The 2025 ESPY Awards, the 33rd annual ceremony of the ESPY Awards, was held on July 16, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and broadcast by ABC.
Ceremony information Comedian Shane Gillis hosted the ceremony.
Winners and nominees Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills, NFL Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles, NFLSimone Biles – Gymnastics Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Track and Field Gabby Thomas – Track and Field A'ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces, WNBAIlona Maher – Rugby Cooper Flagg – Duke men's basketball Chloe Humphrey – North Carolina women's lacrosse Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBSuni Lee – Gymnastics Lindsey Vonn – Skiing Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche, NHL Mallory Swanson – USWNT/Chicago Red Stars, NWSLCooper Flagg – Duke basketball Wyatt Hendrickson – Oklahoma State wrestling Travis Hunter – Colorado football CJ Kirst – Cornell lacrosseJuJu Watkins – USC basketball Gretchen Walsh – Virginia swimming Kate Faasse – North Carolina soccer Olivia Babcock – Pittsburgh volleyball Philadelphia Eagles – NFL UConn Huskies – NCAA Women's Basketball Ohio State Buckeyes – NCAA Football New York Liberty – WNBA North Carolina Tar Heels – NCAA Women's Lacrosse United States Women's National Team – Soccer Oklahoma City Thunder – NBA Florida Panthers – NHL Los Angeles Dodgers – MLBSimone Biles – 2024 Olympics Women's All-Around Stephen Curry – 2024 US Men's Olympic Basketball Freddie Freeman – LA Dodgers, World Series MVP Rory McIlroy – Wins first Masters title, completing career Grand SlamNoah Elliott – Snowboard Tatyana McFadden – Track and Field Ezra Frech – Track and Field Grace Norman – ParatriathlonSaquon Barkley's backwards hurdle – NFL Tyrese Haliburton Calls Game – NBA Finals Game 1 Sabrina Ionescu Logo 3 Game Winner – WNBA Finals Game 3 Trinity Rodman with the OT Goal to send USWNT to the semi-finals – 2024 OlympicsAlexander Ovechkin scores 895th goal to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record Caitlin Clark breaking WNBA records for single-game assists and single-season assists Geno Auriemma wins 1,217th game to surpass Tara VanDerveer for most by any coach in NCAA basketball history Kevin Durant breaks USA men's all-time Olympic basketball scoring recordSaquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens Patrick Surtain II – Denver BroncosShohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers Aaron Judge – New York Yankees Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers Tarik Skubal – Detroit TigersLeon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg JetsShai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks Jayson Tatum – Boston CelticsCaitlin Clark – Indiana Fever A'ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx Breanna Stewart – New York LibertyChristian Pulisic – AC Milan/US Aitana Bonmatí – FC Barcelona/Spain Alexia Putellas – FC Barcelona/Spain Lamine Yamal – FC Barcelona/SpainMax Verstappen – Formula One Álex Palou – IndyCar Oscar Piastri – Formula One Joey Logano – NASCARScottie Scheffler Rory McIlroy Nelly Korda Maja StarkKatie Taylor Claressa Shields Naoya Inoue Oleksandr UsykMerab Dvalishvili Dricus du Plessis Islam Makhachev Kayla HarrisonCoco Gauff Jannik Sinner Carlos Alcaraz Aryna Sabalenka
Honorary awards Jimmy V Award Katie Schumacher-Cawley
Arthur Ashe Courage Award Oscar Robertson
Pat Tillman Award for Service Los Angeles County firefighters David Walters and Erin Regan
Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award Sloane Stephens
Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Indianapolis Colts
Icon Award Alex Morgan Diana Taurasi
Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award Billy Bean
Sports Philanthropist of the Year Award Michele Kang
In Memoriam The segment faced criticism for not showing the names of all the athletes who died, but notable figures such as Fernando Valenzuela, Diogo Jota, and George Foreman were included. Tobe Nwigwe performed during the segment.
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