Comedian Shane Gillis hosted the star-studded affair honoring the best in sports.
Hollywood got its game on as the 2025 ESPY Awards were handed out Wednesday at the home of the Oscars.
The notable athletes who collected hardware included: Simone Biles, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Shohei Ohtani, Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, Ilona Maher, Alexander Ovechkin, Saquon Barkley, and his Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who were named Best Team in all of sports.
The 33rd ESPYs ceremony was hosted by comedian Shane Gillis from the Dolby Theatre. Winners were selected by fan balloting.
Here is the complete list of 2025 ESPYs winners in all 22 categories:
BEST ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
BEST ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS
Simone Biles – Gymnast
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
Ilona Maher – Rugby
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
Simone Biles – 2024 Olympics Women’s All-Around
BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE
Suni Lee – Gymnast
BEST PLAY
Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle – NFL (11/3/24)
BEST TEAM
Philadelphia Eagles – NFL
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS
Cooper Flagg – Duke Basketball
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS
JuJu Watkins – USC Basketball
BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Noah Elliott – Snowboard
BEST NFL PLAYER
Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles
BEST MLB PLAYER
Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
BEST NHL PLAYER
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers
BEST NBA PLAYER
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
BEST WNBA PLAYER
Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
BEST DRIVER
Max Verstappen – F1
BEST UFC FIGHTER
Merab Dvalishvili
BEST BOXER
Katie Taylor
BEST SOCCER PLAYER
Christian Pulisic – AC Milan, US
BEST GOLFER
Scottie Scheffler
BEST TENNIS PLAYER
Coco Gauff
ARTHUR ASHE AWARD FOR COURAGE
Oscar Robertson
ICON AWARD
Alex Morgan and Diana Taurasi
JIMMY V AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE
Katie Schumacher-Cawley
BILLIE JEAN KING YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD
Rishin Tandon, Maegha Ramanathan, and Ian Waite
PAT TILLMAN AWARD FOR SERVICE
Los Angeles County firefighters David Walters and Erin Regan
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CAPITAL ONE CUP WINNER
UNC women and Ohio State men
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Category: General Sports