Complete List of 2024 ESPY Awards Nominees and Winners
The biggest names in sports were recognized at the 2024 ESPY Awards and some were lucky enough to take home the coveted silver statue.
The ESPYs, which stands for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly, kicked off on Thursday, July 11, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Serena Williams emceed the evening.
Ahead of the ceremony, Prince Harry was announced as the recipient of the Pat Tillman Award. The honor recognizes a person with a strong connection to sports while serving others. The Duke of Sussex, 39, was chosen due to his service in the British Armed Forces and his creation of the Invictus Games, which is an international sports event first held for wounded, injured and sick veterans.
In addition to Harry, the ESPYs also honored former NFL player Steve Gleason with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage and South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance.
Keep scrolling to see the complete list of nominees and winners:
Best Athlete, Men’s Sports
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs WINNER***
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers
Scottie Scheffler, Golf
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Best Athlete, Women’s Sports
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball
Coco Gauff, Tennis
Nelly Korda, Golf
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces WINNER***
Best Breakthrough Athlete
Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
J. Stroud, Houston Texans
Juju Watkins, USC Women’s Basketball WINNER***
Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
Best Record-Breaking Performance
49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for a record breaking 17 straight games
Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA’s All Time Scoring Leader breaking Pete Maravich’s Record WINNER***
Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Women’s Basketball — gets 1,203rd win to pass Coach K for most by any coach in NCAA basketball history
Max Verstappen wins record 10th consecutive race with victory at Italian Grand Prix
Best Championship Performance
Michigan’s Blake Corum and Will Johnson, 2024 College Football National Championship MVPs
Kayla Martello, Boston College Women’s Lacrosse
Midge Purce, NJ/NY Gotham FC — NWSL Championship MVP
Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
Best Comeback Athlete
Simone Biles, Gymnast WINNER***
Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball
Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns
Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
Best Play
Jayda Coleman calls GAME sending Oklahoma to their 4th Straight Championship (6/4/24)
Anthony Edwards Dunk of the Year (3/18/24)
Alabama scores on 4th & 31 to win Auburn (11/25/23)
Lamar Jackson Caught His Own Pass & Ran With it (1/28/24) WINNER***
Best Team
South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women’s Basketball WINNER***
Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Football
Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Men’s Basketball
Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
Boston Celtics, NBA
Florida Panthers, NHL
Texas Rangers, MLB
Best College Athlete, Men’s Sports
Jayden Daniels, LSU Football WINNER***
Zach Edey, Purdue Men’s Basketball
Ousmane Sylla, Clemson Soccer
Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame Lacrosse
Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports
Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Basketball WINNER***
Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin Volleyball
Izzy Scane, Northwestern Lacrosse
Best Athlete With a Disability
Jaydin Blackwell World Champion Sprinter
Ezra Frech, World Champion High Jumper
Brenna Huckaby Snowboarding Champion WINNER***
Oksana Masters, Cross-Country Skier/Hand Cyclist
Best NFL Player
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs WINNER***
Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
Best MLB Player
Ronald Acu?a, Atlanta Braves
Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels WINNER***
Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
Best NHL Player
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers WINNER***
Best NBA Player
Luka Don?i?, Dallas Mavericks WINNER***
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Nikola Joki?, Denver Nuggets
Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
Best WNBA Player
Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces WINNER***
Best Driver
Ryan Blaney, NASCAR
Matt Hagan, NHRA
álex Palou, IndyCar
Max Verstappen, F1 WINNER***
Best UFC Fighter
Islam Makhachev
Sean O’Malley WINNER***
Alex Pereira
Zhang Weili
Best Boxer
Terence Crawford WINNER***
Seniesa Estrada
Naoya Inoue
Oleksandr Usyk
Best Soccer Player
Aitana Bonmatí, Spain
Naomi Girma, USWNT
Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé, France/Real Madrid WINNER***
Best Golfer
Nelly Korda
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler WINNER***
Lilia Vu
Best Tennis Player
Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic
Coco Gauff WINNER***
Iga Swiatek
