Voting for ESPYS 2022 is officially open.
The event will feature this year’s hottest athletes. Honorees will include college basketball analyst Dick Vitale who will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance and boxing champion Vitali Klitschko who will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
Voting for all categories will be open until Sunday, July 17 at 8 p.m. EST and ESPYS will take place Wednesday, July 20 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
Here are the nominees:
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
- Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
- Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
- Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Oksana Masters, cross-country skiing, road cycling, biathlon
- Sunisa Lee, gymnastics
- Katie Ledecky, swimming
- Candace ParkerChicago Sky
BEST REVOLUTIONARY ATHLETE
- Trinity Rodman, Spirit of Washington
- Eileen Gu, skier
- Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
- Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies
RECORD BEST PERFORMANCE
- Stephen Curry passes Ray Allen for most 3-pointers in NBA history
- Jocelyn Alo breaks Lauren Chamberlain’s home run record for most in Division I history (96)
- Allyson Felix, track and field, won his 11th career medal, surpassing Carl Lewis for the United States track and field record
- Tom Brady becomes NFL’s all-time leader by overtaking Drew Brees
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
- Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams – Super Bowl LVI
- Julianna Pena, UFC 269
- Max Verstappen, F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche – Stanley Cup Final
BEST RETURNING ATHLETE
- Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
- Trey Mancini, Baltimore Orioles
- Diamond DeShields, Phoenix Mercury
- Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
BEST GAME
BEST TEAM
- Golden State Warriors, NBA
- Chicago Sky, WNBA
- Atlanta Braves, MLB
- Los Angeles Rams, NFL
- Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA softball
- Georgia Bulldogs, NCAA Football
- Colorado Avalanche, NHL
TOP OLYMPIAN, WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Sunisa Lee, gymnastics
- Oksana Masters, cross-country skiing, road cycling, biathlon
- Katie Ledecky, swimming
- Allyson Felix, Athletics
BEST OLYMPIAN, MEN’S SPORTS
- Nathan Chen, figure skating
- Declan Farmer, sledge hockey
- Nick Mayhugh, Athletics
- Caeleb Dressel, Swimming
BEST GAME
- Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills in OT thriller (AFC Divisional Game)
- UConn defeats NC State in double OT (Elite 8 NCAA Women’s Basketball)
- Kansas 16-point rally, which was the biggest comeback in championship game history (NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship)
- Bryce Young rallies Alabama to beat Auburn in four OTs (NCAA Football Iron Bowl)
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
- Bryce Young, Alabama footballer
- Dante Polvara, Georgetown Men’s Soccer
- Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga Men’s Basketball
- Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland Lacrosse
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Aliyah Boston, South Carolina Women’s Basketball
- Jaelin Howell, Florida State Soccer
- Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma softball
- Charlotte North, Boston College Lacrosse
BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, MEN’S FOOTBALL
- Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
- Kevin De BruyneManchester City
- Sadio Mane, Liverpool
- Kylian Mbappe, PSG
BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
- Alexia Putellas, Barcelona
- Sam Kerr, Chelsea
- Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal
- Caroline Graham Hansen, Barcelona
BEST NFL PLAYER
- Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams
- TJ Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
- Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
BEST MLB PLAYER
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
- Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
- Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- Jorge Soler, Atlanta Braves
BEST NHL PLAYER
- Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
- Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Roman Josi, Nashville Predators
- Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers
BEST DRIVER
- Kyle Larson, NASCAR
- Max Verstappen, F1
- Steve Torrence, NHRA
- Alex Palou, IndyCar
BEST NBA PLAYER
- Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
- Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
- Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
- Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
BEST WNBA PLAYER
- Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun
- Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
- Skylar Diggins-Smith, Mercury Phoenix
- Candace ParkerChicago Sky
BEST BOXER
- Tyson’s Fury
- Shakur Stevenson
- Katie Taylor
- Mikaela Mayer
BEST MMA FIGHTER
- Alexander Volkanovski
- Charles Oliveira
- Kamaru Usman
- Kayla Harrison
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S GOLF
- Scottie Scheffler
- Cameron Smith
- Justin Thomas
- Jon Rahm
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S GOLF
- Nelly Korda
- Ko Jin-young
- Lydia Ko
- Minjee Lee
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S TENNIS
- Rafael Nadal
- Dylan Alcott
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S TENNIS
- Emma Raducanu
- Ashley Barty
- Iga Świątek
- Leylah Fernandez
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S ACTION SPORTS
- Eli Tomac, Supercross
- Alex Hall, skier
- Yuto Horigome, skateboard
- Ayumu Hirano, snowboard
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S ACTION SPORTS
- Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, snowboard
- Eileen Gu, skier
- Rayssa Leal, skateboard
- Chloe Kim, snowboard
BEST JOCKEY
- Flavien Prat
- Irad Ortiz
- Jose Ortiz
- Joel Rosario
BEST DISABLED ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
- Declan Farmer, sledge hockey
- Nick Mayhugh, Athletics
- Brad Snyder, paratriathlon and swimming
- Ian Seidenfeld, table tennis
BEST DISABLED ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORT
- Oksana Masters, Cycling & Nordic/Biathlon
- Jessica Long, swimming
- Brenna Huckaby, snowboard
- Kate WardFootball
BEST BOWLER
- Jason Belmonte
- Anthony Simonson
- Kyle’s Troop
- Dom Barrett
TOP MLS PLAYER
- Valentin Castellanos, NYCFC
- Jesus Ferreira, FC Dallas
- Carles Gil, New England Revolution
- Carlos Vela, LAFC
TOP NWSL PLAYER
- Ashley Hatch, Spirit of Washington
- Aubrey Bledsoe, Spirit of Washington
- Jess Fishlock, OL reigns
- Caprice Dydasco, NJ/NY Gotham FC
WWE BEST MOMENT
- MATCH 1
- Brock Lesnar wins the Royal Rumble
- Bianca Belair wins the RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania
- MATCH 2
- John Cena returns to Money In The Bank
- Ronda Rousey returns 4 months after giving birth to win the Royal Rumble
- MATCH 3
- WWE Welcomes Fans Again With Full Live Crowd (Smackdown 7/16)
- Stone Cold stuns Vince McMahon, Austin Theory and Pat McAfee at WrestleMania Night 2
- MATCH 4
- Roman Reigns defeats Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to win the Universal and WWE Championships
- Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at WrestleMania
- MATCH 5
- Big E cashes in the Money In The Bank briefcase and wins the WWE Championship (RAW 9/13)
- The Miz turns on Logan Paul at WrestleMania
- MATCH 6
- Becky Lynch returns to SummerSlam
- Undertaker inducted into WWE Hall of Fame
- MATCH 7
- Edge defeats Seth Rollins in a Hell In A Cell match at Crown Jewel
- Body of a Little Man slams Sami Zayn at WrestleMania
- MATCH 8
- Brock Lesnar returns to SummerSlam to face Roman Reigns
- Stone Cold returns to the ring to defeat Kevin Owens at WrestleMania
