ESPN announced the nominees for The 2024 ESPYS presented by Capital One, hosted by Serena Williams, and fan voting is now open. All categories will close at 5 PM ET on July 11, just prior to the start of The 2024 ESPYS. Fans can click here to cast their vote.

Hosted by Serena Williams, The 2024 ESPYS will broadcast live on Thursday, July 11 at 8 PM ET/PT on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The star-studded ceremony will relive the highlight moments of the year, honor leading athletes and performances, and bring together the sports industry’s fan favorites and biggest stars.

Top celebrities from sports and entertainment will gather to recognize nominees and honor winners in categories such as “Best Athlete, Men’s Sports,” “Best Athlete, Women’s Sports,” “Best Breakthrough Athlete,” “Best Record Breaking Performance,” “Best Championship Performance,” and “Best Comeback Athlete.”

Per tradition, The 2024 ESPYS will also showcase the achievements of inspiring and courageous athletes who embody the spirit of The ESPYS through three pillar awards – the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Award, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance Award, and The Pat Tillman Award for Service. Honorees for each of these awards will be announced later this week. The show supports ESPN’s ongoing commitment to The V Foundation for Cancer Research, launched in 1993 by ESPN in partnership with the late Jim Valvano.

The ESPYS are co-produced by ESPN and Full Day Productions.

The 2024 ESPYS Nominees

BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS

• Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• 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

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE

• Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
• J. Stroud, Houston Texans
• Juju Watkins, USC Women’s Basketball
• 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
• 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
• 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)

BEST TEAM

• South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women’s Basketball
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Oksana Masters, Cross-Country Skier/Hand Cyclist

BEST NFL PLAYER

• Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
• Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
• Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

BEST MLB PLAYER

• Ronald Acuña , Atlanta Braves
• Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
• Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
• 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

BEST NBA PLAYER

• Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Nikola Jokić, 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

BEST DRIVER

• Ryan Blaney, NASCAR
• Matt Hagan, NHRA
• Álex Palou, IndyCar
• Max Verstappen, F1

BEST UFC FIGHTER

• Islam Makhachev
• Sean O’Malley
• Alex Pereira
• Zhang Weili

BEST BOXER

• Terence Crawford
• 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

BEST GOLFER

• Nelly Korda
• Xander Schauffele
• Scottie Scheffler
• Lilia Vu

BEST TENNIS PLAYER

• Carlos Alcaraz
• Novak Djokovic
• Coco Gauff
• Iga Swiatek

The 2024 ESPYS will air live on July 11, 2024 at 8 PM ET/PT on ABC.

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