winter Games
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Graphic Design Olympics on NBC
XIX Olympic Winter Games

2002


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Honored for : XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Variety, Music or Comedy Program XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony