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Athletic awards show

2025 ESPY Awards
Date	July 16, 2025 (2025年07月16日)
Location	Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles
Country	United States
Hosted by	Shane Gillis
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 minutes
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The 2025 ESPY Awards, the 33rd annual ceremony of the ESPY Awards, took place on July 16, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and broadcast by ABC.

Ceremony information

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Comedian Shane Gillis hosted the ceremony.^[1]

Nominees

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Best Athlete, Men's Sports

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA
- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills, NFL
- Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB
- Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles, NFL

Best Athlete, Women's Sports

Simone Biles – Gymnastics
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Track and Field
- Gabby Thomas – Track and Field
- A'ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces, WNBA

Best Breakthrough Athlete

Ilona Maher – Rugby
- Cooper Flagg – Duke men's basketball
- Chloe Humphrey – North Carolina women's lacrosse
- Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB

Best Comeback Athlete

Suni Lee – Gymnastics
- Lindsey Vonn – Skiing
- Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche, NHL
- Mallory Swanson – USWNT/Chicago Red Stars, NWSL

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

JuJu Watkins – USC basketball
- Gretchen Walsh – Virginia swimming
- Kate Faasse – North Carolina soccer
- Olivia Babcock – Pittsburgh volleyball

Best Team

Philadelphia Eagles – NFL
- UConn Huskies – NCAA Women’s Basketball
- Ohio State Buckeyes – NCAA Football
- New York Liberty – WNBA
- North Carolina Tar Heels – NCAA Women’s Lacrosse
- United States Women's National Team – Soccer
- Oklahoma City Thunder – NBA
- Florida Panthers – NHL
- Los Angeles Dodgers – MLB

Best Championship Performance

Simone Biles – 2024 Olympics Women’s All-Around
- Stephen Curry – 2024 US Men’s Olympic Basketball
- Freddie Freeman – LA Dodgers, World Series MVP
- Rory McIlroy – Wins first Masters title, completing career Grand Slam

Best Athlete with a Disability

Noah Elliott – Snowboard
- Tatyana McFadden – Track and Field
- Ezra Frech – Track and Field
- Grace Norman – Paratriathlon

Best Play

Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle – NFL
- Tyrese Haliburton Calls Game!!! – NBA Finals Game 1
- 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 Record-Breaking Performance

Alexander Ovechkin scores 895th goal to break Gretzky's NHL goals record
- Caitlin Clark breaking WNBA records for single-game assists and single-season assists
- Geno Auriemma wins 1,217th game to pass Tara VanDerveer for most by any coach in NCAA basketball history
- Kevin Durant breaks USA men's all-time Olympic basketball scoring record

Best NFL Player

Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles
- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills
- Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens
- Patrick Surtain II – Denver Broncos

Best MLB Player

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
- Aaron Judge – New York Yankees
- Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers
- Tarik Skubal – Detroit Tigers

Best NHL Player

Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers
- Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning
- Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche
- Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets

Best NBA Player

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets
- Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks
- Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics

Best WNBA Player

Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
- A'ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces
- Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx
- Breanna Stewart – New York Liberty

Best Soccer Player

Christian Pulisic – AC Milan/US
- Aitana Bonmatí – FC Barcelona/Spain
- Alexia Putellas – FC Barcelona/Spain
- Lamine Yamal – FC Barcelona/Spain

Best Driver

Max Verstappen – Formula One
- Álex Palou – IndyCar
- Oscar Piastri – Formula One
- Joey Logano – NASCAR

Best Golfer

Scottie Scheffler

Best Boxer

Katie Taylor

Best UFC Fighter

Merab Dvalishvili

Best Tennis Player

Coco Gauff

Honorary awards

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Jimmy V Award

Katie Schumacher-Cawley

Arthur Ashe Courage Award

Oscar Robertson

Pat Tillman Award for Service

Los Angeles County firefighters David Walters and Erin Regan

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award

Sloane Stephens

Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year

Indianapolis Colts

Icon Award

Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award

Billy Bean

References

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^ Hipes, Patrick (June 26, 2025). "Saquon Barkley, Shohei Ohtani, Simone Biles Lead ESPY Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

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Individual	Female Action Male Action Bowler Boxer Driver Female Golfer Male Golfer Jockey MLS MLB MMA Fighter NBA NFL NHL NWSL Female Tennis Male Tennis WNBA International Athlete Male U.S. Olympian Female U.S. Olympian
Former	Action Soccer Female Soccer Male Soccer U.S. Olympian Male College Basketball Female College Basketball College Football Disabled Angler Golfer Female Track Male Track Outdoor Sportsman Movie Undeniable Performance Track and Field Comeback Athlete Fighter
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