2015 ESPY Awards

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2015 ESPY Awards
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Official ESPYs logo
DateJuly 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)
LocationMicrosoft Theater,
Los Angeles
Country United States
Hosted byJoel McHale
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC
Runtime3 hours
Viewership7.7 million[1]

The 2015 ESPY Awards was the annual ESPY Awards held annually with 32 awards in total being handed out, honoring the best in sports. They were presented on July 15, 2015 and hosted by actor and comedian Joel McHale from the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles.[2] For the first time in its 23-year history, the ceremony was broadcast on ABC.[3][4][5]

Winners and nominees[]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Male Athlete
  • Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors, NBA
    • LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA
    • Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers, NFL
    • J. J. Watt – Houston Texans, NFL
  • Ronda Rousey – MMA
  • LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers – Record breaking performance during the 2015 NBA Finals
  • Peyton Manning – threw record 509th touchdown pass
    • Lauren Chamberlain – hit 91st home run in NCAA softball
    • Devin Hester – took punt in for 20th career NFL touchdown return
    • Klay Thompson – scored 37 points in a single quarter
  • Rob Gronkowski - New England Patriots
    • Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees
    • Derrick Rose - Chicago Bulls
    • Lindsey Vonn - Skiing
  • Lionel Messi - FC Barcelona/Argentina
    • Novak Djokovic - Tennis
    • Lewis Hamilton - Formula One
    • Lydia Ko - LPGA
    • Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid/Portugal
  • Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - 2014 American League MVP
    • Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers - 2014 National League MVP and Cy Young Award winner
    • Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants - 2014 World Series MVP
    • Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians - won 2014 AL Cy Young Award
    • Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins - One of the top hitters in the league
  • Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks - captain of the 2015 Stanley Cup champions
    • Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens - Winner of the 2014-15 Ted Lindsay (most outstanding player), Jennings (fewest goals allowed), Vezina (top goaltender) and Hart (most valuable player) trophies
    • Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals - Winner of 2014-15 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (most goals)
    • John Tavares, New York Islanders - runner up for the Art Ross Trophy
    • Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks - Winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy and a 2015 Stanley Cup champion
  • Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors - 2015 NBA MVP
    • Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans - Led NBA in blocks (200)
    • James Harden, Houston Rockets - NBA MVP runnerup
    • LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers - Led the NBA Finals in points (35.8), rebounds (13.3), and assists (8.8)
    • Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder - NBA scoring champion (28.1 ppg)
Best Driver
  • Kevin Harvick, NASCAR - 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion
    • Erica Enders-Stevens, NHRA - Won the 2014 NHRA Pro Stock Championship
    • Lewis Hamilton, Formula One - 2014 Formula One World Champion
    • Juan Pablo Montoya, IndyCar - 2015 Indy 500 winner
    • Will Power, IndyCar - 2014 IndyCar Series Champion
  • Ronda Rousey, MMA - Defended the UFC Women's Bantamweight Title with two record-speed wins
    • Donald Cerrone, MMA - Current 8-fight UFC winning streak is the longest in the lightweight division
    • Terence Crawford, Boxing - Current WBO Light Welterweight champion
    • Gennady Golovkin, Boxing - Improved record to 33-0 with 30 KOs
    • Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Boxing - Defeated Manny Pacquiao in a unanimous decision to bring his record to 48-0
  • Ryan Dungey, Motocross - Won 8 of 17 rounds on the 2015 AMA Supercross series, claiming the overall title by a large margin
    • Tucker Hibbert, SnoCross - Won 8th-straight X Games SnoCross gold, now the longest active streak at X Games
    • Nyjah Huston, Skateboarding - Decisively won 2015 X Games Skateboard Street gold
    • Mark McMorris, Snowboarding - Won 2015 X Games gold in both Slopestyle and Big Air
    • , Freestyle Motocross - Landed first-ever FMX triple backflip
  • Kelly Clark, Snowboarding - Won 5 of the 6 major women's halfpipe events in 2014-15, including silver at X Games Aspen 2015
    • Paige Alms, Surfing - Won the Women's Best Performance at the 2015 Big Wave Awards
    • Stephanie Gilmore, Surfing - Won another World Surf League title in 2014
    • Laia Sanz, Enduro/motorbike - Claimed her 4th Enduro X gold at X Games Austin 2015
Best Male Athlete with a Disability
  • Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy - 2014 Major League Soccer MVP
    • Obafemi Martins, Seattle Sounders - 17 goals, 13 assists
    • Lee Nguyen, New England Revolution - 18 goals, 5 assists
    • Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York Red Bulls - 2014 MLS Golden Boot; 27 goals, 2 assists

Honorary awards[]

Arthur Ashe Courage Award[]

  • Caitlyn Jenner

Jimmy V Perseverance Award[]

  • Leah and Devon Still

Pat Tillman Award for Service[]

  • Danielle Green

Best Moment[]

Icon Award[]

  • Derek Jeter

Presenters[]

The following are a list of presenters in order of appearance:

  • Kiefer Sutherland
  • Rachel McAdams
  • Richard Sherman
  • Lindsey Vonn
  • Halle Berry
  • Robin Roberts
  • Mike Epps
  • Alex Morgan
  • Stephen Curry
  • J. J. Watt
  • Britney Spears[6]
  • Ed Helms
  • Danica Patrick
  • LeBron James
  • Ciara
  • Andre Iguodala
  • Ben Affleck
  • Abby Wambach
  • Jake Gyllenhaal
  • Brett Favre
  • Vince Vaughn

In Memoriam[]

The In Memoriam was first presented by journalist Robin Roberts giving tribute to fellow sports broadcaster Stuart Scott followed by singer Nate Ruess singing his single Moment to a video montage and honoring the following:

References[]

  1. ^ Pallotta, Frank (July 16, 2015). "ESPYS score record ratings with assist by Caitlyn Jenner and ABC". CNN Money. New York. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Actor Joel McHale to Host 2015 ESPYS on ABC". ABC News. May 22, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Baysinger, Tim (April 23, 2015). "'ESPYs' Moving to ABC". broadcastingcable.com. NewBay Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "U.S. women's soccer thwarts top squads to garner Best Team ESPY". ESPN. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ^ "ESPY Awards: The Complete Winners List". Hollywood Reporter. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. ^ Weiner, Natalie (July 16, 2015). "JJ Watt Tells Britney Spears Why '...Baby One More Time' Inspires Him at the ESPYs: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

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