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The 2018 ESPY Awards take place Wednesday, July 18 in Los Angeles. The awards honor the standout athletes and sports moments from the past year, with awards like Best Male Athlete, Best Female Athlete, Best Olympic Athlete, Best Breakthrough Athlete and much more being handed out.
Nominees for Best Male Athlete include Jose Altuve, James Harden, Alexander Ovechkin, and Tom Brady, while Sylvia Fowles, Mikaela Shiffrin, Chloe Kim, and Julie Ertz are looking to bring home Best Female Athlete.
In addition, the victims of Larry Nassar will be presented with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for speaking out on his years of abuse at Michigan State and as the Olympics gymnastics team doctor.
All of the information for the 2018 ESPY Awards can be seen below.
ESPY Awards Viewing Details:
Date: July 18, 2018
Location: Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Host: Danica Patrick
Channels: ABC, ESPN3
Live Stream: WatchESPN app, ABC.com
ESPY Award Nominees & Winners
| Best Male Athlete |
| Jose Altuve, Houston Astros |
| James Harden, Houston Rockets |
| Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals |
| Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
| Best Female Athlete |
| Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx |
| Mikaela Shiffrin, Ski |
| Chloe Kim, Snowboard |
| Julie Ertz, Chicago Red Stars/United States Women’s National Soccer Team |
| Best Olympic Moment |
| Shaun White, Snowboard |
| Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall, U.S. Cross Country Ski |
| U.S. Men’s Curling |
| USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics |
| Best Championship Performance |
| George Springer, Houston Astros – MLB World Series |
| Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors – NBA Final |
| Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova Men’s Basketball – CBB National Championship |
| Best Breakthrough Athlete |
| Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints |
| Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers |
| Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz |
| Sloane Stephens, Tennis |
| Best Game |
| Houston Astros defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Game 5 |
| Georgia Bulldogs defeat Oklahoma Sooners, Rose Bowl |
| USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics |
| Best Moment |
| Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game |
| Notre Dame defeats Mississippi State to win the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament |
| Las Vegas Golden Knights defeat Winnipeg Jets to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals |
| No. 16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County upsets No. 1 Virginia |
| Best Team |
| Houston Astros, MLB |
| Philadelphia Eagles, NFL |
| USA Women’s Ice Hockey |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA Women’s Basketball |
| Villanova Wildcats, NCAA Men’s Basketball |
| Golden State Warriors, NBA |
| Washington Capitals, NHL |
| Best Coach |
| Aaron Feis |
| Scott Beigel |
| Chris Hixon |
| Best College Athlete |
| Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Football |
| Jalen Brunson, Villanova Basketball |
| Katie Ledecky, Stanford Swimming |
| A’ja Wilson, South Carolina Basketball |
| Best Play |
| 1. ND’s Arike Ogunbowale hits 2nd buzzer beater to win NCAA women’s national |
| title |
| 2. Minnesota Miracle: Stefon Diggs makes last-second TD Catch to send Vikings to NFC championship |
| 3. Philly Special: Eagles fool Patriots with fourth-down TD toss to Foles |
| 4. Alabama wins national title on 41-yard OT TD pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Devonta Smith |
| 5. FSU‘s Jessie Warren makes diving double play in WCWS |
| 6. LeBron James nails buzzer beater 3-pointer to beat the Pacers in Game 5 of Round 1 |
| 7. Evanston Township High school freshman Blake Peters hits 80-foot buzzer beater |
| 8. Gareth Bale scores go-ahead bicycle kick goal in Champions League Final 1022 |
| 9. Cristiano Ronaldo scores bicycle kick goal against Juventus |
| 10. Julian McGarvey makes last-second steal & heave to secure Ardsley High School’s 1st Section 1 title in 60 years |
| 11. LeBron floats a glass-kissing buzzer beater to beat Raptors in game 3 of round 2 |
| 12. Team USA’s Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scores the shootout winner to secure gold medal in women’s hockey |
| 13. Giannis Antetokounmpo leapfrog dunks on Tim Hardaway Jr |
| 14. Acrobatic volleyball play from Autumn Finney out of Decatur High School |
| 15. Golden Knights’ William Karlsson goes through legs for ‘goal of the year’ contender |
| 16. Jordan Poole hits buzzer-beater to send Michigan to the Sweet 16s |
| Best Record-Breaking Performance |
| Roger Federer, Tennis |
| Aaron Judge, New York Yankees |
| Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
| Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury |
| Best International Men’s Soccer Player |
| Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona/Argentina National Team |
| Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid/Portuguese National Team |
| Mohamed Salah, Liverpool/Egyptian National Team |
| Neymar Jr., PSG/Brazilian National Team |
| Best International Women’s Soccer Player |
| Lieke Martens, FC Barcelona/Netherlands National Team |
| Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars/Australian National Team |
| Pernille Harder, VfL Wolfsburg/Danish National Team |
| Jodie Taylor, Seattle Reign/English National Team |
| Best NFL Player |
| Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
| Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams |
| Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams |
| Best MLB Player |
| Aaron Judge, New York Yankees |
| Jose Altuve, Houston Astros |
| Mike Trout, LA Angels |
| Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals |
| Best NHL Player |
| Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals |
| Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers |
| Marc-Andre Fleury, Las Vegas Golden Knights |
| Best Driver |
| Josef Newgarden, IndyCar |
| Martin Truex Jr, NASCAR |
| Lewis Hamilton, Formula One |
| Brittany Force, NHRA |
| Best NBA Player |
| James Harden, Houston Rockets |
| LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks |
| Best WNBA Player |
| Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx |
| Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks |
| Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith, Dallas Wings |
| Best Fighter |
| Terence Crawford, Boxing |
| Vasyl Lomachenko, Boxing |
| Rose Namajunas, UFC |
| Georges St-Pierre, UFC |
| Best Male Golfer |
| Jordan Spieth |
| Justin Thomas |
| Dustin Johnson |
| Patrick Reed |
| Best Female Golfer |
| Shanshan Feng |
| Inbee Park |
| Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Sung-Hyun Park |
| Best Male Olympian |
| Shaun White, Snowboarding |
| Red Gerard, Snowboarding |
| David Wise, Halfpipe Skiing |
| John Shuster, Curling |
| Best Female Olympian |
| Chloe Kim, Snowboarding |
| Mikaela Shiffrin, Skiing |
| Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding |
| Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, US Women’s Hockey |
| Best Male Tennis Player |
| Roger Federer |
| Rafael Nadal |
| Marin Cilic |
| Best Female Tennis Player |
| Sloane Stephens |
| Caroline Wozniacki |
| Simona Halep |
| Garbine Muguruza |
| Best Male Action Sports Athlete |
| Henrik Harlaut (SWE), Ski |
| Kelvin Hoefler (BRA), Skateboard |
| David Wise (USA), Ski |
| Marcus Kleveland (NOR), Snowboard |
| Best Female Action Sports Athlete |
| Chloe Kim (USA), Snowboard |
| Jamie Anderson (USA), Snowboard |
| Brighton Zeuner (USA), Skateboard |
| Stephanie Gilmore (AUS). Surf |
| Best Jockey |
| Mike Smith |
| Jose Ortiz |
| Florent Geroux |
| Flavien Prat |
| Best Male Athlete With a Disability |
| Dan Cnossen, Nordic Skiing |
| Andrew Kurka, Alpine Skiing |
| Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey |
| Mike Schultz, Snowboarding |
| Best Female Athlete With a Disability |
| Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing |
| Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding |
| Kendall Gretsch, Nordic Skiing |
| Tatyana McFadden, Track and Field |
| Best Bowler |
| Jason Belmonte |
| Rhino Page |
| Tom Smallwood |
| Jesper Svensson |
| Best MLS Player |
| Nemanja Nikolić, Chicago Fire |
| Diego Valeri, Portland Timbers |
| Ike Opara, Sporting Kansas City |
| Tim Melia, Sporting Kansas City |
| Best NWSL Player |
| Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars |
| Megan Rapinoe, Seattle Reign |
| Sam Mewis |
| Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns |
