Athletes and celebrities have once again come together for the ESPY Awards. The 25th anniversary of the show was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and hosted by Danica Patrick. It’s the first time the show has had a woman host.
The best in sports were honored not just for their athleticism, but for contributions to society and humanitarian work.
Related: Photos: 2018 ESPY Awards red carpet arrivals
See the full list of winners at the 2018 ESPY Awards below.
BEST MALE ATHLETE
Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
James Harden, Houston Rockets
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lyn
Chloe Kim, Snowboard
Julie Ertz, Chicago Red Stars/United States Women's National Soccer Team
BEST OLYMPIC MOMENT
Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall, U.S. Cross Country Ski
U.S. Men's Curling
Shaun White, Snowboard
USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
George Springer, Houston Astros – MLB World Series
Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles – Super Bowl LII
Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors – NBA Finals
Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova Men's Basketball – CBB National Championship
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints
Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers
Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz
Sloane Stephens, Tennis
BEST GAME
Houston Astros defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Game 5
USA Women's Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics
Georgia Bulldogs defeat Oklahoma Sooners, Rose Bowl
BEST MOMENT
Las Vegas Golden Knights defeat Winnipeg Jets to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals
#16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County upsets No. 1 Virginia
Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game
BEST TEAM
Philadelphia Eagles, NFL
USA Women's Ice Hockey
Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA Women's Basketball
Villanova Wildcats, NCAA Men's Basketball
Houston Astros, MLB
Golden State Warriors, NBA
Washington Capitals, NHL
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE
Jalen Brunson, Villanova Basketball
Katie Ledecky, Stanford Swimming
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Football
A’ja Wilson, South Carolina Basketball
BEST PLAY
Philly Special: Eagles fool Patriots with fourth-down TD toss to Foles
Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale hits 2nd buzzer beater to win NCAA women’s national title
FSU's Jessie Warren makes diving double play in WCWS
Evanston Township High school freshman Blake Peters hits 80-foot buzzer beater
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Roger Federer, Tennis
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
BEST INTERNATIONAL MEN’S SOCCER PLAYER
Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona/Argentina National Team
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid/Portuguese National Team
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool/Egyptian National Team
Neymar Jr., PSG/Brazilian National Team
BEST INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER PLAYER
Lieke Martens, FC Barcelona/Netherlands National Team
Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars/Australian National Team
Pernille Harder, VfL Wolfsburg/Danish National Team
Jodie Taylor, Seattle Reign/English National Team
BEST NFL PLAYER
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
BEST MLB PLAYER
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
Mike Trout, LA Angels
Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
BEST NHL PLAYER
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Marc-Andre Fleury, Las Vegas Golden Knights
BEST DRIVERJosef Newgarden, IndyCar
Martin Truex Jr, NASCAR
Lewis Hamilton, Formula One
Brittany Force, NHRA
BEST NBA PLAYER
James Harden, Houston Rockets
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
BEST WNBA PLAYER
Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
Skylar Diggins-Smith, Dallas Wings
BEST FIGHTER
Terence Crawford, Boxing
Vasiliy (Vasyl) Lomachenko, Boxing
Rose Namajunas, UFC
Georges St-Pierre, UFC
BEST MALE GOLFER
Justin Thomas
Dustin Johnson
Jordan Spieth
Patrick Reed
BEST FEMALE GOLFER
Shanshan Feng
Inbee Park
Ariya Jutanugarn
Sung-Hyun Park
BEST MALE OLYMPIAN
Red Gerard, Snowboarding
Shaun White, Snowboarding
David Wise, Halfpipe Skiing
John Shuster, Curling
BEST FEMALE OLYMPIAN
Mikaela Shiffrin, Skiing
Chloe Kim, Snowboarding
Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, US Women's Hockey
BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER
Rafael Nadal
Marin Cilic
Roger Federer
BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER
Caroline Wozniacki
Sloane Stephens
Simona Halep
Garbine Muguruza
BEST MALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE
Henrik Harlaut (SWE), Ski
Kelvin Hoefler (BRA), Skateboard
David Wise (USA), Ski
Marcus Kleveland (NOR), Snowboard
BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE
Jamie Anderson (USA), Snowboard
Chloe Kim (USA), Snowboard
Brighton Zeuner (USA), Skateboard
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS). Surf
BEST JOCKEY
Mike Smith
Jose Ortiz
Florent Geroux
Flavien Prat
BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Dan Cnossen, Nordic Skiing
Andrew Kurka, Alpine Skiing
Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey
Mike Schultz, Snowboarding
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing
Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding
Kendall Gretsch, Nordic Skiing
Tatyana McFadden, Track and Field
BEST BOWLERJason Belmonte
Rhino Page
Tom Smallwood
Jesper Svensson
BEST MLS PLAYER
Nemanja Nikolic, Chicago Fire
Diego Valeri, Portland Timbers
Ike Opara, Sporting Kansas City
Tim Melia, Sporting Kansas City
BEST NWSL PLAYER
Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars
Megan Rapinoe, Seattle Reign
Sam Mewis
Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns
JIMMY V AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE
Jim Kelly
ARTHUR ASHE AWARD FOR COURAGE
Gymnasts who spoke out against former team doctor about sexual abuse (Sarah Klein, Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, Tiffany Thomas Lopez and Sarah Klein were among 141 survivors honored.)
PAT TILLMAN AWARD FOR SERVICE
Jake Wood, Team Rubicon
BEST COACH
Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel and Chris Hixon (coaches at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School)
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