Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 ESPY Awards show, including how to watch the annual event and a full list of nominees.
The 2025 ESPYs are here, and with them comes an impressive slate of names, teams and moments from the sports calendar.
Athletes like Shohei Ohtani, Simone Biles and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are up for some of the biggest awards, while the championship-winning teams can take home more accolades.
There are some other fun individual categories to watch out for as well, like "Best Play," which features nominees like Saquon Barkley’s backward hurdle and Trinity Rodman's OT goal to send USWNT to the semifinals.
While there are overall categories for best men's and women's athletes, the ESPYs also break down each sport for the best individual competitors.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 ESPY Awards show, including how to watch the annual event and a full list of nominees.
What channel is the ESPY Awards show on tonight?
The 2025 ESPY Awards show will air live on ABC. The ESPYs can also be streamed on ESPN+ and Fubo.
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When is the 2025 ESPY Awards show?
- Date: Wednesday, July 16
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Channel: ABC
- Live Stream: ESPN+, Fubo
- Where: The Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles
The broadcast for the 2025 ESPY Awards show will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 16, on ABC. The ESPYs will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
ESPY Award show nominees 2025
Best Athlete – Men's Sports
- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills
- Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
Best Athlete – Women's Sports
- Simone Biles – Gymnast
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Track & Field
- Gabby Thomas – Track & Field
- A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces
Best Breakthrough Athlete
- Cooper Flagg – Duke Men’s Basketball
- Chloe Humphrey – North Carolina Women’s Lacrosse
- Ilona Maher – Rugby
- Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates
Best Record-Breaking Performance
- Geno Auriemma – UConn Huskies
- Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
- Kevin Durant – Olympic Basketball
- Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals
Best Championship Performance
- Simone Biles – 2024 Olympics Women’s All-Around
- Stephen Curry – US Men’s Olympic Basketball team
- Freddie Freeman – LA Dodgers – World Series MVP
- Rory McIlroy – Wins first Masters title, completing career Grand Slam
Best Comeback Athlete
- Gabe Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche
- Suni Lee – Gymnast
- Mallory Swanson – USWNT/Chicago Red Stars
- Lindsey Vonn – Skiing
Best Play
- Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle – NFL (11/3/24)
- Tyrese Haliburton Calls Game!!! – NBA Game 1 NBA Finals (6/5/25)
- 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 Team
- Florida Panthers – NHL
- Los Angeles Dodgers – MLB
- New York Liberty – WNBA
- Ohio State Buckeyes – NCAA Football
- Oklahoma City Thunder – NBA
- Philadelphia Eagles – NFL
- North Carolina Tar Heels – NCAA Women’s Lacrosse
- United States Women’s National Team – Soccer
- University of Connecticut Huskies – Women’s Basketball
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
- Olivia Babcock – University of Pittsburgh Volleyball
- Kate Faasse – North Carolina Soccer
- Gretchen Walsh – Virginia Swimming
- JuJu Watkins – USC Basketball
Best Athlete With a Disability
- Noah Elliott – Snowboard
- Ezra Frech – Track & Field
- Tatyana McFadden – Track & Field
- Grace Norman – Paratriathlete
Best NFL Player
- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills
- Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles
- Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens
- Patrick Surtain II – Denver Broncos
Best MLB Player
- Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers
- Aaron Judge – New York Yankees
- Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
- Tarik Skubal – Detroit Tigers
Best NHL Player
- Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers
- Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets
- Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning
- Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche
Best NBA Player
- Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets
- Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics
Best WNBA Player
- Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
- Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx
- Breanna Stewart – New York Liberty
- A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces
Best Driver
- Joey Logano – NASCAR
- Álex Palou – IndyCar
- Oscar Piastri – F1
- Max Verstappen – F1
Best UFC Fighter
- Dricus Du Plessis
- Merab Dvalishvili
- Kayla Harrison
- Islam Makhachev
Best Boxer
- Naoya Inoue
- Claressa Shields
- Katie Taylor
- Oleksandr Usyk
Best Soccer Player
- Aitana Bonmatí – FC Barcelona/Spain
- Christian Pulisic – AC Milan, US
- Alexia Putellas – FC Barcelona/Spain
- Lamine Yamal – FC Barcelona/Spain
Best Golfer
- Nelly Korda
- Rory McIlroy
- Scottie Scheffler
- Maja Stark
Best Tennis Player
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Coco Gauff
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Jannik Sinner
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