ESPYS Awards 2025: Full List Of Nominees, Date, Where To Watch

ESPYS Awards 2025: The top athletes from around the world in last year in sports will be honored on Wednesday (16 July) in a ceremony.

Several stars of Paris 2024 and the global sporting world including Olympic champions Team USA, including gymnasts Simone Biles, track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone , basketball legend Stephen Curry.

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The ESPYS Awards 2025 nominees also include athletes from outside the US, including Japan’s baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani, Irish golf star Rory McIlroy, and Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner of Italy.

The ESPYS Awards ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on July 16 at 8 p.m. ET, and will be available to watch on ABC/ESPN+.

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ESPYS Awards 2025: Full list of nominees

BEST ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS
- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills
- Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
BEST ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Simone Biles – Gymnast
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Track & Field
- Gabby Thomas – Track & Field
- A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
- Cooper Flagg – Duke Men’s Basketball
- Chloe Humphrey – North Carolina Women’s Lacrosse
- Ilona Maher – Rugby
- Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
- Geno Auriemma – UConn Huskies
- Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
- Kevin Durant – Olympic Basketball
- Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
- Simone Biles – 2024 Olympics Women’s All-Around
- Stephen Curry – US Men’s Olympic Basketball Team
- Freddie Freeman – LA Dodgers – World Series MVP
- Rory McIlroy – Wins first Masters title, completing career Grand Slam
BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE
- Gabe Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche
- Suni Lee – Gymnast
- Mallory Swanson – USWNT / Chicago Red Stars
- Lindsey Vonn – Skiing
BEST PLAY
- Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle – NFL (3 November 2024)
- Tyrese Haliburton calls game – NBA Finals Game 1 (5 June 2025)
- Sabrina Ionescu logo 3 game winner – WNBA Finals Game 3
- Trinity Rodman with the OT goal to send USWNT to the semi-finals – 2024 Olympics
BEST TEAM
- Florida Panthers – NHL
- Los Angeles Dodgers – MLB
- New York Liberty – WNBA
- Ohio State Buckeyes – NCAA Football
- Oklahoma City Thunder – NBA
- Philadelphia Eagles – NFL
- North Carolina Tar Heels – NCAA Women’s Lacrosse
- United States Women’s National Team – Football
- University of Connecticut Huskies – Women’s Basketball
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS
- Cooper Flagg – Duke Basketball
- Wyatt Hendrickson – Oklahoma State Wrestling
- Travis Hunter – Colorado Football
- CJ Kirst – Cornell Lacrosse
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Olivia Babcock – University of Pittsburgh Volleyball
- Kate Faasse – North Carolina Football
- Gretchen Walsh – Virginia Swimming
- JuJu Watkins – USC Basketball
BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
- Noah Elliott – Snowboard
- Ezra Frech – Track & Field
- Tatyana McFadden – Track & Field
- Grace Norman – Paratriathlon
BEST NFL PLAYER
- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills
- Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles
- Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens
- Patrick Surtain II – Denver Broncos
BEST MLB PLAYER
- Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers
- Aaron Judge – New York Yankees
- Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
- Tarik Skubal – Detroit Tigers
BEST NHL PLAYER
- Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers
- Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets
- Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning
- Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche

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BEST NBA PLAYER
- Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets
- Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics
BEST WNBA PLAYER
- Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
- Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx
- Breanna Stewart – New York Liberty
- A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces
BEST DRIVER
- Joey Logano – NASCAR
- Álex Palou – IndyCar
- Oscar Piastri – F1
- Max Verstappen – F1
BEST UFC FIGHTER
- Dricus Du Plessis
- Merab Dvalishvili
- Kayla Harrison
- Islam Makhachev
BEST BOXER
- Naoya Inoue
- Claressa Shields
- Katie Taylor
- Oleksandr Usyk
BEST FOOTBALLER
- Aitana Bonmatí – FC Barcelona / Spain
- Christian Pulisic – AC Milan / United States
- Alexia Putellas – FC Barcelona / Spain
- Lamine Yamal – FC Barcelona / Spain
BEST GOLFER
- Nelly Korda
- Rory McIlroy
- Scottie Scheffler
- Maja Stark
BEST TENNIS PLAYER
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Coco Gauff
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Jannik Sinner