The 2025 ESPY Awards honored the best of the best in sports on Wednesday in Los Angeles with the 33rd edition of ESPN‘s annual awards show.
The 2025 ESPY awards hosted by Shane Gillis at the Dolby Theatre, Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley led the nominations with three categories, followed by Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, NFL MVP Josh Allen, Gilgeous-Alexander of the newly crowned NBA champs Oklahoma City, U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, and the WNBA’s Caitlin Clark and A’ja Wilson, each with two nods.
Also honored were former WNBA player Diana Taurasi and former USWNT player Alex Morgan with the prestigious Icon Award, as well as former NBA player Oscar Robertson with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, Penn State University women’s volleyball head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, and Sloane Stephens with the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award.
Greater Los Angeles first responders and former athletes David Walters and Erin Regan were presented with the Pat Tillman Award for Service.
Additionally, the Sports Humanitarian Awards acknowledged honorees at this year’s show, including the recipient of the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award and the Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award.
After airing live Wednesday on ABC and ESPN+, the 2025 ESPYS will be available to stream the next day on Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+.
Here are the winners of the 2025 ESPY Awards.
Best Athlete – Men’s Sports
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
Best Athlete – Women’s Sports
Simone Biles – Gymnast
Best Breakthrough Athlete
Ilona Maher – Rugby
Best Record-Breaking Performance
Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals
Best Championship Performance
Simone Biles – 2024 Olympics Women’s All-Around
Best Comeback Athlete
Suni Lee – Gymnast
Best Play
Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle – NFL (11/3/24)
Best Team
Philadelphia Eagles – NFL
Best College Athlete – Men’s Sports
Cooper Flagg – Duke Basketball
Best College Athlete – Women’s Sports
JuJu Watkins – USC Basketball
Best Athlete with a Disability
Noah Elliott – Snowboard
Best NFL Player
Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles
Best MLB Player
Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
Best NHL Player
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers,
Best NBA Player
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
Best WNBA Player
Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
Best Driver
Max Verstappen – F1
Best UFC Fighter
Merab Dvalishvili
Best Boxer
Katie Taylor
Best Soccer Player
Christian Pulisic – AC Milan, US
Best Golfer
Scottie Scheffler
Best Tennis Player
Coco Gauff