2023 ESPY Awards explained

2023 ESPY Awards
Location:	Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles
Previous:	2022
Next:	2024
Network:	ABC
Runtime:	180 minutes

The 2023 ESPY Awards, the 31st annual ceremony of the ESPY Awards, was held on July 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and broadcast by ABC.

Ceremony information

For the first time, the ceremony forewent a single host due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. Pat McAfee delivered an opening monologue, notably including a diss towards former ESPN personality Skip Bayless.^{[1] [2]}

Winners and Nominees

Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets, NBA Aaron Judge – New York Yankees, MLB Lionel Messi – Argentina, AFA	Mikaela Shiffrin – Ski Sophia Smith – Portland Thorns FC, NWSL Iga Świątek – Tennis A'ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
Angel Reese – LSU Women's Basketball Caitlin Clark – Iowa Women's Basketball Brock Purdy – San Francisco 49ers, NFL Julio Rodríguez – Seattle Mariners, MLB	Jamal Murray – Denver Nuggets, NBA Jon Jones – UFC Alyssa Thomas – Connecticut Sun, WNBA Justin Verlander – New York Mets, Houston Astros, MLB
Caleb Williams – USC Football Duncan McGuire – Creighton soccer Brennan O'Neill – Duke lacrosse Zach Edey – Purdue Boilermakers basketball	Caitlin Clark – Iowa women's basketball Jordy Bahl – Oklahoma Sooners softball Izzy Scane – Northwestern lacrosse Trinity Thomas – Florida Gators gymnastics
Kansas City Chiefs – NFL Denver Nuggets – NBA Georgia Bulldogs, NCAA Division I FBS Las Vegas Aces – WNBA Louisiana State Tigers – NCAA Women's Basketball Oklahoma Sooners – Women's College World Series Vegas Golden Knights – NHL	Lionel Messi, Argentina – 2022 FIFA World Cup final Leon Edwards – UFC 278 Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets – NBA Finals Rose Zhang, LPGA
Zach Miller, Snowboarding Erica McKee, Sled Hockey Team Aaron Pike, Wheelchair racing & Cross-country skiing Susannah Scaroni, Wheelchair racing	Justin Jefferson with the Catch of the Century Michael Block Hole-in-One	Ally Lemos with the perfect corner to tie the National Championship game Trinity Thomas Perfect 10 Tying the All-Time NCAA Record
LeBron James surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for NBA career scoring record Novak Djokovic breaks Rafael Nadal record for most Grand Slam titles (23) Mikaela Shiffrin breaks the record for the most World Cup victories with her 87th win Max Verstappen wins the Mexican Grand Prix, breaking the record for most wins in a season	Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs Nick Bosa – San Francisco 49ers Jalen Hurts – Philadelphia Eagles Justin Jefferson – Minnesota Vikings
Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels Paul Goldschmidt – St. Louis Cardinals Aaron Judge – New York Yankees Justin Verlander – Houston Astros	Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers Jonathan Marchessault – Vegas Golden Knights David Pastrňák – Boston Bruins Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins
Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets Jimmy Butler – Miami Heat Joel Embiid – Philadelphia 76ers Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics	A'ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces Skylar Diggins-Smith – Phoenix Mercury Candace Parker – Chicago Sky, Las Vegas Aces Breanna Stewart – Seattle Storm, New York Liberty
Lionel Messi – Argentina Aitana Bonmatí – FC Barcelona Femení Erling Haaland – Manchester City F.C. Sophia Smith – Portland Thorns FC	Max Verstappen – Formula One Brittany Force, NHRA Kyle Larson, NASCAR Josef Newgarden, IndyCar
Scottie Scheffler Wyndham Clark Nelly Korda Jon Rahm	Claressa Shields Gervonta Davis Devin Haney Shakur Stevenson
Jon Jones Leon Edwards Islam Makhachev Amanda Nunes	Novak Djokovic Carlos Alcaraz Aryna Sabalenka Iga Świątek

Honorary awards

Jimmy V Award

• Liam Hendriks

Arthur Ashe Courage Award

• United States women's national soccer team

Pat Tillman Award for Service

• Buffalo Bills training staff^[3]

Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award

• Jrue Holiday and Lauren Holiday

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-07-07 . The 2023 ESPYS Will Not Have a Host For the First Time in History . 2023-07-13 . The Big Lead . en-US.
2. Rasmussen . Karl . 2023-07-12 . Pat McAfee Roasts Skip Bayless During Rowdy ESPYs Monologue . 2023-07-13 . Sports Illustrated . en-us.
3. Web site: The 2023 ESPYS Nominees . espnpressroom.com . June 21, 2023 . June 28, 2023.