Best in the business! Celebrities and athletes came together on Wednesday, July 18, to celebrate a successful year in sports at the 2018 ESPY Awards. The ceremony was held at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. and hosted by Danica Patrick.
Chloe Kim and Tom Brady were among the athletes with the most nominations.
Scroll down to see the full list of winners!
BEST MALE ATHLETE
Jose Altuve, Houston Astro
James Harden, Houston Rockets
***WINNER: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lyn
Mikaela Shiffrin, Ski
***WINNER: Chloe Kim, Snowboard
Julie Ertz, Chicago Red Stars/United States Women’s National Soccer Team
BEST OLYMPIC MOMENT
***WINNER: 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
***WINNER: Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles – Super Bowl LII
Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors – NBA Finals
Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova Men’s Basketball – CBB National Championship
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints
Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers
***WINNER: 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
***WINNER: USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics
BEST MOMENT
***WINNER: Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball
Las Vegas Golden Knights defeat Winnipeg Jets to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals
#16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County upsets No. 1 Virginia
BEST TEAM
***WINNER: 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 COLLEGE ATHLETE
***WINNER: Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Football
Jalen Brunson, Villanova Basketball
Katie Ledecky, Stanford Swimming
A’ja Wilson, South Carolina Basketball
BEST PLAY (Bracket-style voting)
***WINNER: ND’s Arike Ogunbowale hits 2nd buzzer beater to win NCAA women’s national title
Minnesota Miracle: Stefon Diggs makes last-second TD Catch to send Vikings to NFC championship
Philly Special: Eagles fool Patriots with fourth-down TD toss to Foles
Alabama wins national title on 41-yard OT TD pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Devonta Smith
FSU’s Jessie Warren makes diving double play in WCWS
LeBron James nails buzzer beater 3-pointer to beat the Pacers in Game 5 of Round 1
Evanston Township High school freshman Blake Peters hits 80-foot buzzer beater
Gareth Bale scores go-ahead bicycle kick goal in Champions League Final 1022
Cristiano Ronaldo scores bicycle kick goal against Juventus
Julian McGarvey makes last-second steal & heave to secure Ardsley High School’s 1st Section 1 title in 60 years
LeBron floats a glass-kissing buzzer beater to beat Raptors in game 3 of round 2
Team USA’s Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scores the shootout winner to secure gold medal in women’s hockey
Giannis Antetokounmpo leapfrog dunks on Tim Hardaway Jr
Acrobatic volleyball play from Autumn Finney out of Decatur High School
Golden Knights’ William Karlsson goes through legs for ‘goal of the year’ contender
Jordan Poole hits buzzer-beater to send Michigan to the Sweet 16s
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
***WINNER: 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
***WINNER: 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
***WINNER: 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
***WINNER: 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
***WINNER: Mike Trout, LA Angels
Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
BEST NHL PLAYER
***WINNER: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Marc-Andre Fleury, Las Vegas Golden Knights
BEST DRIVER
Josef Newgarden, IndyCar
***WINNER: Martin Truex Jr, NASCAR
Lewis Hamilton, Formula One
Brittany Force, NHRA
BEST NBA PLAYER
James Harden, Houston Rockets
***WINNER: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
BEST WNBA PLAYER
***WINNER: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
Skylar Diggins-Smith, Dallas Wings
BEST FIGHTER
***WINNER: Terence Crawford, Boxing
Vasiliy (Vasyl) Lomachenko, Boxing
Rose Namajunas, UFC
Georges St-Pierre, UFC
BEST MALE GOLFER
***WINNER: Jordan Spieth
Justin Thomas
Dustin Johnson
Patrick Reed
BEST FEMALE GOLFER
Shanshan Feng
Inbee Park
Ariya Jutanugarn
***WINNER: Sung-Hyun Park
BEST MALE OLYMPIAN
***WINNER: Shaun White, Snowboarding
Red Gerard, Snowboarding
David Wise, Halfpipe Skiing
John Shuster, Curling
BEST FEMALE OLYMPIAN
***WINNER: Chloe Kim, Snowboarding
Mikaela Shiffrin, Skiing
Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, US Women’s Hockey
BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER
***WINNER: Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Marin Cilic
BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER
***WINNER: Sloane Stephens
Caroline Wozniacki
Simona Halep
Garbine Muguruza
BEST MALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE
Henrik Harlaut (SWE), Ski
Kelvin Hoefler (BRA), Skateboard
***WINNER: David Wise (USA), Ski
Marcus Kleveland (NOR), Snowboard
BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE
***WINNER: Chloe Kim (USA), Snowboard
Jamie Anderson (USA), Snowboard
Brighton Zeuner (USA), Skateboard
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS). Surf
BEST JOCKEY
Mike Smith
***WINNER: Jose Ortiz
Florent Geroux
Flavien Prat
BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Dan Cnossen, Nordic Skiing
Andrew Kurka, Alpine Skiing
Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey
***WINNER: Mike Schultz, Snowboarding
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing
***WINNER: Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding
Kendall Gretsch, Nordic Skiing
Tatyana McFadden, Track and Field
BEST BOWLER
Jason Belmonte
***WINNER: Rhino Page
Tom Smallwood
Jesper Svensson
BEST MLS PLAYER
***WINNER: 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
***WINNER: Megan Rapinoe, Seattle Reign
Sam Mewis
Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns
