2018 ESPY Awards


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, California 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.

  • Chloe KimSnowboarding
  • * Julie ErtzChicago Red Stars, NWSL and USWNT
  • * Sylvia FowlesMinnesota Lynx, WNBA
  • USA Women's Ice Hockey vs. Canada Women's Ice Hockey2018 Winter Olympics
  • * Georgia Bulldogs vs. Oklahoma Sooners – 2018 Rose Bowl
  • * Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers2017 World Series, Game 5
  • Nick Foles, Philadelphia EaglesSuper Bowl LII
  • * Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova Wildcats – 2018 NCAA Division I Basketball National Championship
  • * Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors2018 NBA Finals
  • * George Springer, 2017 Houston Astros season2017 World Series
  • Donovan MitchellUtah Jazz, NBA
  • * Alvin KamaraNew Orleans Saints, NFL
  • * Ben SimmonsPhiladelphia 76ers, NBA
  • * Sloane Stephens – Women's Tennis, WTA
  • 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
  • Houston Astros – MLB
  • * Golden State Warriors – NBA
  • * Notre Dame Fighting Irish - NCAA women's basketball
  • * Philadelphia Eagles – NFL
  • * Villanova Wildcats – NCAA men's basketball
  • * Washington Capitals – NHL
  • * USA Women's Ice Hockey – Ice Hockey
  • 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
  • Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints in a NFC Divisional Playoff game
  • * Notre Dame defeats Mississippi State to win NCAA women's basketball title
  • * Vegas Golden Knights defeat Winnipeg Jets to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals
  • * #16 University of Maryland, Baltimore County upsets # 1 Virginia in NCAA basketball tournament
  • Shaun White comes from behind to win 3rd Olympic gold medal in men's halfpipe
  • * Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall win a photo-finish for USA's first gold medal in cross-country skiing
  • * U.S. Men's Curling team wins gold medal
  • * U.S. Women's Ice Hockey team defeats Canada for gold medal
  • Tom Brady – New England Patriots
  • * Antonio BrownPittsburgh Steelers
  • * Aaron DonaldLos Angeles Rams
  • * Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams
  • Mike TroutLos Angeles Angels
  • * José Altuve – Houston Astros
  • * Aaron Judge – New York Yankees
  • * Max ScherzerWashington Nationals
  • Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals
  • * Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins
  • * Marc-André Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights
  • * Connor McDavidEdmonton Oilers
  • LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers
  • * Giannis AntetokounmpoMilwaukee Bucks
  • * Anthony Davis – New Orleans Pelicans
  • * James Harden – Houston Rockets
  • Maya Moore – Minnesota Lynx
  • * Skylar Diggins-Smith – Dallas Wings
  • * Sylvia Fowles – Minnesota Lynx
  • * Candace ParkerLos Angeles Sparks
  • Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Sooners
  • * Jalen Brunson, Villanova Wildcats
  • * Katie Ledecky, Stanford Cardinal
  • * A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Gamecocks
  • Roger Federer
  • * Marin Čilić
  • * Rafael Nadal
  • Sloane Stephens
  • * Simona Halep
  • * Garbiñe Muguruza
  • * Caroline Wozniacki
  • Jordan Spieth
  • * Dustin Johnson
  • * Patrick Reed
  • * Justin Thomas
  • Sung-hyun Park
  • * Shanshan Feng
  • * Ariya Jutanugarn
  • * Inbee Park
  • Nemanja Nikolić – Chicago Fire
  • * Tim Melia – Sporting Kansas City
  • * Ike Opara – Sporting Kansas City
  • * Diego ValeriPortland Timbers
  • Megan RapinoeSeattle Reign FC
  • * Adrianna FranchPortland Thorns FC
  • * Sam Kerr – Chicago Red Stars
  • * Sam MewisNorth Carolina Courage
  • 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
  • Sam Kerr – Chicago Red Stars/Australia
  • * Pernille Harder – VfL Wolfsburg/Denmark
  • * Lieke Martens – FC Barcelona Femení/Netherlands
  • * Jodie Taylor – Seattle Reign FC/England
  • Shaun White, Snowboarding
  • * Red Gerard, Snowboarding
  • * John Shuster, Curling
  • * David Wise, Halfpipe Skiing
  • Chloe Kim, Snowboarding
  • * Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding
  • * Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, Women’s Ice Hockey
  • * Mikaela Shiffrin, Skiing
  • Terence Crawford, Boxing
  • * Vasyl Lomachenko, Boxing
  • * Rose Namajunas, MMA
  • * Georges St-Pierre, MMA
  • Martin Truex Jr. – NASCAR
  • * Brittany ForceNHRA
  • * Lewis Hamilton – Formula One
  • * Josef NewgardenIndyCar
  • Jose Ortiz
  • * Florent Geroux
  • * Flavien Prat
  • * Mike Smith
  • Rhino Page
  • * Jason Belmonte
  • * Tom Smallwood
  • * Jesper Svensson
  • David Wise – Skiing
  • * Henrik Harlaut – Skiing
  • * Kelvin Hoefler – Skateboarding
  • * Marcus Kleveland – Snowboarding
  • Chloe Kim – Snowboarding
  • * Jamie Anderson – Snowboarding
  • * Stephanie GilmoreSurfing
  • * Brighton Zeuner – Skateboarding
  • Mike Schultz – Snowboarding
  • * Daniel CnossenNordic Skiing
  • * Declan FarmerSled Hockey
  • * Andrew KurkaAlpine Skiing
  • Brenna Huckaby – Snowboarding
  • * Kendall Gretsch – Nordic Skiing
  • * Oksana Masters – Nordic Skiing
  • * Tatyana McFadden – Track and Field
  • Honorary awards

    [Arthur Ashe Courage Award]

    2018 shooting

    ''In Memoriam''

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