See which athletes, teams and sports icons were nominated and took home awards at the 2016 ESPYS
They represent the best in their respective sport, a select group of athletes who exude excellence and integrity and always give every ounce of their being when they're on the playing field. And tonight, they'll be recognized for their athletic achievements at the 2016 ESPYS.
Here are the athletes, coaches and teams that were nominated and took home an award. Watch the 2016 ESPY Awards hosted by John Cena on Wednesday, July 13 at 8 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. CT on ABC.
BEST MALE ATHLETE
WINNER: LeBron James
Stephen Curry
Cam Newton
Bryce Harper
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
WINNER: Breanna Stewart
Elena Delle Donne
Katie Ledecky
Simone Biles
JIMMY V PERSERVERANCE AWARD
RECIPIENT: CRAIG SAGER
BEST TEAM
WINNER: Cleveland Cavaliers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Kansas City Royals
Denver Broncos
Alabama Crimson Tide
UConn Huskies
Villanova Wildcats
ICON AWARD
WINNER: Peyton Manning, Abby Wambach and Kobe Bryant
ARTHUR ASHE AWARD FOR COURAGE
RECIPIENT: Zaevion Dobson
BEST PLAY (16 NOMINEES VOTED BRACKET-STYLE)
WINNER: Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary
Crazy 66-yard Ole Miss' TD
Kris Jenkins buzzer beater
Connor McDavid goal
Michigan St punt block TD
Stanford trick play w/ circus catch
LeBron Game 7 block
Louis Oosthuizen hole-in-one off of ball
Steph Curry 38-foot game-winner
Army softball player leaps over tag
Holly Holm knockout of Ronda Rousey
Bartolo Colon first home run
Tiffany Howard HR robbery WCWS
Josh Donaldson diving into stands
Jairo Samerio scores on scissor-kick ground
Dele Alli juggling goal for Tottenham
PAT HILLMAN AWARD
RECIPIENT: Sgt. Elizabeth Marks
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
WINNER: Jake Arrieta
Conor McGregor
Chloe Kim
Karl-Anthony Towns
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Stephen Curry - single season three-pointers made
Geno Auriemma - most NCAA basketball titles in D1 history (11)
Christian McCaffery - single season NCAAF all-purpose yards
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
WINNER: LeBron James - NBA Finals
Von Miller - Super Bowl
Carli Lloyd - World Cup Final
Sidney Crosby - Stanley Cup Playoffs
BEST UPSET
WINNER: Holly Holm knocks out Ronda Rousey - UFC
Middle Tennessee over Michigan State - Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament
Roberta Vinci over Serena Williams - US Open
BEST GAME
WINNER: Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers - NBA Finals Game 7
Villanova vs. North Carolina - Men's NCAA Basketball Final
Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers - NFL Divisional Round
BEST COACH/MANAGER
WINNER: Tyronn Lue - Cleveland Cavaliers
Ned Yost - Kansas City Royals
Geno Auriemma - UConn Huskies
Jay Wright - Villanova Wildcats
Nick Saban - Alabama Crimson Tide
BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE
WINNER: Cristiano Ronaldo
Novak Djokovic
Lydia Ko
Luis Suarez
Canelo Alvarez
BEST NFL PLAYER
WINNER: Cam Newton
Tom Brady
JJ Watt
Antonio Brown
Julio Jones
BEST MLB PLAYER
WINNER: Bryce Harper
Josh Donaldson
Jake Arrieta
Mike Trout
Clayton Kershaw
BEST NHL PLAYER
WINNER: Sidney Crosby
Patrick Kane
Alex Ovechkin
Joe Pavelski
Braden Holtby
BEST DRIVER
WINNER: Kyle Busch
Lewis Hamilton
Erica Enders-Stevens
Scott Dixon
Alexander Rossi
BEST NBA PLAYER
WINNER: LeBron James
Stephen Curry
Kawhi Leonard
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
BEST WNBA PLAYER
WINNER: Maya Moore
Elena Delle Donne
Angel McCoughtry
Tina Charles
DeWanna Bonner
BEST FIGHTER
WINNER: Conor McGregor
Gennady Golovkin
Canelo Alvarez
Robbie Lawler
Roman Gonzalez
BEST MALE GOLFER
WINNER: Jordan Spieth
Jason Day
Dustin Johnson
Danny Willett
BEST FEMALE GOLFER
WINNER: Lydia Ko
Inbee Park
Brooke Henderson
Ariya Jutanugarn
BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER
WINNER: Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray
Roger Federer
BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER
WINNER: Serena Williams
Angelique Kerber
Flavia Pennetta
Garbine Muguruza
BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE
WINNER: Buddy Hield
Derrick Henry
Jordan Morris
Jarrion Lawson
Alex Dieringer
BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE
WINNER: Breanna Stewart
Raquel Rodriguez
Samantha Bricio
Taylor Cummings
Sierra Romero
BEST MALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE
WINNER: Ryan Dungey
Gus Kenworthy
Nyjah Huston
Pedro Barros
Mark McMorris
BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE
WINNER: Jamie Anderson
Chloe Kim
Keala Kennelly
Carissa Moore
BEST JOCKEY
WINNER: Mario Gutierrez
Kent Desormeaux
Javier Castellano
Irad Ortiz Jr.
BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
WINNER: Richard Browne
Joe Berenyi
Aaron Fotheringham
Nikko Landeros
Brad Snyder
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
WINNER: Tatyana McFadden
Heather Erickson
Oksana Masters
Shawn Morelli
BEST BOWLER
WINNER: Jason Belmonte
Jesper Svensson
Ryan Ciminelli
Anthony Simonsen
BEST MLS PLAYER
WINNER: Sebastian Giovinco
Kei Kamara
Laurent Ciman
Luis Robles
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