2022 ESPY Awards explained

2022 ESPY Awards
Location:	Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles
Host:	Stephen Curry
Previous:	2021
Next:	2023
Network:	ABC
Runtime:	180 minutes

The 2022 ESPY Awards was the 30th annual ceremony of the ESPY Award, held on July 20, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and broadcast on ABC. NBA player Stephen Curry served as the host.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels, MLB Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors, NBA Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers, NHL Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers, NFL	Katie Ledecky – Swimming Sunisa Lee – Gymnastics Oksana Masters – Cross country skiing, biathlon Candace Parker – Chicago Sky, WNBA
Eileen Gu – Skiing Ja Morant – Memphis Grizzlies, NBA Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit, NWSL Jonathan Taylor – Indianapolis Colts, NFL	Klay Thompson – Golden State Warriors, NBA Joe Burrow – Cincinnati Bengals, NFL Diamond DeShields – Phoenix Mercury, WNBA Trey Mancini – Baltimore Orioles, MLB
Caeleb Dressel – Swimming Nathan Chen – Figure skating Declan Farmer – Sled hockey Nick Mayhugh – Track and field	Katie Ledecky – Swimming Allyson Felix – Track and field Sunisa Lee – Gymnastics Oksana Masters – Cross country skiing, biathlon
Bryce Young – Alabama football Chet Holmgren – Gonzaga basketball Dante Polvara – Georgetown soccer Logan Wisnauskas – Maryland lacrosse	Jocelyn Alo – Oklahoma Sooners softball Aliyah Boston – South Carolina basketball Jaelin Howell – Florida State soccer Charlotte North – Boston College lacrosse
Golden State Warriors – NBA Atlanta Braves – MLB Chicago Sky – WNBA Colorado Avalanche – NHL Georgia Bulldogs football – NCAA Division I FBS Los Angeles Rams – NFL Oklahoma Sooners softball – Women's College World Series	Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams – Super Bowl LVI Julianna Peña – UFC 269 Max Verstappen, Formula One – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche – Stanley Cup Finals
AFC Divisional Game Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Buffalo Bills in an OT thriller Elite 8 NCAA Women's Basketball UConn defeats NC State in double OT NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Kansas' 16-point rally, which was the largest comeback in championship game history Iron Bowl Bryce Young rallies Alabama to beat Auburn in four OTs	Unbelievable corner kick goal by Megan Rapinoe Hansel Enmanuel with the play of the year Ja Morant's Poster Justin Tucker 66-yard NFL record field goal
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) Tom Brady becomes the NFL all-time passing yards leader overtaking Drew Brees Allyson Felix wins her 11th career medal surpassing Carl Lewis for the United States track and field record	Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers Jonathan Taylor – Indianapolis Colts T. J. Watt – Pittsburgh Steelers
Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels Bryce Harper – Philadelphia Phillies Aaron Judge – New York Yankees Jorge Soler – Atlanta Braves	Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers Roman Josi – Nashville Predators Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers
Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors Luka Dončić – Dallas Mavericks Joel Embiid – Philadelphia 76ers Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets	Candace Parker – Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky Skylar Diggins-Smith – Phoenix Mercury Sylvia Fowles – Minnesota Lynx Jonquel Jones – Connecticut Sun
Carlos Vela – Los Angeles FC Valentín Castellanos – NYCFC Jesús Ferreira – FC Dallas Carles Gil – New England Revolution	Ashley Hatch – Washington Spirit Aubrey Bledsoe – Washington Spirit Jess Fishlock – OL Reign Caprice Dydasco – NJ/NY Gotham FC
Kylian Mbappé – Paris Saint-Germain Karim Benzema – Real Madrid Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City Sadio Mané – Liverpool	Sam Kerr – Chelsea Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona Vivianne Miedema – Arsenal Alexia Putellas – Barcelona
Kyle Larson, NASCAR Álex Palou, IndyCar Steve Torrence, NHRA Max Verstappen – Formula One	José Ortiz Joel Rosario Irad Ortiz Flavien Prat
Justin Thomas Jon Rahm Scottie Scheffler Cameron Smith	Nelly Korda Ko Jin-young Lydia Ko Minjee Lee
Tyson Fury Shakur Stevenson Katie Taylor Mikaela Mayer	Charles Oliveira Kayla Harrison Kamaru Usman Alexander Volkanovski
Eli Tomac – Supercross Alex Hall – Skiing Yuto Horigome – Skateboarding Ayumu Hirano – Snowboarding	Eileen Gu – Skiing Chloe Kim – Snowboarding Rayssa Leal, Skateboarding Zoi Sadowski-Synnott – Snowboarding
Rafael Nadal Carlos Alcaraz Dylan Alcott Félix Auger-Aliassime	Emma Raducanu Ashleigh Barty Iga Świątek Leylah Fernandez
Brad Snyder – Paratriathlon & swimming Declan Farmer – Sled hockey Nick Mayhugh – Track and field Ian Seidenfeld – Table tennis	Jessica Long – Swimming Oksana Masters – Cycling & Nordic/Biathlon Brenna Huckaby – Snowboarding Kate Ward – Soccer
Kyle Troup Dom Barrett Jason Belmonte Anthony Simonsen	Cody Rhodes' return to WWE at WrestleMania 38

Honorary awards

Jimmy V Award

• Dick Vitale

Arthur Ashe Courage Award

• Vitali Klitschko

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award

• Albert Pujols

Pat Tillman Award for Service

• Gretchen Evans

Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year

• Denver Broncos^{[2] [3]}

Tribute

In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX going into effect, country music singer Mickey Guyton performed "What Are You Gonna Tell Her?" and "Remember Her Name" interspersed with short speeches from female athletes including Billie Jean King, Lisa Leslie, Brandi Chastain, Carolyn Peck, Jocelyn Alo, Layshia Clarendon, Chloe Kim, Oksana Masters, Allyson Felix, Aly Raisman and Megan Rapinoe discussing the progress that still has to be made for women in sports.^[4]

External links

• ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere. – ESPN

Notes and References

1. Web site: Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry to host 2022 ESPYS . ESPN.com . Kendra . Andrews . June 29, 2022 . July 3, 2022.
2. Web site: The 2022 ESPYS Nominees . espnpressroom.com . June 28, 2022 . July 3, 2022.
3. Web site: 2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners . ESPN.com . July 20, 2022 . July 20, 2022.
4. Web site: Mickey Guyton Performs Powerful Empowerment Anthem Backed by Women Athletes at ESPYs. . Lindsay . Kimble . July 21, 2022 . December 5, 2022.