The 2024 ESPY Awards, the 32nd annual ceremony of the ESPY Awards, was held on July 11, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and broadcast by ABC.
Ceremony
On May 14, 2024, it was announced that tennis player Serena Williams would host the ceremony, becoming the fourth woman to host the ESPY awards, following Danica Patrick, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, as well as the first African American female athlete to host. The nominees were announced on June 26, 2024. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex was the recipient of the Pat Tillman Award in recognition of his service in the British Armed Forces and work with the Invictus Games.
Nominees Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB Scottie Scheffler – Golf Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers, NHLA'ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces, WNBA Caitlin Clark – Iowa women's basketball Coco Gauff – Tennis Nelly Korda – GolfJuJu Watkins – USC women's basketball Haleigh Bryant – LSU gymnastics C. J. Stroud – Houston Texans, NFL Victor Wembanyama – San Antonio Spurs, NBASimone Biles – Gymnastics Paige Bueckers – UConn women's basketball Joe Flacco – Cleveland Browns, NFL Zion Williamson – New Orleans Pelicans, NBAJayden Daniels – LSU football Ousmane Sylla – Clemson soccer Pat Kavanagh – Notre Dame lacrosse Zach Edey – Purdue basketballCaitlin Clark – Iowa basketball Sarah Franklin – Wisconsin volleyball Izzy Scane – Northwestern lacrosse Haleigh Bryant – LSU gymnastics South Carolina Gamecocks – College basketball Kansas City Chiefs – NFL Michigan Wolverines – College football Las Vegas Aces – WNBA UConn Huskies – College basketball Oklahoma Sooners – College softball Boston Celtics – NBA Florida Panthers – NHL Texas Rangers – MLB Jaylen Brown – Boston Celtics Blake Corum and Will Johnson – Michigan Wolverines, 2024 College Football National Championship MVPs Kayla Martello – Boston College women's lacrosse Midge Purce – NJ/NY Gotham FC, NWSL Championship MVPBrenna Huckaby – Snowboarding champion Jaydin Blackwell – World champion sprinter Ezra Frech – World champion high jumper Oksana Masters – Paralympic cross-country skiing / para-cyclingLamar Jackson catches his own pass for first down Jayda Coleman walk-off home run sends Oklahoma to 4th straight softball championship Anthony Edwards Dunk of the Year Alabama scores on 4th and 31 to beat AuburnCaitlin Clark becomes the NCAA's all-time leading scorer in any sport 49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for 17 straight games Tara VanDerveer, Stanford women's basketball – gets 1,203rd win for most by any coach in NCAA basketball history Max Verstappen wins record 10th consecutive race with victory at the 2023 Italian Grand PrixPatrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs Myles Garrett – Cleveland Browns Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens Christian McCaffrey – San Francisco 49ersShohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels Ronald Acuña – Atlanta Braves Gerrit Cole – New York Yankees Corey Seager – Texas RangersConnor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple LeafsLuka Dončić – Dallas Mavericks Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder Jayson Tatum – Boston CelticsA'ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx Alyssa Thomas – Connecticut Sun Breanna Stewart – New York LibertyKylian Mbappé – France / Real Madrid Aitana Bonmatí – Spain Naomi Girma – USWNT Vinicius Junior – Brazil / Real MadridMax Verstappen – Formula One Matt Hagan – NHRA Ryan Blaney – NASCAR Álex Palou – IndyCarScottie Scheffler Xander Schauffele Nelly Korda Lilia VuTerence Crawford Seniesa Estrada Naoya Inoue Oleksandr UsykSean O’Malley Alex Pereira Islam Makhachev Zhang WeiliCoco Gauff Novak Djokovic Carlos Alcaraz Iga Świątek
Honorary awards Jimmy V Award Dawn Staley
Arthur Ashe Courage Award Steve Gleason
Pat Tillman Award for Service Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award Maui surfing community
Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Angel City FC
Icon Award Nick Saban
Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award Brice Christianson
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