The annual awards show will recap the entire year of sports, celebrating everything from the best teams, players, moments and plays from the 2021-22 seasons.
This year’s ESPYS will be hosted by four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry. It will also have special guest presentations from other star athletes like Odell Beckham Jr., Mookie Betts, Aaron Rodgers, Derek Jeter and Megan Rapinoe, to name a few.
The ESPYS will honor a number of different teams and individuals across multiple sports, with each category having four nominees for each award.
Below you can find the complete list of nominees for each award at the 2022 ESPYS, along with information on how to watch the awards show.
ESPY Award nominees 2022
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 Parker, Chicago Sky
Best breakthrough athlete
Trinity Rodman, Washington Spirit Eileen Gu, Skier Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies
Best record-breaking performance
Stephen Curry passes Ray Allen for most 3-pointers made in NBA history Jocelyn Alo breaks Lauren Chamberlain’s home run record for most in Division I history (96) Allyson Felix, Track & Field, won her 11th career medal surpassing Carl Lewis for the United States track and field record Tom Brady becomes the NFL all-time passing yards leader 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 Avalance – Stanley Cup Finals
Best comeback athlete
Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors Trey Mancini, Baltimore Orioles Diamond DeShields, Phoenix Mercury Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Best play
Unbelievable Corner Kick Goal by Megan Rapinoe Justin Tucker 66-yard NFL record field goal Ja Morant’s poster dunk Hansel Emmanuel with the play of the year
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
Best Olympian, women’s sports
Sunisa Lee, Gymnastics Oksana Masters, Cross Country Skiing, Road Cycling, Biathlon Katie Ledecky, Swimming Allyson Felix, Track & Field
Best Olympian, men’s sports
Nathan Chen, Figure Skating Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey Nick Mayhugh, Track & Field Caeleb Dressel, Swimming
Best game
Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Buffalo Bills in an 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 Football 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 soccer
Karim Benzema, Real Madrid Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City Sadio Mane, Liverpool Kylian Mbappe, PSG
Best international athlete, women’s soccer
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, Phoenix Mercury Candace Parker, Chicago Sky
Best boxer
Tyson Fury Shakur Stevenson Katie Taylor Mikaela Mayor
Best MMA fighter
Alexander Volkanovski Charles Oliviera 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 Ashleigh Barty Iga Swiatek Leylah Fernandez
Best athlete, men’s action sports
Eli Tomac, Supercross Alex Hall, Ski Yuto Horigome, Skateboard Ayuma Hirano, Snowboard
Best athlete, women’s action sports
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Snowboard Eileen Gu, Ski Rayssa Leal, Skateboard Chloe Kim, Snowboard
Best jockey
Flavien Prat Irad Ortiz Jose Ortiz Joel Rosario
Best athlete with a disability, men’s sports
Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey Nick Mayhugh, Track & Field Brad Snyder, Paratriathlon & Swimming Ian Seidenfeld, Table Tennis
Best athlete with a disability, women’s sports
Oksana Masters, Cycling & Nordic/Biathlon Jessica Long, Swimming Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding Kate Ward, Soccer
Best bowler
Jason Belmonte Anthony Simonsen Kyle Troup Dom Barrett
Best MLS player
Valentin Castellanos, NYCFC Jesus Ferreira, FC Dallas Carles Gil, New England Revolution Carlos Vela, LAFC
Best NWSL player
Ashley Hatch, Washington Spirit Aubrey Bledsoe, Washington Spirit Jess Fishlock, OL Reign Caprice Dydasco, NJ/NY Gotham FC
Best WWE moment
Match 1
Brock Lesnar wins Royal Rumble Bianca Belair wins RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania
Match 2
John Cena returns at Money In The Bank Ronda Rousey returns four months after giving birth to win Royal Rumble
Match 3
WWE welcomes back fans with full live crowd (Smackdown 7/16) Stone Cold stuns Vince McMahon, Austin Theory and Pat McAfee on WrestleMania Night 2
Match 4
Roman Reigns defeats Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to win both Universal and WWE Championship Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at WrestleMania
Match 5
Big E cashes in Money In The Bank briefcase and wins WWE Championship The Miz turns on Logan Paul at WrestleMania
Match 6
Becky Lynch returns at SummerSlam Undertaker inducted into WWE Hall of Fame
Match 7
Edge defeats Seth Rollins in a Hell In A Cell match at Crown Jewel Wee man body slams Sami Zayn at WrestleMania Match 8 Brock Lesner returns at SummerSlam to confront Roman Reigns Stone Cold returns to ring to defeat Kevin Owens at WrestleMania
When is the 2022 ESPY Awards show?
Date: Wednesday, July 20 Time: 8 p. m. ET Where: The Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles
The ESPYS will be held at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 20. The show is expected to run from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET.
How to watch the 2022 ESPY Awards show
Channel: ABC Live stream: ESPN app | FuboTV
The ESPYS will be televised at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. You can live stream the ESPYS on the ESPN app or with FuboTV, which allows you to stream ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN and other top channels without cable (DVR included). No contract, cancel anytime.
