2018 ESPY Awards

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2018 ESPY Awards
DateJuly 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)
LocationMicrosoft Theater,
Los Angeles
Country United States
Hosted byDanica Patrick
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC
Runtime180 minutes

The 2018 ESPY Awards were presented at the 26th annual ESPY Awards show, held on July 18, 2018 at 5 PM Pacific at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and on television nationwide in the United States on ABC at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central. On May 22, 2018, it was announced that Danica Patrick would host the event, which made her the first woman to have hosted the show.

Winners and nominees[]

These were the nominees for each of the competitive awards. Fans were able to vote online at a dedicated ESPN site.[1]

Best Male Athlete
  • Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals, NHL
    • José Altuve – Houston Astros, MLB
    • Tom Brady – New England Patriots, NFL
    • James Harden – Houston Rockets, NBA
  • Roger Federer – 8th Wimbledon championship
    • Tom Brady – 187 NFL regular-season wins
    • Aaron Judge – 52 home runs by an MLB rookie
    • Diana Taurasi – First WNBA player to make 1,000 3-pointers
  • Arike Ogunbowale hits 2nd buzzer-beater to win NCAA women's national title
    • Minneapolis Miracle: Stefon Diggs makes last-second TD Catch to send Vikings to NFC championship
    • Philly Special: Eagles fool Patriots with fourth-down touchdown pass to Foles
    • Alabama Tua Tagovailoa's 41-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith in overtime to win national title
    • Florida State's Jessie Warren makes diving double play in Women's College World Series
    • LeBron James nails buzzer-beater 3-pointer to beat the Pacers
    • Evanston Township High school's Blake Peters hits 80-foot buzzer-beater
    • Gareth Bale's bicycle kick goal in Champions League Final
    • Cristiano Ronaldo's bicycle kick goal against Juventus
    • Julian McGarvey makes last-second steal to secure Ardsley High School's Section 1 title
    • LeBron floats a glass-kissing buzzer-beater to beat Raptors
    • Team USA's Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scores the shootout winner to win the gold medal in women's hockey
    • Giannis Antetokounmpo's leapfrog dunk on Tim Hardaway Jr.
    • Acrobatic volleyball play from Autumn Finney out of Decatur High School
    • Golden Knights' William Karlsson through-the-legs goal
    • Jordan Poole hits buzzer-beater to send Michigan to the Sweet 16
Best Olympic Moment
  • Tom Brady – New England Patriots
    • Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers
    • Aaron Donald – Los Angeles Rams
    • Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams
  • Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
  • LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers
    • Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks
    • Anthony Davis – New Orleans Pelicans
    • James Harden – Houston Rockets
Best College Athlete
Best International Men's Soccer Player
  • Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid C.F./Portugal
    • Lionel Messi – FC Barcelona/Argentina
    • Mohamed Salah – Liverpool F.C./Egypt
    • Neymar Jr. – Paris Saint-Germain F.C./Brazil
Best International Women's Soccer Player
Best Male Olympian
Best Female Olympian
Best Driver
Best Male Athlete with a Disability

Honorary awards[]

Arthur Ashe Courage Award[]

Jimmy V Perseverance Award[]

Pat Tillman Award for Service[]

Best Coach[]

  • Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel and Chris Hixon – Coaches at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killed in the 2018 shooting

In Memoriam[]

British singer Jorja Smith performed "Goodbyes" during the performance.

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 ESPY Awards: Winners list".
  2. ^ "Larry Nassar Survivors Receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award At ESPYs". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jim Kelly to be honored with Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at ESPYS". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jake Wood, disaster relief organizer and former Marine, to receive ESPYS Pat Tillman Award". Retrieved July 19, 2018.

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