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Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 ESPY Awards: Nominees, Date, Start Time and More
By Russell Steinberg,
18 days ago
Caitlin Clark, Serena Williams, and Patrick Mahomes. Getty Images (3)
It is once again time for the biggest stars in sports to descend on Los Angeles for the ESPY Awards. The 32nd annual awards show will take place at the Dolby Theatre for the third consecutive year, with everyone from Patrick Mahomes to Caitlin Clark and even Prince Harry up for an award.
The ESPYs will honor the best players and teams in each major American sports league as well as those whose work has transcended sports as a whole.
Harry will be honored with the 2024 Pat Tillman Award "in honor of his tireless work in making a positive impact for the veteran community through the power of sport," according to a release from ESPN announcing the honor.
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs. Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images
ESPN has announced nominees for 22 awards , and fan voting is now open to help determine the winners. With categories spanning team and individual sports, here are some of the major categories and nominees:
Best Athlete, Men’s Sports Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers Scottie Scheffler, Golf Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Best Athlete, Women’s Sports Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball Coco Gauff, Tennis Nelly Korda, Golf A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Best Comeback Athlete Simone Biles, Gymnast Paige Bueckers, UConn Women’s Basketball Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
Best Team South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women’s Basketball Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Football Las Vegas Aces, WNBA UConn Huskies, NCAA Men’s Basketball Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball Boston Celtics, NBA Florida Panthers, NHL Texas Rangers, MLB
Serena Williams will host the 2024 ESPYs, joining Megan Rapinoe , Sue Bird and Danica Patrick as one of the only women to ever do so.
“I couldn’t be more excited to host the ESPYs,” Williams said in a statement in May. “This is a dream come true for me, and something I’ve wanted to do for as long as I can remember. It has been a sensational year for sports and an unprecedented one for female athletes. I can’t wait to celebrate everyone on stage in July.”
Past hosts have come from sports, music and entertainment, with comedian Dennis Miller hosting the first ESPYs in 1993.
Stephen Curry was the most recent host, doing the honors in 2022. The ESPYs went on without a host last year due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex talks on stage during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games. Joern Pollex/Getty Images for Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023
The Duke of Sussex has earned the Pat Tillman Award for Service as a recognition of his work with the Invictus Games. Harry is a founding patron of the games, which allows wounded or sick servicemen and women from around the world to participate in Olympic-style competition.
Harry has not yet announced whether he will attend the ceremony.
The award is named for Pat Tillman , the former Arizona Cardinals safety who enlisted in the U.S. Army after the 9/11 attacks. He was killed by friendly fire in 2004.
Who Else Earned an Honorary Award?
In addition to Harry, the ESPYs will honor former NFL player Steve Gleason with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage and South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance.
“These honorees have used their platforms to change the world and make it more inclusive for marginalized and suffering communities, demonstrating incredible resilience, positivity and perseverance, and we’re thrilled to celebrate them at The 2024 ESPYS,” Kate Jackson , vice president of production at ESPN, said in a statement.
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