A look at the nominees for the 2022 ESPY Awards, which airs Wednesday on ABC and is hosted by Stephen Curry.
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
Oksana Masters, cross-country skiing, road cycling, biathlon
Sunisa Lee, gymnastics
Katie Ledecky, swimming
Candace ParkerChicago Sky
BEST REVOLUTIONARY ATHLETE
Trinity Rodman, Spirit of Washington
Eileen Gu, skier
Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies
RECORD BEST PERFORMANCE
Stephen Curry passes Ray Allen for most 3-pointers in NBA history
Jocelyn Alo breaks Lauren Chamberlain’s home run record for most in Division I history (96)
Allyson Felix, track and field, won his 11th career medal, surpassing Carl Lewis for the United States track and field record
Tom Brady becomes NFL’s all-time leader by overtaking Drew Brees
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams – Super Bowl LVI
Julianna Pena, UFC 269
Max Verstappen, F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche – Stanley Cup Final
BEST RETURNING ATHLETE
Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
Trey Mancini, Baltimore Orioles
Diamond DeShields, Phoenix Mercury
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
BEST GAME
Amazing Corner Kick Goal by Megan Rapinoe
Justin Tucker NFL record 66 yards
THE POSTER by Ja Morant
Hansel Enmanuel with the play of the year
BEST TEAM
Golden State Warriors, NBA
Chicago Sky, WNBA
Atlanta Braves, MLB
Los Angeles Rams, NFL
Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA softball
Georgia Bulldogs, NCAA Football
Colorado Avalanche, NHL
TOP OLYMPIAN, WOMEN’S SPORTS
Sunisa Lee, gymnastics
Oksana Masters, cross-country skiing, road cycling, biathlon
Katie Ledecky, swimming
Allyson Felix, Athletics
BEST OLYMPIAN, MEN’S SPORTS
Nathan Chen, figure skating
Declan Farmer, sledge hockey
Nick Mayhugh, Athletics
Caeleb Dressel, Swimming
BEST GAME
Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills in OT thriller (AFC Divisional 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)
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
Bryce Young, Alabama Football
Dante Polvara, Georgetown Men’s Soccer
Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga Men’s Basketball
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland Lacrosse
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina Women’s Basketball
Jaelin Howell, Florida State Soccer
Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma softball
Charlotte North, Boston College Lacrosse
BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, MEN’S FOOTBALL
Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
Kevin De BruyneManchester City
Sadio Mane, Liverpool
Kylian Mbappe, PSG
BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
Alexia Putellas, Barcelona
Sam Kerr, Chelsea
Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal
Caroline Graham Hansen, Barcelona
BEST NFL PLAYER
Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams
TJ Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
BEST MLB PLAYER
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Jorge Soler, Atlanta Braves
BEST NHL PLAYER
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Roman Josi, Nashville Predators
Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers
BEST DRIVER
Kyle Larson, NASCAR
Max Verstappen, F1
Steve Torrence, NHRA
Alex Palou, IndyCar
BEST NBA PLAYER
Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
BEST WNBA PLAYER
Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
Skylar Diggins-Smith, Mercury Phoenix
Candace ParkerChicago Sky
BEST BOXER
Tyson’s Fury
Shakur Stevenson
Katie Taylor
Mikaela Mayer
BEST MMA FIGHTER
Alexander Volkanovski
Charles Oliveira
Kamaru Usman
Kayla Harrison
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S GOLF
Scottie Scheffler
Cameron Smith
Justin Thomas
Jon Rahm
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S GOLF
Nelly Korda
Ko Jin-young
Lydia Ko
Minjee Lee
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S TENNIS
Rafael Nadal
Dylan Alcott
Carlos Alcaraz
Felix Auger-Aliassime
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S TENNIS
Emma Raducanu
Ashley Barty
Iga Świątek
Leylah Fernandez
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S ACTION SPORTS
Eli Tomac, Supercross
Alex Hall, skier
Yuto Horigome, skateboard
Ayumu Hirano, snowboard
TOP ATHLETE, WOMEN’S ACTION SPORTS
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, snowboard
Eileen Gu, skier
Rayssa Leal, skateboard
Chloe Kim, snowboard
BEST JOCKEY
Flavien Prat
Irad Ortiz
Jose Ortiz
Joel Rosario
BEST DISABLED ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
Declan Farmer, sledge hockey
Nick Mayhugh, Athletics
Brad Snyder, paratriathlon and swimming
Ian Seidenfeld, table tennis
BEST DISABLED ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORT
Oksana Masters, Cycling & Nordic/Biathlon
Jessica Long, swimming
Brenna Huckaby, snowboard
Kate WardFootball
BEST BOWLER
Jason Belmonte
Anthony Simonson
Kyle’s Troop
Dom Barrett
TOP MLS PLAYER
Valentin Castellanos, NYCFC
Jesus Ferreira, FC Dallas
Carles Gil, New England Revolution
Carlos Vela, LAFC
TOP NWSL PLAYER
Ashley Hatch, Spirit of Washington
Aubrey Bledsoe, Spirit of Washington
Jess Fishlock, OL reigns
Caprice Dydasco, NJ/NY Gotham FC
WWE BEST MOMENT
MATCH 1
Brock Lesnar wins the Royal Rumble
Bianca Belair wins the RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania
MATCH 2
John Cena returns to Money In The Bank
Ronda Rousey returns 4 months after giving birth to win the Royal Rumble
MATCH 3
WWE Welcomes Fans Again With Full Live Crowd (Smackdown 7/16)
Stone Cold stuns Vince McMahon, Austin Theory and Pat McAfee at WrestleMania Night 2
MATCH 4
Roman Reigns defeats Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to win the Universal and WWE Championships
Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at WrestleMania
MATCH 5
Big E cashes in the Money In The Bank briefcase and wins the WWE Championship (RAW 9/13)
The Miz turns on Logan Paul at WrestleMania
MATCH 6
Becky Lynch returns to SummerSlam
Undertaker inducted into WWE Hall of Fame
MATCH 7
Edge defeats Seth Rollins in a Hell In A Cell match at Crown Jewel
Body of a Little Man slams Sami Zayn at WrestleMania
MATCH 8
Brock Lesnar returns to SummerSlam to face Roman Reigns
Stone Cold returns to the ring to defeat Kevin Owens at WrestleMania
Arthur Ashe Prize for Courage: Vitali Klitschko
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Dick Vitale
Pat Tillman Award for Service: Gretchen Evans
