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 Parker, Chicago Sky

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE

• Trinity Rodman, Washington Spirit
• Eileen Gu, Skier
• Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
• Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE

• Stephen Curry passes Ray Allen for most 3-pointers made in NBA history
• Jocelyn Alo breaks Lauren Chamberlain’s home run record for most in Division I history (96)
• Allyson Felix, Track & Field won her 11th career medal surpassing Carl Lewis for the United States track and field record
• Tom Brady becomes the NFL all-time passing yards leader overtaking Drew Brees

BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE

• Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams – Super Bowl LVI
• Julianna Peña, UFC 269
• Max Verstappen, F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
• Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche – Stanley Cup Finals

BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE

• Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
• Trey Mancini, Baltimore Orioles
• Diamond DeShields, Phoenix Mercury
• Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

BEST PLAY

1. Unbelievable Corner Kick Goal by Megan Rapinoe
2. Justin Tucker 66-yard NFL record field goal
3. Ja Morant’s POSTER
4. 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

BEST OLYMPIAN, WOMEN’S SPORTS

• Sunisa Lee, Gymnastics
• Oksana Masters, Cross Country Skiing, Road Cycling, Biathlon
• Katie Ledecky, Swimming
• Allyson Felix, Track & Field

BEST OLYMPIAN, MEN’S SPORTS

• Nathan Chen, Figure Skating
• Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey
• Nick Mayhugh, Track & Field
• Caeleb Dressel, Swimming

BEST GAME

• Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Buffalo Bills in an 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 SOCCER

• Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
• Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City
• Sadio Mané, Liverpool
• Kylian Mbappé, PSG

BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SOCCER

• Alexia Putellas, Barcelona
• Sam Kerr, Chelsea
• Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal
• Caroline Graham Hansen, Barcelona

BEST NFL PLAYER

• Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams
• T.J. 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
• Álex Palou, IndyCar

BEST NBA PLAYER

• Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
• Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
• Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

BEST WNBA PLAYER

• Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun
• Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
• Skylar Diggins-Smith, Phoenix Mercury
• Candace Parker, Chicago Sky

BEST BOXER

• Tyson 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
• Ashleigh Barty
• Iga Świątek
• Leylah Fernandez

BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S ACTION SPORTS

• Eli Tomac, Supercross
• Alex Hall, Ski
• Yuto Horigome, Skateboard
• Ayumu Hirano, Snowboard

BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S ACTION SPORTS

• Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Snowboard
• Eileen Gu, Ski
• Rayssa Leal, Skateboard
• Chloe Kim, Snowboard

BEST JOCKEY

• Flavien Prat
• Irad Ortiz
• Jose Ortiz
• Joel Rosario

BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY, MEN’S SPORTS

• Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey
• Nick Mayhugh, Track & Field
• Brad Snyder, Paratriathlon & Swimming
• Ian Seidenfeld, Table Tennis

BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY, WOMEN’S SPORTS

• Oksana Masters, Cycling & Nordic/Biathlon
• Jessica Long, Swimming
• Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding
• Kate Ward, Soccer

BEST BOWLER

• Jason Belmonte
• Anthony Simonsen
• Kyle Troup
• Dom Barrett

BEST MLS PLAYER

• Valentin Castellanos, NYCFC
• Jesús Ferreira, FC Dallas
• Carles Gil, New England Revolution
• Carlos Vela, LAFC

BEST NWSL PLAYER

• Ashley Hatch, Washington Spirit
• Aubrey Bledsoe, Washington Spirit
• Jess Fishlock, OL Reign
• Caprice Dydasco, NJ/NY Gotham FC

BEST WWE MOMENT

MATCH 1

• Brock Lesnar wins Royal Rumble
• Bianca Belair wins RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania

MATCH 2

• John Cena returns at Money In The Bank
• Ronda Rousey returns 4 months after giving birth to win Royal Rumble

MATCH 3

• WWE welcomes back fans with full live crowd (Smackdown 7/16)
• Stone Cold stuns Vince McMahon, Austin Theory, and Pat McAfee on WrestleMania Night 2

MATCH 4

• Roman Reigns defeats Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to win both the Universal & WWE Championship
• Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at WrestleMania

MATCH 5

• Big E cashes in Money In The Bank briefcase and wins WWE Championship (RAW 9/13)
• The Miz turns on Logan Paul at WrestleMania

MATCH 6

• Becky Lynch returns at SummerSlam
• Undertaker inducted into WWE Hall Of Fame

MATCH 7

• Edge defeats Seth Rollins in a Hell In A Cell match at Crown Jewel
• Wee man body slams Sami Zayn at WrestleMania MATCH 8
• Brock Lesnar returns at SummerSlam to confront Roman Reigns
• Stone Cold returns to the ring to defeat Kevin Owens at WrestleMania

2022 ESPY Awards scheduled for July 20, 2022 beginning at 8PM on ABC & ESPN.