The Grammys are awarded for music, the Emmys are awarded for television shows, the Oscars are awarded for movies, and the ESPYs (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) are given to professional athletes annually for their outstanding performances. The theme of the show is more relaxed and entertaining than many other award shows, with comedic sketches usually included. An ESPY Award is currently presented by the American broadcast television network ABC.
What is the ESPY Awards?
An ESPY Award is an honor awarded by the American broadcast television network ABC, and previously ESPN, to honor outstanding individual and team athletic performance as well as other sports-related performance during the calendar year prior to the event. In 1993, the inaugural ESPYs were given out.
ESPY awards 2022 nominees full list:
| BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS | BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS |
| Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels | Oksana Masters, Cross Country Skiing, Road Cycling, Biathlon |
| Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers | Katie Ledecky, Swimming |
| Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors | Sunisa Lee, Gymnastics |
| Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers | Candice Parker, Chicago Sky |
| BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE |
| Allyson Felix, Track & Field, won her 11th career medal surpassing Carl Lewis for the US track and field record |
| Stephen Curry passes Ray Allen for most 3-pointers made in NBA history |
| Jocelyn Alo breaks Lauren Chamberlain’s home run record for most in Division I history (96) |
| Tom Brady becomes the NFL all-time passing yards leader overtaking Drew Brees |
| BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE | BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE |
| Eileen Gu, Skier | Julianna Peña, UFC 269 |
| Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies | Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams – Super Bowl LVI |
| Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts | Max Verstappen, F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| Trinity Rodman, Washington Spirit | Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche – Stanley Cup Finals |
| BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE | BEST PLAY |
| Trey Mancini, Baltimore Orioles | Ja Morant’s POSTER |
| Diamond DeShields, Phoenix Mercury | Hansel Enmanuel with the play of the year |
| Trey Mancini, Baltimore Orioles | Justin Tucker 66-yard NFL record field goal |
| Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals | Unbelievable Corner Kick Goal by Megan Rapinoe |
| BEST OLYMPIAN, MEN’S SPORTS | BEST OLYMPIAN, WOMEN’S SPORTS |
| Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey | Oksana Masters, Cross Country Skiing, Road Cycling, Biathlon |
| Nathan Chen, Figure Skating | Katie Ledecky, Swimming |
| Caeleb Dressel, Swimming | Sunisa Lee, Gymnastics |
| Nick Mayhugh, Track & Field | Allyson Felix, Track & Field |
| BEST GAME |
| UConn defeats NC State in double OT (Elite 8 NCAA Women’s Basketball) |
| Kansas’ 16-point rally, which was the biggest comeback in championship game history (NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship) |
| Bryce Young rallies Alabama to beat Auburn in four OTs (NCAA Football Iron Bowl) |
| Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Buffalo Bills in an OT thriller (AFC Divisional Game) |
| BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS | BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS |
| Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland Lacrosse | Charlotte North, Boston College Lacrosse |
| Bryce Young, Alabama Football | Aliyah Boston, South Carolina Women’s Basketball |
| Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga Men’s Basketball | Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma Softball |
| Dante Polvara, Georgetown Men’s Soccer | Jaelin Howell, Florida State Soccer |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, MEN’S SOCCER | BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SOCCER |
| Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City | Sam Kerr, Chelsea |
| Karim Benzema, Real Madrid | Alexia Putellas, Barcelona |
| Kylian Mbappé, PSG | Caroline Graham Hansen, Barcelona |
| Sadio Mané, Liverpool | Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal |
| BEST NFL PLAYER | BEST MLB PLAYER |
| Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers | Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies |
| Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams | Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels |
| T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers | Aaron Judge, New York Yankees |
| Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts | Jorge Soler, Atlanta Braves |
| BEST NHL PLAYER | BEST DRIVER |
| Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs | Max Verstappen, F1 |
| Roman Josi, Nashville Predators | Kyle Larson, NASCAR |
| Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers | Álex Palou, IndyCar |
| Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers | Steve Torrence, NHRA |
| BEST NBA PLAYER | BEST WNBA PLAYER |
| Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers | Skylar Diggins-Smith, Phoenix Mercury |
| Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets | Candace Parker, Chicago Sky |
| Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors | Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx |
| Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks | Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun |
| BEST BOXER | BEST TEAM |
BEST MMA FIGHTER |
| Shakur Stevenson | Chicago Sky, WNBA | Charles Oliveira |
| Katie Taylor | Golden State Warriors, NBA | Alexander Volkanovski |
| Tyson Fury | Atlanta Braves, MLB | Kayla Harrison |
| Mikaela Mayer | Los Angeles Rams, NFL | Kamaru Usman |
| Georgia Bulldogs, NCAA Football | ||
| Colorado Avalanche, NHL | ||
| Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball |
| BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S GOLF | BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S GOLF |
| Scottie Scheffler | Ko Jin-young |
| Justin Thomas | Nelly Korda |
| Cameron Smith | Minjee Lee |
| Jon Rahm | Lydia Ko |
| BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S TENNIS | BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S TENNIS |
| Dylan Alcott | Ashleigh Barty |
| Rafael Nadal | Emma Raducanu |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | Iga Świątek |
| Carlos Alcaraz | Leylah Fernandez |
| BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S ACTION SPORTS | BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S ACTION SPORTS |
| Alex Hall, Ski | Eileen Gu, Ski |
| Eli Tomac, Supercross | Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Snowboard |
| Ayumu Hirano, Snowboard | Chloe Kim, Snowboard |
| Yuto Horigome, Skateboard | Rayssa Leal, Skateboard |
| BEST JOCKEY | BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY, MEN’S SPORTS |
| Irad Ortiz | Brad Snyder, Paratriathlon & Swimming |
| Flavien Prat | Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey |
| Jose Ortiz | Nick Mayhugh, Track & Field |
| Joel Rosario | Ian Seidenfeld, Table Tennis |
| BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY, WOMEN’S SPORTS | BEST BOWLER |
| Jessica Long, Swimming | Anthony Simonsen |
| Oksana Masters, Cycling & Nordic/Biathlon | Jason Belmonte |
| Kate Ward, Soccer | Kyle Troup |
| Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding | Dom Barrett |
| BEST NWSL PLAYER | BEST MLS PLAYER |
| Aubrey Bledsoe, Washington Spirit | Jesús Ferreira, FC Dallas |
| Ashley Hatch, Washington Spirit | Valentin Castellanos, NYCFC |
| Caprice Dydasco, NJ/NY Gotham FC | Carlos Vela, LAFC |
| Jess Fishlock, OL Reign | Carles Gil, New England Revolution |
BEST WWE MOMENT
MATCH 1
Brock Lesnar wins Royal Rumble
Bianca Belair wins RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania
MATCH 2
John Cena returns at Money In The Bank
Ronda Rousey returns 4 months after giving birth to win Royal Rumble
MATCH 3
WWE welcomes back fans with full live crowd (Smackdown 7/16)
Stone Cold stuns Vince McMahon, Austin Theory, and Pat McAfee on WrestleMania Night 2
MATCH 4
Roman Reigns defeats Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to win both the Universal & WWE Championship
Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at WrestleMania
MATCH 5
Big E cashes in Money In The Bank briefcase and wins WWE Championship (RAW 9/13)
The Miz turns on Logan Paul at WrestleMania
MATCH 6
Becky Lynch returns at SummerSlam
Undertaker inducted into WWE Hall Of Fame
MATCH 7
Edge defeats Seth Rollins in a Hell In A Cell match at Crown Jewel
Wee man body slams Sami Zayn at WrestleMania MATCH 8
Brock Lesnar returns at SummerSlam to confront Roman Reigns
Stone Cold returns to the ring to defeat Kevin Owens at WrestleMania
Who is hosting the ESPY Awards 2022?
After winning the NBA championship, the Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is set to host the 2022 ESPY awards on July 20th. The greatest shooter of all time, four-time world champion, and eight-time All-Star is going to debut as a television host! Steph has already won four ESPY awards throughout his career and might add one more to his tally after becoming the NBA finals MVP in 2022.
How are ESPY winners chosen?
To begin with, athletes who performed exceptionally well in a specific calendar year are shortlisted in the first round of selections. Secondly, the short-listed candidates are sorted and added to the final nomination list. Finally, the nominated athletes are revealed, and sports enthusiasts can vote to help their favorite athletes win a prestigious ESPY award!
Who has the most ESPY Awards?
Tiger Woods, an American golfer, has earned the most ESPY awards (21 in total) during his 26-year professional career.
Who votes on ESPY Awards?
From the beginning of the show until 2004, the ESPY Awards were solely decided by fan votes. However, since 2004, sportspeople, sportswriters, broadcasters, sports executives, and collectively, experts have been allowed to vote. The “ESPY Select Nominating Committee” chooses who will be nominated for an award, but fans are the only ones who decide who will win.
ESPY Awards 2022 Date, Time, Location:
The prestigious award show is set to take place on 20th July at 8 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
2022 ESPY Awards Winners:
The 2022 ESPY Awards have not yet happened, but we will reveal the winners as soon as the show is over on July 20th on our website.
