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The 2019 ESPY Awards will recognize athletic achievements from some of the most renowned athletes and entertainers.
The awards ceremony airs at 8 p.m. EST July 10 on ABC. Tracy Morgan will host the show. The show is in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theater.
The star-studded nominees include tennis champion Serena Williams, NBA All-Star Kevin Durant, world-famous golfer Tiger Woods and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.
This list will be updated as the winners are announced.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Best Male Athlete
• MVP
• ESPYS Best NBA Athlete
• #ESPYS Best Male Athlete
It’s been a year for @Giannis_An34 💪
Winner: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox
Brooks Koepka, Golf
Best Female Athlete
Second 🏆 in 4 days for @alexmorgan13.
She wins the ESPY for Best Female Athlete 💪
Winner: Alex Morgan, USWNT
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Simone Biles, Gymnast
Mikaela Shiffrin, US Skiing
Best International Men’s Soccer Player
Another 🏆 for Messi.
He takes home the hardware for Best International Men’s Soccer Player at the #ESPYS.
Winner: Lionel Messi
Nominees:
Cristiano Ronaldo
Kylian Mbappe
Virgil Van Dyke
Best International Women’s Soccer Player
Winner: Sam Kerr, Australia
Nominees:
Pernille Harder, Denmark
Ada Hegerberg, Norway
Lucy Bronze, England
Best Moment
Winners: Lindsay Vonn, Dwayne Wade and Rob Gronkowski
D-Wade, Lindsey Vonn and Gronk fighting over the Best Moment ESPY 😂
Best Breakthrough Athlete
NFL Offensive ROY, Pro Bowler and now the #ESPYS Breakthrough Player of the Year!
It’s been a good year for Saquon Barkley.
(📍 @CENTURY21)
Winner: Saquon Barkley, New York Giants
Nominees:
Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
Naomi Osaka – US Open, Australian Open
Best College Athlete
From Duke star to No. 1 NBA draft pick to Best College Athlete at the #ESPYS
Zion does it all 💪
Winner: Zion Williamson, Duke MBB – 2019 Wooden Award Winner
Nominees:
Kyler Murray, Oklahoma Football – 2018 Heisman Trophy Winner
Rachel Garcia, UCLA Softball – USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon WBB – 2019 Wooden Award Winner
Best NFL Player
Winner: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Nominees:
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Best Team: U.S. Women’s National Team, soccer
ALL THEY DO IS WIN 🏆 #ESPYS
Nominees:
Boston Red Sox, MLB
Clemson Tigers, NCAA football
New England Patriots, NFL
Toronto Raptors, NBA
Baylor Bears, NCAA women’s basketball
Virginia Cavaliers, NCAA men’s basketball
Best MLB Player
Winner: Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
Nominees:
Mookie Betts, Red Sox
Jacob DeGrom, New York Mets
Blake Snell, Tampa Bays Rays
Best NHL Player
Winner: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Nominees:
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Best Driver
Winner: Kyle Busch, NASCAR
Nominees:
Lewis Hamilton, F1
Steve Torrence, NHRA
Scott Dixon, Indy
Best NBA Player
Winner: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Nominees:
James Harden, Houston Rockets
Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors
Paul George, OKC Thunder
Best WNBA Player
Winner: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Nominees:
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Elena Delle Donne, Washington Mystics
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
Best Boxer
Winner: Canelo Alvarez
Nominees:
Vasily Lomachenko
Oleksandr Usyk
Terence Crawford
Best MMA Fighter
Winner: Daniel Cormier
Nominees:
Israel Adesanya
Henry Cejudo
Amanda Nunes
Best Male Golfer
Winner: Brooks Koepka
Nominees:
Tiger Woods
Justin Rose
Francesco Molinari
Best Female Golfer
Winner: Brooke Henderson
Nominees:
Ariya Jutanugarn
Brooke Henderson
Jin-Young Ko
Sung Hyun Park
Best Male Tennis Player
Winner: Roger Federer
Nominees:
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Best Female Tennis Player
And the winner of the #ESPYS Best Female Tennis Player goes to … @serenawilliams 👑
Winner: Serena Williams
Nominees:
Naomi Osaka
Simona Halep
Petra Kvitová
Best Male Action Sports Athlete
Winner: Nyjah Huston (USA), skateboard
Nominees:
Scotty James (AUS), snowboard
Tom Pages (FRA), freestyle motocross
Gabriel Medina (BRA), surf
Best Female Action Sports Athlete
Here’s the moment Chloe Kim found out she won the ESPY for Best Female Action Sports Athlete 🏆 #ESPYS
Winner: Chloe Kim (USA), snowboard
Kelly Sildaru (EST), ski
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (NZL), snowboard
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), surf
Best Jockey
Winner: Mike Smith
Nominees:
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Florent Geroux
Jose Ortiz
Best Male With A Disability
Winner: Mark Barr – Triathalon
Nominees:
Declan Farmer – Hockey
Daniel Romanchuk – Marathon Racing
Oz Sanchez – Cycling
Best Female With A Disability
Winner: Allysa Seely, Triathalon
Nominees:
Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing
Tatyana McFadden, Marathon Racing
Shawn Morelli, Cycling
Best Bowler
Winner: Norm Duke
Nominees:
Jason Belmonte
Anthony Simonsen
Jakob Butturff
Best MLS Player
Winner: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, LA Galaxy
Nominees:
Josef Martinez, Atlanta United
Wayne Rooney, DC United
Aaron Long, NY Red Bulls
Bests NWSL Player
Winner: Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars
Lindsey Horan, Portland Thorns
Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns
Abby Erceg, North Carolina Courage
Best Game
Records were shattered that November night.
Rams vs. Chiefs wins Best Game at #ESPYS
Winner: NFL Week 11 – LA Rams (54) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (51) – Monday Night Football
Nominees:
NCAAF – LSU vs. Texas A&M: Aggies win seven-overtime 74-72 thriller in highest scoring game in FBS history
NCAAW Final Four – Notre Dame (81) vs. UConn (76) – 26 lead changes
Bests Record-Breaking Performance
After Drew Brees set the record for all-time passing yards, he found his family on the sideline.
Now, he has an ESPY for the Best Record-Breaking Performance.
Winner: Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints) passed Peyton Manning’s 71,940 career passing yards to move into first place on the all-time list; most completions in NFL history, 6,300+ completions passes Brett Favre
Nominees:
Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon Basketball) recorded her 13th triple-double. She now holds the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball record for triple doubles. She surpassed Kyle Collinsworth’s mark of 12 in four seasons at BYU. She also broke the Division I men’s and women’s record in a single season in the Ducks’ 96–78 win over Southern California (7) breaking former BYU guard Kyle Collinsworth
Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors) broke the NBA 3-point record in a game with 14, passing Stephen Curry’s previous mark
Matthew Boling became the first-ever high schooler to break 10 seconds in the 100-meter dash, dropping a 9.98
Best Play (bracket-style voting)
Katelyn Ohashi scored a perfect 10 for this flawless floor routine back in January.
Today, she takes home Best Play 🏆 #ESPYS
Winner: UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi scores a perfect 10
Nominees:
Miami Miracle: Miami Dolphins Stun the New England Patriots
Kawhi Leonard Drains Game-Winner at Buzzer in Game 7
Derrick Henry’s NFL-record 99-yard run vs. Jaguars
Wayne Rooney Just Single-Handedly Won A Match For D.C. United
Andrew Benintendi calls game
Damian Lillard Sends OKC Home On Buzzer Beater
Manchester QB Brendon Clar throws this ball to Kevin Henderson for the 48 yard TD catch
Texas Tech WR makes one-handed grab that mirrors OBJs best catch
Kinsley Washington singled home Jacqui Prober to win the Bruins’ 12th softball title
Julie Ertz gives the USWNT the lead early in the second half
Texas A&M’s Infinite Tucker goes ALL OUT for the gold
Arike Ogunbowale Behind the Back Pass
Kihei Clark, Mamadi Diakite Save Virginia at the buzzer
Wilmington Charter’s Taylor Gillis with CATCH OF THE YEAR!
“Hail Mary” pass helps Texas high school football team win state title
Best Viral Sports Moment
Winner: Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA Gymnastics – scores a perfect 10
Nominees:
Rudolph “Blaze” Ingram, the 7-year-old running phenom is already faster than you
Texas A&M’s Infinite Tucker goes ALL OUT for the gold
Don’t Sleep on Sister Mary Jo’s curveball
Best Comeback
From worst team in the league in January to Stanley Cup Champions 🏆
The St. Louis Blues win the ESPY for Best Comeback.
Winner: St. Louis Blues
Bests Upset
Winner: Boxing – Andy Ruiz Jr. upset win over Anthony Joshua
Nominees:
NCAAF – Old Dominion defeats No. 13 Virginia Tech 49-35, Old Dominion only had a 1.8% chance of winning according to ESPN’s FPI, making it the largest upset by an FBS team in the 14 years of Football Power Index projections
2018 US Open – Naomi Osaka defeating Serena Williams
NHL – Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off what many thought impossible, an upset for the ages after a 7-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on in Game 4 of their best-of-7 series.
Best ESports Moment (bracket-style voting)
Winner: oLarry’s return to the NBA 2K League after the Jacksonville shooting
Nominees:
SonicFox winning Evo after switching sides
Team Liquid upsets defending world champ Invictus Gaming at MSI
Cloud9 wins CS:GO Boston Major
Astralis winning Katowice
Invictus League of Legends World Championship
Spitfire win inaugural Overwatch League championship
Serral winning StarCraft at BlizzCon
Shanghai Dragons end 42-game losing streak
Team OG wins the International and $11 million from qualifiers
Chiquita Evans becoming the first woman in the 2K League
Leffen finally winning EVO in what could be Melee’s last year at the event
Ninja Fortnite win with Marshmello at E3 ProAM
Chritobin Madden Challenge walk off
G2 wins R6 world championship
Mongausse winning Summer Skirmish from out of nowhere
Best WWE Moment
Winner: Roman Reigns returns to WWE Raw, announces his Leukemia is in remission
Nominees:
Becky Lynch wins both WWE Women’s Championship Titles at Wrestlemania 35
Kofi Kingston wins his first WWE Heavyweight Championship Title at Wrestlemania 35
Ronda Rousey defeats Alexa Bliss at Summerslam 2018 to win her first RAW Women’s Championship Title
Special Awards:
Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics legend and Basketball Hall of Famer.
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Rob Mendez
“When you dedicate yourself to something and open your mind to different possibilities … you really can go places in this world.”
Rob Mendez’s acceptance speech is everything.
Pat Tillman Award for Service: U.S. Marine Sgt. Kirstie Ennis
Former Marine Corps Sergeant @KirstieEnnis was injured in a helicopter crash serving in Afghanistan in 2012.
Her achievements and dedication to serving others are why she’s won the Pat Tillman Service Award.
(📍@MassMutual)
Capital One Cup winners: Stanford women and Virginia men.
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ESPY Awards 2019: Nominees & Winners